Advanced+Placement+U.+S.+History+Class+Notebook

=AP US History Units= =Divide your chapter into 4 or 5 major topics to review and present to the class. Include the most important names and supporting factual information from the chapter.=
 * 1) ==Founding the New Nation==
 * ===Settlement and Colonization===
 * ===Rebellion and Revolution===

=10 to 12 short answer and 2 essay questions= =Test: unit I: Begin by closely reading the introduction to Part 1 on pages 2 and 3 in the text. This is a great summary of all 8 chapters. It covers all topics in the unit. You should be able to associate facts from the chapters with each paragraph. This is a broad explanation of what you've read so far.= It is critical that you know and use as many names, terms, events, laws, documents, etc. as possible. You won't be defining these things, but you will need to use them in context. For example:
 * You will not be required to explain what the Dec. of Independence or Common Sense are.
 * You should be able to use those two documents in context in a sentence such as "The revolutionary docs Dec. of Ind. and Common Sense solidified the American cause for independence by explaining the reasons for independence and showing how practical of an idea independence really was to the average person.

Topics to study:

 * "Discovery" of America and Columbus, Zinn


 * Colonies-three sections of colonies
 * motives for founding and founders
 * religion's role in colonies
 * differences between the three regions
 * similarities between the three regions
 * Roots of the revolution
 * The war and its results

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Essay topics-two essay questions focused on a strong thesis and concession
=You must know and use the terms in the short answer and essay questions.=
 * Chapters 2,3,4,5,6-From the 1600s to 1770s how and why did the colonies become more:
 * This only a start
 * =unified-New England Confederation, Great Awakening, Comm. of Corresp., sons of liberty, Paul Revere and Boston mass., Ben Franklin-Albany Congress-snake cartoon=
 * =democratic-Com of cor., House of Burg., Mayflower Compact, fundamental orders, more needed=
 * Chapters 7 and 8-Rebellion and Revolution
 * causes of the Revolution-
 * people
 * ideas
 * acts
 * events