5 Steps to a 5 500 AP US History Questions to Know by Test Day, 2nd Edition

by Scott Demeter

Overview

Get ready for your AP US History exam with this straightforward, easy-to-follow study guide—updated for all the latest exam changes

5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP US History Questions to Know by Test Day features an effective, 5-step plan to guide your preparation program and help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to succeed. This fully revised edition covers the latest course syllabus and matches the latest exam.

The book provides access to McGraw-Hill Education’s interactive AP Planner app, which will enable you to receive a customizable study schedule on your mobile device.

• Bonus app features daily practice assignment notifications, based on the exam date and the amount of material you wish to cover
• 2 complete practice AP US History exams
• 3 separate plans to fit your study style

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071848602
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	11/03/2015
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Scott Demeter teaches in North Jersey. His major areas of educational focus include honors level and advanced placement programs in the areas of American History, World History, and United States Government.

Table of Contents

About the Author v

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Pre-Colombian/Native American History 1

Chapter 2 Early Exploration and the Spanish and French in the Colonies of the New World 7

Chapter 3 Early English Colonies 13

Chapter 4 The Era of Discontent 23

Chapter 5 The Constitution and Early U.S. Government 33

Chapter 6 The Era of Good Feelings to the Age of Jackson 45

Chapter 7 Antebellum Reform Movements 55

Chapter 8 Antebellum Cultural Movements and Manifest Destiny 61

Chapter 9 The Mid-Nineteenth Century and the Causes of the Civil War 69

Chapter 10 The Civil War 77

Chapter 11 Post-Civil War and Reconstruction 85

Chapter 12 The Gilded Age and the American West 91

Chapter 13 U.S. Imperialism and the Progressive Movement 99

Chapter 14 The First World War and the Roaring Twenties 109

Chapter 15 The Great Depression and the Second World War 117

Chapter 16 The Cold War and Postwar America 127

Chapter 17 Civl Rights, the 1960s, and Vietnam 135

Chapter 18 End of the Cold War, the 1970s to the Present 141

Answers 147

Bibliography 249