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APUSH Review Sheet for APUS Test Review A no-nonsense online review packet and study guide for AP ® United States History, and the SAT Subject Test ™ .
Key Terms To
Know
(SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR REVIEW SONGS / VIDEOS)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions,
John
Marshall
and
Judicial Review,
Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and
Clark,
Embargo Act,
The Chesapeake,
Hartford Convention, American System,
Monroe Doctrine, Corrupt Bargain, Section
MAJOR CONCEPTS
Wha What role did religion play in the colonies? The Pilgrims were separatists, Puritans are non-separatists. The way you remember this is: on Thanksgiving (Pilgrims) you separate your turkey from your stuffing and cranberry sauce. Separatists disassociated themselves from the King of England who was the head of the Church of England. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? What were the major Compromises of the Constitution? Why did America want Independence? What did the Declaration of Independence actually say?
What was Washington’s stance on foreign policy? What were the major events of the War of 1812? I can think of more than one. What were the major issues under "Jacksonian Democracy." Hint: Tariff, Bank, Nominating Conventions, Spoils System, Trail of Tears, Specie Circular, Ordinance of Nullification, Force Bill. (Perhaps that was more than a hint.) How did America expand during manifest destiny?
What were the causes of the Civil War? What part did slavery play in it? Know your compromises! (see below) You may want to know about certain ... important ... Civil War ... Battles, and facts. How did the United States deal with Native Americans from colonial days to the Gilded Age? How did women affect social
movements? Westward Expansion -- Know the Turner Thesis, Homestead Act, and the plight of Native Americans during manifest destiny.
What
happened during the Gilded Age concerning "Robber Barons" and
industrialization? What were some of the cultural innovations of the Roaring 20s? Sports, Music, etc. Why did immigrants move towards cities? How did the cities emerge? How did Populists influence the Progressives? What were the Progressive Reforms? How did American foreign policy change c1898? One answer is this, which resulted in this. All of the Progressive Reformers you need to know. What was the controversy over the Treaty of Versailles Ratification? Rachel Carlson's Silent Spring comes up all the time. It's a book about environmentalism. Why was it called the Roaring 20s? What were the causes of the Great Depression, and the solutions implicated by the New Deal (RRR)? How did we stay neutral before WWII? How was WWII a Glorious War? What were the major clashes of the Cold War? How did different generations of Americans clash during the 60s and 70s? How did segregation come to an end? What impact did the Warren Court have? Know all about the Civil Rights Leaders of all Eras, and the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What's the deal with Federalist #10? Don't get confused: W.E.B. Du Bois wanted absolute equality...Booker T. Washington wanted gradual gains. Remember: W.E.B. = Wants Equality for Blacks...Booker T., for Tuskegee Institute.
ESSAY TIP: BE PREPARED TO WRITE ABOUT SOCIAL HISTORY. THE That Means: Race, Gender, Religion, and Culture questions ... especially concentrated before 1800!!!! BUT AS I SAID IN CLASS: STUDY 6 THINGS REEEEEALLY WELL ... I RECOMMEND:
1. POPULISM --> PROGRESSIVISM --> NEW DEAL (TRACE THE LIBERAL REFORM MOVEMENTS) Omaha Platform = STAR 16 (Senators, Tax, Australian Ballot, RR control) 2. Civil War Causes through Reconstruction 3. Age of Jackson (Market Revolution and 2nd Great Awakening included) 4. Race/Gender/Religion 5. Causes of Revolution (end of Salutary Neglect) 6. Immigration and Nativism/Red Scare/1920s Immigration Restriction
RANDOM PEOPLE THAT COULD APPEAR ON THIS TEST (Video Below Chart)
COURT CASES - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
COURT CASE REVIEW SONG AND VIDEO!!!
Marbury v. Madison = Judicial Review McCulloch v. Maryland = Federal Supremacy, and the right to charter a bank. "The Power to Tax is the Power to Destroy!" Here's a list of other important John Marshall decisions. Worcester v. Georgia = The Supreme Court ruled that Georgia could not pass legislation regarding Cherokee lands. Dred Scott v Sandford = Roger B. Taney says that slaves are property and can not sue in court. The Missouri Compromise is reversed. Muller v. Oregon = Limits hours women can work. Adkins v. Children's Hospital = refutes Muller decision. Schenck v. US = "Clear and Present Danger" Can't shout "FIRE!!!!" in a crowded theater (limits free speech). Schecter v. US - Declares the NIRA Unconstitutional US v. Butler - Declares AAA Unconstitutional Korematsu v. US = Japanese Internment is Constitutional as Executive Order 9066 states that in times of War, rights can be limited. Plessy v. Ferguson = Justifies Jim Crow laws, and "separate but equal." Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka KS........ Ends segregation in schools. Roe v. Wade = legalizes abortion, but not in all cases. Dennis v. US - Due process limited because of a fear of Communism. Similar to "clear and present danger" mentioned above. Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright, Mapp v. Ohio = rights of the accused.
Amendments and Bill of Rights Review
DBQ Tip = USE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS, AND GROUP THEM TOGETHER AS WELL AS YOU HAVE DONE ALL YEAR!!!!!!!
COMPROMISES Constitutional = The Great Compromise (Virginia (bicameral on population) vs. NJ Plan (equal representation), 3/5 Compromise, and Commercial Compromise. Civil War: Missouri Comp, Comp of 1850, K-N Act (KNOW THESE PROVISIONS WELL)
1820 - Missouri is a slave state, no slavery north of 36'30, Maine is a free state. -- Henry Clay.
Political Parties Federalist --> Whigs --> Republicans (Free Soilers and Know Nothings unite here) Democrat-Republicans --> National Republicans (era of good feelings) --> Democrats
AUTHORS WE READ THIS YEAR FOR ESSAYS Battle Cry of Freedom ... by James McPherson - Use this to show the differences between the North and South in terms of industry, or use it to show how controversial the K-N Act was. Short History of Reconstruction ... Eric Foner - Use this to show how hated Johnson was by the Republicans, or that he vetoed a lot, or that Reconstruction was controversial. The Uprooted by Oscar Handlin, and The Transplanted by John Bodnar = Immigration ... Use this to show the two theories of lost vs. immigrants maintaining identity. BEST ONE TO USE!!!! Age of Reform = Richard Hofstadter ... shows the patterns of liberal reform from Populism to Progressive to New Deal Freedom From Fear ... by David Kennedy ... use this when describing just how grand in scale the 100 days were. Frederick Lewis Allen wrote Only Yesterday, which was about Roaring 20s Morality. David S. Reynolds -- John Brown: Abolitionist. John Brown can be remembered in many different ways, depending on the time period one is writing in, and where one was from. Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer - No one knows who fired the first shot at Lexington and Concord The Turner Thesis = Frederick Jackson Turner contends that the West truly is the story of the country.
Women's History Review
TARIFFS TO KNOW 1. 1828 Tariff of Abominations (and Compromise Tariff) 2. Underwood Tariff of 1913 - Democrats regain office and decrease the tariff rates. 3. Hawley Smoot Tariff of 1930 = Raised tariffs to highest point since the Tariff of Abominations. This was done mostly to protect the agriculture industry. D ... DEMOCRATS, TARIFFS GO DOWN, HELP Dee POOR, Deep or Solid South. R ... Republicans, Raise Tariffs, Less Taxes for the Rich, Favor Railroads and Robberbarons. Also comprise the Religious Right. Remember -- when Democrats are in office, tariffs typically go down. When Republicans are in office, tariffs typically go up. Tariffs eased after WWII.
AFL AND KNIGHTS OF LABOR BAGS (Bread Butter Issues /AFL / Gompers / Skilled KUPS (Knights / Unskilled / Powderly / Strike more ... (Unskilled spellers can't spell cups!)
HAMILTON VS JEFFERSON MNEMONIC DEVICE ... SAFE PLANES Jefferson favors State rights and a Strict Interpretation of the Constitution, Agriculture, France, the Educated Commoner SAFE Hamilton = Favors the Propertied or Wealthy, Loose Interpretation of the Constitution, an Army, National Bank, England, and Strong Government PLANES
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Presidential Slogans ... TR (Rep) = A Square Deal for Americans! Support consumers over trusts. Woodrow Wilson (Dem) = New Freedom (defeats TR's New Nationalism) and trustbusts with even more tenacity! Warren G. Harding (Rep) = Return to Normalcy post WWI FDR (Dem) = The New Deal - Public Works, and Government Economic influence Truman (Dem) = A Fair Deal - social improvement, and healthcare. Eisenhower (Rep) = Dynamic Conservatism. The 1950s = A conservative time, economically (Gov supports Big Business), politically (McCarthyism), and socially (Women at home, Leave it to Beaver). Eisenhower also signed the Interstate Highway Act to connect the country together with roads. JFK (Dem) = The New Frontier, liberal problem solving for poverty, racial prejudice, and international aid. LBJ (Dem) = The Great Society - Money to the poor, education, and an end to discrimination. THESE WOMEN ARE POPULAR TOPICS! Betty Friedan was a feminist who wrote The Feminine Mystique. She supported equal rights for women, and was the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Phyllis Schlafly was opposed to modern feminism. She was outspoken against the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment). So...Betty wanted women to be FREE (Friedan), Phyllis wanted to give them the Shaft (Schlafly).
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