"History teaches us that man learns nothing from history." Hegel
APUSH ThemesThemes focus on the major historical issues and changes, helping students connect the historical content they study to broad developments and processes that have emerged over centuries in what has become the United States. Memorize these using the acronym: B-A-G-P-I-P-E.
APUSH Concept OutlineDetailed list of concepts for entire course. This is a "roadmap" for the class.
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Textbook
Textbook website (video summaries of each chapter under "Lecture Point") college.cengage.com/history/us/kennedy/am_pageant/14e/resources.html
APUSH Periods v Am Pag Chapters How they Line Up | |
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Grading Policy
Homework = 10%, Classwork = 20%, Quizzes = 30%, Tests = 40%, Final is required for students who do not take AP exam in May.
AP Study Sites.
Use these study sites ... every chance you can. It all adds up ... to learning more history and to a good score on the test.
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Powerpoints and Video Series on the Presidents
Presidents and their Policies POWERPOINT | |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbihjRa-DJM&list=PLLu9cJdiEWz8b8p-Nvg-gLWY4vm2Aj3yp
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 1 OF 8). Washington to Monroe (1789-1825)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 2 OF 8) JQ Adams to Polk (1825-1849)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 3 OF 8) Taylor to Lincoln (1849-1865)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 4 OF 8) A. Johnson to Arthur (1865-1885)
THE PRESIDENT (PART 5 OF 8) Cleveland to Taft (1885 - 1913)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 6 OF 8) Wilson to FDR (1913 - 1945)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 7 OF 8) Truman to Ford (1945 - 1977)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 8 OF 8)Carter to GW Bush (1977-2008)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 1 OF 8). Washington to Monroe (1789-1825)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 2 OF 8) JQ Adams to Polk (1825-1849)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 3 OF 8) Taylor to Lincoln (1849-1865)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 4 OF 8) A. Johnson to Arthur (1865-1885)
THE PRESIDENT (PART 5 OF 8) Cleveland to Taft (1885 - 1913)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 6 OF 8) Wilson to FDR (1913 - 1945)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 7 OF 8) Truman to Ford (1945 - 1977)
THE PRESIDENTS (PART 8 OF 8)Carter to GW Bush (1977-2008)
Techniques for the Multiple Choice Questions
We will watch this in class - but watch it at home for review! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmakHxmSiLo
Essay types and Writing Hints & Tips
writing_thesis_statements_for_history.pdf | |
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INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
writing_for_history_-_intro_paragraphs.pdf | |
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BODY PARAGRAPH
writing_for_history_-_body_paragraphs.pdf | |
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SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/general-ap-us-history-skills-and-test-strategies/apush-examples/v/ap-us-history-short-answer-example-1
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/general-ap-us-history-skills-and-test-strategies/apush-examples/v/ap-us-history-short-answer-example-1
short_answer_directions.pdf | |
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Long Essay / FRQ Essay (35 minutes)
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/general-ap-us-history-skills-and-test-strategies/apush-examples/v/ap-us-history-long-essay-example-1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cue_nM1sjSM
leq_rubric_.pdf (detailed rubric with examples for the LEQ essay - how to get those points!)
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/general-ap-us-history-skills-and-test-strategies/apush-examples/v/ap-us-history-long-essay-example-1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cue_nM1sjSM
leq_rubric_.pdf (detailed rubric with examples for the LEQ essay - how to get those points!)
different_types_of_leq_questions.docx | |
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Practice DBQs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAiY0-67jac
canvas.instructure.com/courses/889515/pages/ap-us-history-practice-dbqs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAiY0-67jac
canvas.instructure.com/courses/889515/pages/ap-us-history-practice-dbqs
These are not mandatory viewings for AP U.S. History. This list is merely a compilation of historically based movies that might be of interest to AP U.S. History students. Some of these movies are based on actual events, while some are fictional stories that take place in a historical setting. History isn’t always G rated so please check the MPAA ratings and research the movie to determine if these movies are appropriate for you.
Period 1 (1491-1607)
Apocalypto (Mayans Pre-Columbus)
Period 2 (1607-1754)
The Crucible (Salem Witch Trials)
Period 3 (1754-1800)
Last of the Mohicans (French and Indian War)
The Patriot (The American Revolution)
Period 4 (1800-1848)
The Revenant (Westward Exploration)
Amistad (Slavery)
Birth of a Nation (Slavery) (Nat Turner Slave Rebellion)
The Alamo (Texas War for Independence)
Period 5 (1844-1877)
12 Years a Slave (Slavery)
Lincoln (Passage of the 13th Amendment)
The Conspirator (Lincoln Assassination)
Glory (Civil War)
Gettysburg (Civil War)
Free State of Jones (Civil War)
Gangs of New York (Immigration/Urbanization)
Period 6 (1865-1898)
Dances With Wolves (Indian Wars)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO Film) (Indian Wars)
Tombstone (Settlement of the West)
Far and Away (Immigration/Oklahoma Land Rush)
Period 7 (1890-1945)
There Will Be Blood (Oil Drilling)
Flyboys (World War I)
The Lost Battalion (World War I)
War Horse (WWI)
The Untouchables (Prohibition)
The Great Gatsby (Roaring 20s)
Public Enemies (Prohibition/Depression)
Cinderella Man (Depression)
Seabiscuit (Depression)
The King’s Speech (World War II in England; Not necessarily for APUSH, but it’s a great WWII film about one our Allies)
Race (African American History/World War II)
Pearl Harbor (World War II PTO)
The Thin Red Line (World War II PTO)
Hacksaw Ridge (World War II PTO)
The Great Raid (World War II PTO)
Saving Private Ryan (World War II ETO)
Unbroken (World War PTO)
Patton (World War II ETO)
A Bridge Too Far (World War II ETO)
Schindler’s List (Holocaust)
A Beautiful Life (Holocaust)
Truman (World War II/Cold War)
Period 8 (1945-1980)
Bridge of Spies (Cold War)
4Hidden Figures (Space Race)
13 Days (Kennedy/Cold War)
Parkland (Kennedy Assassination)
Apollo 13 (Space Race)
We Were Soldiers (Vietnam)
Platoon (Vietnam)
Apocalypse Now (Vietnam)
Good Morning, Vietnam (Vietnam)
All the President’s Men (Watergate)
Frost/Nixon (Watergate)
All the Way (Civil Rights)
42 (Civil Rights)
Selma (Civil Rights)
Mississippi Burning (Civil Rights)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Civil Rights)
Detroit (Civil Rights)
Remember the Titans (Integration)
Argo (Iran Hostage Crisis)
Period 9 (1980-Present)
Black Hawk Down (Americans at War)
Recount (2000 Election)
United 93 (9/11)
Zero Dark Thirty (War on Terror)
Lone Survivor (War on Terror)
American Sniper (War on Terror)
Steve Jobs (Technology)
Too Big to Fail (Bank Bailout)
The Big Short (Housing Crisis)
The Social Network (Technology)
Patriot’s Day (Boston Marathon Bombing)
Television Series
Warning: The series in this list are very historically accurate. With Band of Brothers and The Pacific in particular there is very strong language and graphic depictions of war.
John Adams (HBO miniseries about the Revolution and early America)
Turn: Washington’s Spies (AMC show about Washington’s spy ring)
Roots (new one is definitely better than the original for millennials.)
Hatfields & McCoys (History Channel Mini-series about a bitter civil war on the Kentucky-West Virginia border)
Band of Brothers (HBO miniseries WWII Eastern Theater)
The Pacific (HBO miniseries WWII Pacific Theater)
The Kennedys (History Channel Mini-series about the Kennedy family)
America the Story of US (History Channel Documentary Series about America)
King (History Channel Documentary about MLK)
1968 (History Channel Documentary about this explosive year in American history)
Ken Burns Documentaries
The Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
The Civil War
The West
Baseball
The National Parks
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Prohibition
The Dust Bowl
The War
Jackie Robinson
The Vietnam War (New!!)
Period 1 (1491-1607)
Apocalypto (Mayans Pre-Columbus)
Period 2 (1607-1754)
The Crucible (Salem Witch Trials)
Period 3 (1754-1800)
Last of the Mohicans (French and Indian War)
The Patriot (The American Revolution)
Period 4 (1800-1848)
The Revenant (Westward Exploration)
Amistad (Slavery)
Birth of a Nation (Slavery) (Nat Turner Slave Rebellion)
The Alamo (Texas War for Independence)
Period 5 (1844-1877)
12 Years a Slave (Slavery)
Lincoln (Passage of the 13th Amendment)
The Conspirator (Lincoln Assassination)
Glory (Civil War)
Gettysburg (Civil War)
Free State of Jones (Civil War)
Gangs of New York (Immigration/Urbanization)
Period 6 (1865-1898)
Dances With Wolves (Indian Wars)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO Film) (Indian Wars)
Tombstone (Settlement of the West)
Far and Away (Immigration/Oklahoma Land Rush)
Period 7 (1890-1945)
There Will Be Blood (Oil Drilling)
Flyboys (World War I)
The Lost Battalion (World War I)
War Horse (WWI)
The Untouchables (Prohibition)
The Great Gatsby (Roaring 20s)
Public Enemies (Prohibition/Depression)
Cinderella Man (Depression)
Seabiscuit (Depression)
The King’s Speech (World War II in England; Not necessarily for APUSH, but it’s a great WWII film about one our Allies)
Race (African American History/World War II)
Pearl Harbor (World War II PTO)
The Thin Red Line (World War II PTO)
Hacksaw Ridge (World War II PTO)
The Great Raid (World War II PTO)
Saving Private Ryan (World War II ETO)
Unbroken (World War PTO)
Patton (World War II ETO)
A Bridge Too Far (World War II ETO)
Schindler’s List (Holocaust)
A Beautiful Life (Holocaust)
Truman (World War II/Cold War)
Period 8 (1945-1980)
Bridge of Spies (Cold War)
4Hidden Figures (Space Race)
13 Days (Kennedy/Cold War)
Parkland (Kennedy Assassination)
Apollo 13 (Space Race)
We Were Soldiers (Vietnam)
Platoon (Vietnam)
Apocalypse Now (Vietnam)
Good Morning, Vietnam (Vietnam)
All the President’s Men (Watergate)
Frost/Nixon (Watergate)
All the Way (Civil Rights)
42 (Civil Rights)
Selma (Civil Rights)
Mississippi Burning (Civil Rights)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Civil Rights)
Detroit (Civil Rights)
Remember the Titans (Integration)
Argo (Iran Hostage Crisis)
Period 9 (1980-Present)
Black Hawk Down (Americans at War)
Recount (2000 Election)
United 93 (9/11)
Zero Dark Thirty (War on Terror)
Lone Survivor (War on Terror)
American Sniper (War on Terror)
Steve Jobs (Technology)
Too Big to Fail (Bank Bailout)
The Big Short (Housing Crisis)
The Social Network (Technology)
Patriot’s Day (Boston Marathon Bombing)
Television Series
Warning: The series in this list are very historically accurate. With Band of Brothers and The Pacific in particular there is very strong language and graphic depictions of war.
John Adams (HBO miniseries about the Revolution and early America)
Turn: Washington’s Spies (AMC show about Washington’s spy ring)
Roots (new one is definitely better than the original for millennials.)
Hatfields & McCoys (History Channel Mini-series about a bitter civil war on the Kentucky-West Virginia border)
Band of Brothers (HBO miniseries WWII Eastern Theater)
The Pacific (HBO miniseries WWII Pacific Theater)
The Kennedys (History Channel Mini-series about the Kennedy family)
America the Story of US (History Channel Documentary Series about America)
King (History Channel Documentary about MLK)
1968 (History Channel Documentary about this explosive year in American history)
Ken Burns Documentaries
The Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
The Civil War
The West
Baseball
The National Parks
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Prohibition
The Dust Bowl
The War
Jackie Robinson
The Vietnam War (New!!)
Founding Documents
In the context of American history, the in-depth examination of the ideas and debates in the founding documents helps students better understand pivotal moments in America's history. Through close reading and careful analysis of these documents, students gain insights into the remarkable people, ideas, and events that shaped the nation. Ultimately, students with a command of the founding documents and a capacity to trace their influence will find opportunities throughout the course to draw on and apply this knowledge.
Declaration of Independence
www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
nccs.net/online-resources/us-constitution/amendments-to-the-us-constitution/amendments-11-27
nccs.net/online-resources/us-constitution/amendments-to-the-us-constitution/amendments-11-27
Interesting links between sports and history.
mentalfloss.com/article/24358/whats-nickname-origins-all-30-mlb-team-names
mentalfloss.com/article/23115/origins-all-30-nba-team-names
www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/nhl-teams-getting-their-names/c-283742854
mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names
mentalfloss.com/article/23115/origins-all-30-nba-team-names
www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/nhl-teams-getting-their-names/c-283742854
mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names