Advanced Placement United States History Course Description: AP® U.S. History is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit. It is a two-semester survey of American history from the age of exploration and discovery to the present. Solid reading and writing skills‚ along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study‚ are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative
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industrialization‚ journalists‚ and outsiders. Supporters of the industrialization of Manchester were typically British politicians or businessmen‚ impressed by the progress and production of Manchester. One of these was Englishman W.H. Thomson‚ writer of History of Manchester to 1852. Thomson provides a map that shows the growth of Manchester over a period of one hundred years in which in transformed from a small town into a robust industrial city with railroads and canals. This map shows how industrialization
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DBQ‚ AP US HISTORY “Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settlement of British North America than did religious concerns.” The 13 colonies were created for two main reasons‚ religioin and economic gain. Religion was a very important issue to the British colonies. Nevertheless‚ it was not the main reason the British were so eager to colonize America. Their main concern was glorifying the British Empire through economic gain. The British were very concerned
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Writing In AP US History U.S. History Essay Writing / Exam Information The AP U.S. History Exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long and includes both a 100-minute multiple-choice / short-answer section (Part I) and a 95-minute free-response section (Part II). Each section is divided into two parts‚ as shown in the table below. Student performance on these four parts will be compiled and weighted to determine an AP Exam score. AP Scores are 5 – 1. Section Question Type Number of Questions Timing Percentage
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DMusialik@schools.nyc.gov 2014-2015 School Year Congratulations! You have been accepted into the Advanced Placement United States History Course for the 2014-2015 school year. With over 100 well qualified applicants‚ you made the cut of only 36 students. You should be very proud of yourself. Prepare to immerse yourself in the great story that is U.S. History. As Mark Twain once wrote‚ “Truth is stranger than fiction‚ but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t
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Between the years 1825 and 1850‚ the US underwent a series of social and political reforms which attempted to democratize American life. Reform movements during this period of Jacksonian Democracy attempted to dissolve disunity in the social ladder and pushed for equal rights among all citizens. Stemming from the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century‚ many of these reforms were backed by religious ideals over democratic principles. At the forefront of the cause‚ however‚ was the hope
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Southern and Eastern Europeans came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. b. Irish immigrants came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. c. The US government entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” to ban immigrants from certain countries. d. Nativist agitation brought a decline in immigration. e. US immigration laws sharply reduced the number of eligible immigrants. 2. The “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” issued by the Seneca Falls Convention demanded
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Ch. 12 1) Among the primary reasons that young farm women moved from the farms to work in textile mill towns in the early 19th century was: To escape farm life and earn wages 2) The history of Lowell epitomizes this transition: Self-sufficient farm families to urban wageworkers 3)In the pre-industrial system‚ a boy who wanted to learn a trade Entered a formal apprenticeship system 4)The organization of a family business in the pre-industrial era was Patriarchal 5) If you lived in Boston
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Short Answer Questions: 1. The progressives believed that growth and progress could not continue to occur recklessly‚ as they had in late nineteenth century. The “natural laws” of the marketplace ‚ and the doctrines of laissez faire and Social Darwinism that celebrated those laws‚ were not sufficient to create the order‚ stability‚ and justice their growing society required. Direct‚ purposeful human intervention in social and economic affairs was essential to ordering and bettering society
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AP US History Period 4 23 April 2013 The Effects of the Vietnam War By 1965‚ few Americans protested involvement in the Vietnam War. However‚ soon after‚ a series of “teach-ins” on university campuses‚ created a massive debate over the war and United States involvement. By 1967‚ there was massive opposition to the war‚ from students‚ the general public‚ congressmen‚ including William Fulbright‚ and even former members of the armed forces. This opposition was not the only tension in the nation
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