STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program Chapter 1 What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. History Exam Background of the Advanced Placement Program Questions Frequently Asked About the AP U.S. History Exam Chapter 2 How to Plan Your Time Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP U.S. History Exam Calendar for Each Plan STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness Chapter 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam How and When to Use the Diagnostic Exam Conclusion (After the Exam) Getting Started: The Diagnostic/Master Exam Answers to Diagnostic/Master Exam STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success Chapter 4 How to Approach Each Question Type Multiple-Choice Questions Document-Based Essay Questions Free-Response Essay Questions Reading and Interpreting Primary Source Documents Analyzing Primary Source Documents STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High Chapter 5 The Settling of the Western Hemisphere and Colonial America (1450-1650) Native Americans and European Exploration The French in Canada The English in the Americas Effects of English, French, and British Settlement Chapter Review Chapter 6 The British Empire in America: Growth and Condict (1650-1750) The Impact of Mercantilism African Slavery in the Americas Continued Unrest in New England The Salem Witch Trials Wars in Europe and Their Impact on the Colonies The Growth of the Colonial Assemblies The Era of "Salutary Neglect" The Great Awakening Chapter Review Chapter 7 Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750-1775) Problems on the Frontier Additional Con?icts Between the British and Their Colonial "Allies" The Policies of George Grenville A Sense of Crisis: The Stamp Act More Protest: The Townshend Acts Continued Tension in Massachusetts The Calm Before the Storm: 1770-1773 The Boston Tea Party The Intolerable Acts The First Continental Congress Chapter Review Chapter 8 The American Revolution and the New Nation (1775-1787) The American Revolution The Second Continental Congress The Declaration of Independence The Outbreak of the Revolution: Divisions in the Colonies Strategies of the American Revolution Washington as Commander The War Moves to the South The Treaty of Paris The Establishment of Governmental Structures in the New Nation The Articles of Confederation The Northwest Ordinances Shays's Rebellion Chapter Review Chapter 9 The Establishment of New Political Systems (1787-1800) Desire for a Stronger Central Government Government Under the New Constitution The Issue of Slavery Rati?cation of the Constitution The Presidency of George Washington The Bill of Rights Competing Visions: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson The French Revolution Foreign Policy and Jay's Treaty Washington's Farewell Address The Presidency of John Adams The Alien and Sedition Acts Chapter Review Chapter 10 The Jeffersonian Revolution (1800-1820) The Election of 1800 Reform of the Courts Westward Expansion Political Tensions and the Strange Case of Aaron Burr European Wars Spill Over to America (Again) The War of 1812 The American System The Missouri Compromise Chapter Review Chapter 11 The Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820-1845) The Growth of the Factory The Monroe Doctrine Policy Toward Native Americans The Second Great Awakening Political Reform: The Jacksonian Era (1829-1841) The Election of 1824 The 1828 Presidential Election Jackson as President The Nulli?cation Controversy The Bank Crisis The Whig Party: A Challenge to the Democratic-Republicans Chapter Review Chapter 12 The Union Expanded and Challenged (1835-1860) The Ideology of Manifest Destiny "Remember the Alamo!" The Pivotal Election of 1844 War with Mexico Political Challenges of the 1850s Effects of the Compromise of 1850 The Presidency of Franklin Pierce The Return of Sectional Con?ict "Bleeding Kansas": Slave or Free? The Dred Scott Decision The Lincoln-Douglas Debates John Brown's Raid The Presidential Election of 1860 Chapter Review Chapter 13 The Union Divided: The Civil War (1861-1865) Advantages of the North and South in the War The Attack on Fort Sumter and the Beginning of the War War Aims and Strategies Developments in the South and in the North The Emancipation Proclamation 1863: The War Tips to the North War Weariness in the North and South The End of the Confederacy Chapter Review Chapter 14 The Era of Reconstruction (1865-1877) Lincoln's Plans for Reconstruction Andrew Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction The Reconstruction Programs of the Radical Republicans A Period of Radical Reconstruction The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Radical Reconstruction Reinforced The End of Reconstruction Chapter Review Chapter 15 Western Expansion and Its Impact on the American Character (1860-1895) Federal Legislation Encourages Western Settlement Farming on the Great Plains The Transformation of Agriculture on the Plains Women and Minorities on the Plains Mining and Lumbering in the West Ranching in the West The Plight of Native Americans The Organization of the American Farmer and Populism The Impact of the West on American Society Chapter Review Chapter 16 America Transformed into the Industrial Giant of the World (1870-1910) The Growth of Industrial America The Changing Nature of American Industry The Consolidation of Businesses The Growth of Labor Unions An Improved Standard of Living? The Impact of Immigration on American Society The Transformation of the American City Politics of the Gilded Age Cultural Life in the Gilded Age Chapter Review Chapter 17 The Rise of American Imperialism (1890-1913) A Period of Foreign Policy Inaction A Sign of Things to Come: Hawaii The 1890s: Reasons for American Imperialism The Spanish-American War The Role of America: Protector or Oppressor? The Debate Over the Philippines Connecting the Paci?c and the Atlantic: The Panama Canal The Roosevelt Corollary Chapter Review Chapter 18 The Progressive Era (1895-1914) The Origins of Progressivism The Goals of Progressives Urban Reforms The Progressives at the State Level Women and Progressivism Reforming the Workplace The Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt Progressivism Under William Howard Taft The 1912 Presidential Election The Progressive Legacy of Woodrow Wilson Did Progressivism Succeed? Chapter Review Chapter 19 The United States and World War I (1914-1921) The American Response to the Outbreak of War Increasing American Support for the Allied Powers America Moves Toward War America Enters the War The Impact of the American Expeditionary Force The Home Front During World War I Keeping America Patriotic Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles The United States and the Middle East The Treaty of Versailles and the United States Senate The Consequences of American Actions After the War Chapter Review Chapter 20 The Beginning of Modern America: The 1920s A Decade of Prosperity Republican Leadership in the 1920s The Presidency of Warren G. Harding The Scandals of the Harding Administration The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge The Election of 1928 Urban vs. Rural: The Great Divide of the 1920s Culture in the 1920s The Jazz Age The Lost Generation Chapter Review Chapter 21 The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1939) The American Economy of the 1920s: The Roots of the Great Depression The Stock Market Crash The Social Impact of the Great Depression The Hoover Administration and the Depression The 1932 Presidential Election The First Hundred Days The Second New Deal The Presidential Election of 1936 Opponents of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal The Last Years of the New Deal The Effects of the New Deal New Deal Culture Chapter Review Chapter 22 World War II (1933-1945) American Foreign Policy in the 1930s The United States and the Middle East in the Interwar Era The Presidential Election of 1940 and Its Aftermath The Attack on Pearl Harbor America Enters the War The Role of the Middle East in World War II The War Against Japan The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb The Home Front During the War Discrimination During the War Chapter Review Chapter 23 The Origins of the Cold War (1945-1960) The First Cracks in the Alliance: 1945 The Iron Curtain The Marshall Plan Berlin: The First Cold War Crisis 1949: A Pivotal Year in the Cold War The Middle East in the Early Years of the Cold War The Cold War at Home The Heating of the Cold War: Korea The Rise of McCarthyism The Cold War Policies of President Eisenhower A Dangerous Arms Buildup Chapter Review Chapter 24 Prosperity and Anxiety: The 1950s Economic Growth and Prosperity Political Developments of the Postwar Era Civil Rights Struggles of the Postwar Period The Conformity of the Suburbs Chapter Review Chapter 25 America in an Era of Turmoil (1960-1975) The 1960 Presidential Election Domestic Policies Under Kennedy and Johnson The Struggle of Black Americans: From Nonviolence to Black Power The Rise of Feminism The Cold War in the 1960s The Vietnam War and Its Impact on American Society Chapter Review Chapter 26 Decline and Rebirth (1968-1988) The Presidency of Richard Nixon The Watergate Affair The Presidency of Gerald Ford The Presidency of Jimmy Carter The Election of 1980 The Presidency of Ronald Reagan Chapter Review Chapter 27 Prosperity and a New World Order (1988-2000) The 1988 Election The Presidency of George Bush The 1992 Election Appendixes Websites Bibliography Glossary The Presidency of Bill Clinton The 2000 Presidential Election Chapter Review Chapter 28 The Threat of Terrorism, the Increase of Presidential Power, and Potential Economic Disasters (2001-2010) 9/11 and Its Aftermath Events Leading Up to the American Invasion of Iraq Operation Iraqi Freedom The Effects of the War at Home The Victory of Conservatism in the Bush Era The United States in Transition: 2007-2008 The Obama Presidency Chapter Review Chapter 29 Contemporary America: Evaluating the "Big Themes" STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence AP U.S. History Practice Exam 1 AP U.S. History Practice Exam 2 Appendixes Glossary Bibliography Websites ……