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APUSH stands for
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Advanced Placement United States History.
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Who creates AP U.S. History exam?
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The College Board.
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APUSH period 1 years
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1491 to 1607.
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APUSH period 2 years
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1607 to 1754.
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APUSH period 3 years
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1754 to 1800.
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APUSH period 4 years
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1800 to 1848.
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APUSH period 5 years
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1844 to 1877.
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APUSH period 6 years
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1865 to 1898.
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APUSH period 7 years
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1890 to 1945.
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APUSH period 8 years
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1945 to 1980.
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APUSH period 9 years
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1980 to present.
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Mercantilism
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An economic system where colonies benefit the mother country through controlled trade.
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Salutary neglect
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British policy of loosely enforcing colonial trade laws before 1763.
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Great Awakening
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Religious revival movement in the colonies during the 18th century.
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Republican motherhood
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Post-Revolution ideal emphasizing women's role in raising civic-minded citizens.
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Manifest Destiny
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Belief that U.S. expansion across North America was justified and inevitable.
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Missouri Compromise (1820)
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Admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as free state; set 36 degrees 30 minutes line.
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Compromise of 1850
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Series of laws addressing slavery in territories and adding a stricter Fugitive Slave Act.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
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Allowed popular sovereignty in territories, increasing sectional conflict.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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1863 order declaring freedom for enslaved people in rebelling states.
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Reconstruction Amendments
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13th abolished slavery, 14th defined citizenship, 15th protected voting rights for men regardless of race.
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Gilded Age
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Late 19th-century period of industrial growth, political corruption, and inequality.
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Progressive Era
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Reform movement addressing labor, corruption, consumer protection, and democracy.
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Muckrakers
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Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems.
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New Deal
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Programs and reforms under FDR responding to the Great Depression.
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Containment
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Cold War policy aimed at limiting expansion of communism.
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Marshall Plan
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U.S. aid program to rebuild Western Europe after World War II.
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Supreme Court decision declaring segregated public schools unconstitutional.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Protected voting rights by banning discriminatory election practices.
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Great Society
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LBJ domestic agenda targeting poverty, education, and healthcare reform.
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Detente
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Relaxation of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union in the 1970s.
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Conservative resurgence
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Late 20th-century shift toward smaller government and traditional social values.
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Globalization
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Increasing worldwide economic, political, and cultural interconnection.
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DBQ stands for
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Document-Based Question.
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DBQ thesis requirement
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A historically defensible claim that responds directly to the prompt.
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Contextualization in APUSH essays
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Explaining broader historical developments relevant to the argument.
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Sourcing a document
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Analyzing point of view, purpose, audience, and historical situation.
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Continuity and change over time
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Identifying what changed and what stayed the same across a period.
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Best APUSH study strategy
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Build a timeline framework, then attach themes, evidence, and key terms.