AP Powerpoints

Unit 1: Colonial America	Intro to AP Pre-Columbian America PPT Pre-Columbian America, European Exploration and Spanish Conquest Towards Colonization The English Colonies
Unit 2: Independence	Setting the Stage for Revolution The Decision for Independence
Unit 3: The Critical Period	Building the New Nation The Constitutional Convention and Its Product Launching the New Ship of State
Unit 4: Jefferson and the Growth of Nationalism	The Jeffersonian Revolution The War of 1812
Unit 5: The Age of Jackson	Jacksonian Politics Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War
Unit 6: The Age of Reform	Expansion and Immigration Industrialization and Labor The Ferment of Reform and Culture
Unit 7: The Civil War	The South and the Slavery Controversy Preparing for War Presidential Reconstruction Radical Reconstruction
Unit 8: The Rise of Business and Labor	America Moves to the City Immigration, Labor and Unions Industrialization and Big Business Gilded Age Politics The Closing of the Western Frontier
Unit 9: Imperialism and World War I	America Becomes an Imperial Power Empire and Expansion Imperialism Through the Presidents US Involvement in WWI
Unit 10: Populism and Progressivism	The Agricultural Revolution and the Rise of Populism Progressivism and Its Effects
Unit 11: The Era of Boom and Bust	The Roaring Twenties The Politics of Boom and Bust The Great Depression and the New Deal (Part 1) The Great Depression and the New Deal (Part 2)
Unit 12: World War II	World War II on the Homefront Winning the War
Unit 13: The Cold War	The Cold War Begins The Cold War Heats Up The Cold War in the Eisenhower Era The Cold War in the 1960s The Cold War in the 1970s The End of the Cold War
Unit 14: Post-War Domestic Policy	Domestic Issues 1950-1970 The Civil Rights Movement and the Great Society Post-War Domestic Issues Resurgence of Conservatism

Extra Credit Guidelines

Pirates of Penzance Extra Credit Project Due: 11 November  Pirates of Penzance.pdf 10/30/2011 8:10p (55kb )

History Expert Extra Credit Project  History Expert Extra Credit Project.doc 11/25/2009 10:00a (26kb )

Book Review Extra Credit Project (Remember: you can do one per semester)  AP United States History Book Review.doc 12/9/2010 8:55a (30kb )

Book List for Book Review Project  apushistory book list.doc 12/9/2010 8:58a (26kb )

Fun Tidbits for Your Perusal

Constitution Debate Prep  CLASS_DEBATE.doc 9/15/2010 1:59p (32kb )

BACKGROUND.doc 9/15/2010 1:59p (30kb )

Chapter by Chapter

A House Divided ppt Read me! I'm REALLY important!  A House Divided Cannot Stand.ppt 11/14/2011 10:46a (929kb )

Antebellum Reform Movements People to Know, Trends to Understand!  Chapter_15.ppt 10/24/2010 6:18p (666kb )

Ch. 13 from class  Chapter13mostlyfixed.ppt 11/2/2010 1:49p (625kb )

Ch. 13 (ugly but informative!)  The_Age_of_Jackson.ppt 10/24/2010 6:17p (72kb )

The Texas Revolution  texasrevolution.ppt 10/15/2010 1:52p (919kb )

Women's History to 1848  women'shistoryto1848.ppt 10/15/2010 1:51p (885kb )

Ch. 11 'The Two Jeffersons'  Chp_11.ppt 9/30/2011 8:05a (1.7mb)

Ch. 10: Washington & Adams  Chp_10.ppt 10/3/2010 7:51p (760kb )

Confederation v. Constitution  The_Confederation___The_Constitution.ppt 9/14/2011 7:15a (530kb )

The American Revolution.ppt 9/12/2010 8:31a (1.7mb)

Causes of Revolution[1].ppt 9/12/2010 8:31a (168kb )

Events Leading Up to War.ppt 9/12/2010 8:29a (1.5mb)

Colonial Life  Colonization_Part_2.ppt 8/27/2010 12:29p (1.7mb)

Colonization I  Colonization.ppt 8/26/2010 1:35p (2.5mb)

The Big Picture I  The Big Picture Part I.pptx 9/14/2011 7:14a (274kb )

Welcome to AP US History  apushwelcome.ppt 8/18/2011 7:54a (392kb )

For Keeps

10 Commandments of Historical Writing (as in: good to know before you turn in your DBQ!)  10 commandments-historical writing.pdf 12/7/2009 10:44p (28kb )

Conservative v. Progressive ppt Your interpretive tool for the entire year!  conservative _ progressive.ppt

Related Links

AP US History

AP Central (for info on all AP Courses including AP US History)

Coursenotes.org (for students-made outlines, practice quizzes and other helpful resources)

American Pageant website (including summaries and practice quizzes)

Historyteacher.net (fantastic teacher-created website with plenty of Powerpoints for review!)

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