introduction

hello! thank you for using my study guide for apush and good luck on the upcoming exam!! i have listed some super useful study guides as well as some articles on how to maintain your mental health during such a stressful time. good luck on your test and have a wonderful time !! i also left my favorite studying playlist as yk.. a lil gift!

https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7kyplVNsNfKYBblFjf9zIE?utm_source=generator

youtube channels

general tips

for the 1980 — present time period just essentially brush up on your contemporary history. good topics to study would be globalization, terrorism and environmental issues + the impact technology, immigration, and multicultural issues have had on the us! good luck on the AP

resources for studying

this was the final review outline for my class but pretty much anything on here is great to refresh on for the AP!

5 Tips to Keep Your Mental Health in Check this Exam Season | Wizeprep

https://www.chevening.org/news/6-ways-to-manage-your-mental-health-during-exam-time/

unit overviews

unit 1 (4% — 6% of score)
- 1491 — 1601
  - main topic
    - native american societies and how and why europeans first explored, and then began to colonize the americas
  - topics may include
    - native american societies before european contact
    - european exploration in the new world
    - the columbian exchange
    - labor, slavery, and caste in the spanish colonial system
    - cultural interactions between europeans, native americans, and africans
unit 2 (6% — 8% of score)
- 1607 — 1754
  - main topic
    - the colonies established in the new world by the spanish, french, dutch, and british.
  - topics to know
    - how different european colonies developed and expanded
    - transatlantic trade
    - interactions between american indians and europeans
    - slavery in the british colonies
    - colonial society and culture
unit 3 (10% — 17% of score)
- 1754 — 1800
  - main topic
    - the events that led to the american revolution and the formation of the united states and examine the early years of the republic.
  - topics to know
    - the seven years’ war
    - the american Revolution
    - the articles of confederation
    - the creation and ratification of the constitution
    - developing an American identity
    - immigration to and migration within america
unit 4 (10% — 17% of score)
- 1800 — 1848
  - main topic
    - how the young nation developed politically, culturally, and economically in this period.
  - topics to know
    - the rise of political parties
    - american foreign policy
    - innovations in technology, agriculture, and business
    - debates about federal power
    - the second great awakening
    - reform movements
    - the experience of african americans
unit 5 (10% — 17% of score)
- 1844 — 1877
  - main topic
    - how the nation expanded and you’ll explore the events that led to the secession of southern states and the civil war.
  - topics to know
    - manifest destiny
    - the mexican–american war
    - attempts to resolve conflicts over the spread of slavery
    - the election of 1860 and southern secession
    - the civil war
    - reconstruction
unit 6 (10% — 17% of score)
- 1865 — 1898
  - main topic
    - the nation’s economic and demographic shifts in this period and their links to cultural and political changes.
  - topics to know
    - the settlement of the West
    - the "new south"
    - the rise of industrial capitalism
    - immigration and migration
    - reform movements
    - debates about the role of government
unit 7 (10% — 17% of score)
- 1890 — 1945
  - main topic
    - america’s changing society and culture and the causes and effects of the global wars and economic meltdown of this period.
  - topics to know
    - debates over imperialism
    - the progressive movement
    - world war I
    - innovations in communications and technology in the 1920s
    - the great depression and the new deal
    - world war II
    - postwar diplomacy
unit 8 (10% — 17% of score)
- 1945 — 1980
  - main topic
    - rivalry between the soviet union and the united states, the growth of various civil rights movements, and the economic, cultural, and political transformations of this period
  - topics to know
    - the cold war and the red scare
    - america as a world power
    - the vietnam war
    - the great society
    - the african american civil rights movement
    - youth culture of the 1960s
unit 9 (4% — 6% of score)
- 1980 — present
  - main topic
    - the advance of political conservatism, developments in science and technology, and demographic shifts that had major cultural and political consequences in this period
  - topics to know
    - reagan and conservatism
    - the end of the cold war
    - shifts in the economy
    - migration and immigration
    - challenges of the 21st century