APUSH+Exam





__** AP US HISTORY EXAM 2015 **__


 * __** Friday May 8, 2015 **__
 * 7:30 AM
 * Location: MCC MEDIA CENTER
 * Materials:Exam Length: Three hours and five minutes
 * (2) #2 pencils for the multiple choice section
 * (2) black or blue ink pens for the free response section
 * wrist watch to manage your time
 * Section IA - 55 multiple choice questions (55 minutes)
 * Section IB - 4 short answer questions (45 minutes)
 * Section II - Question 1 - DBQ - (15 minute reading time, 45 minutes writing time)
 * 15 minutes to read the documents and plan your essay.
 * Suggested writing time for DBQ is 45 minutes
 * Historical time period for the DBQ question may come from any time period in US History ( Periods 1 (1491) - 9 (1980 - present)
 * Part II - Long Essay - Question 2 or 3 (Choose one question) - (35 minutes writing time)
 * 35 minutes to plan and write your essay
 * You are required to answer one of the two essay questions (#2 or #3)
 * These essays cover the period from the first European explorations of the Americas to the present time


 * Study Guide **
 * **The Study Guide below is based on the College Board's curriculum for AP US History.**
 * **You should have a completed study guide on the first half of this document that was assigned for your midterm exam.**
 * **Your Final Exam and the AP Exam will focus on the key content, issues, themes, etc. summarized in this study guide.**
 * **Use It!**

__** Everything You Need to Know for your FINAL EXAM & AP EXAM is Here!!! **__
 * REVISED! UPDATED! **


 * //Word File//**

__​__
 * //Other Review Sources://**
 * One of the most useful sites is this Course Notes page
 * [|AP Exam Review] seems to be a useful resource that you may want to take a look at.
 * [|Quizlet Study Cards]
 * [|US History Practice Tests]
 * [|AP US Practice Quizzes]
 * [|Weebly AP US History]


 * NEW TO WIKI! **[[image:https://khan-academy.appspot.com/images/khan-logo-vertical-transparent.png width="76" height="108" link="@https://www.khanacademy.org/"]]


 * Review Videos from the Khan Academy for US History - __These Can Help!__ **

__**//Khan Academy Videos //**__ ** (USE EAR BUDS DURING SCHOOL TIME!) **


 * ** [|US History Overview 1: Jamestown to the Civil War] **
 * ** [|Appomattox Court House and Lincoln's Assassination] **
 * ** [|US History Overview 2 - Reconstruction to the Great Depression] **
 * ** [|US History Overview 3 - WWII to Vietnam] **
 * ** [|Communism] **
 * ** [|Korean War Overview] **
 * ** [|Bay of Pigs Invasion] **
 * ** [|Cuban Missile Crisis] **
 * ** [|Vietnam War] **
 * ** [|Pattern of US Cold War Interventions] **
 * ** [|When Capitalism is Great and Not-so-great] **
 * ** [|20th Century Capitalism and Regulation in the United States] **
 * ** Adam Norris APUSH Review **

__** KEY THEMES OF AP US HISTORY **__


 * American Diversity **
 * The diversity of the American people and the relationships among different groups **
 * The roles of race, class, ethnicity, and gender in the history of the United States **


 * American Identity **
 * Views of the American national character and ideas about American exceptionalism **
 * Recognizing regional differences within the context of what it means to be an American **


 * Culture **
 * Diverse individual and collective expressions through literature, art, philosophy, **
 * music, theater, and film throughout US history **
 * Popular culture and the dimensions of cultural conflict within American society **


 * Demographic Changes **
 * Changes in birth, marriage, and death rates; life expectancy and family patterns;population size and density **
 * The economic, social, and political effects of immigration,internal migration, and migration networks **


 * Economic Transformations **
 * Changes in trade, commerce, and technology across time **
 * The effects of capitalist development, labor and unions, and consumerism **


 * Environment **
 * Ideas about the consumption and conservation of natural resources **
 * The impact of population growth, industrialization, pollution, and urban and suburban expansion **


 * Globalization **
 * Engagement with the rest of the world from the fifteenth century to the present:colonialism, mercantilism, global hegemony, development of markets, imperialism, **** and cultural exchange **


 * Politics and Citizenship **
 * Colonial and revolutionary legacies, American political traditions, growth of democracy, and the development of the modern state **
 * Defining citizenship; struggles for civil rights **


 * Reform **
 * Diverse movements focusing on a broad range of issues, including anti-slavery,education, labor, temperance, women’s rights, civil rights, gay rights, war, public **** health, and government **


 * Religion **
 * The variety of religious beliefs and practices in America from prehistory to the twentyfirst century; influence of religion on politics, economics, and society **


 * Slavery and Its Legacies in North America **
 * Systems of slave labor and other forms of unfree labor (e.g., indentured servitude,contract labor) in American Indian societies, the Atlantic World, and the American **** South and West **
 * The economics of slavery and its racial dimensions **
 * Patterns of resistance and the long-term economic, political, and social effects of slavery **


 * War and Diplomacy **
 * Armed conflict from the precolonial period to the twenty-first century; impact of war on American foreign policy and on politics, economy, and society **

__** Scores **__
 * Scores earned on the multiple-choice count for 40% of your grade.
 * The Short answer part of Section I accounts for 20%.
 * The DBQ counts for 25%, the long essay of Section II counts for 15%.
 * You should receive your score report from the College Board near the end of July.
 * While the credit policies of individual schools of higher education vary considerably, the College Entrance Examination Board has established the following guidelines for Advanced Placement:

5 = Extremely well qualified 4 = Well qualified 3 = Qualified 2 = Possibly Qualified 1 = No Recommendation


 * __How to "Predict" your AP Score Using the 2014 Final Exam Multiple Choice Score (Not reliable due to the new AP test design) __**

I. Calculate Your Multiple Choice Score using the formula below


 * //# Correct (Out of 80) x 1.1250 = Multiple Choice Score //**
 * Do not round
 * Do not use your % Score

II. Use the statistical analysis chart provided by the college board below to see how most students with that Multiple Choice Score did on the AP US History Exam. Of course their essays also had an impact +/- on their scores.

IF YOU DID WELL, DON'T BE OVER CONFIDENT! IF YOU STRUGGLED, DON'T GIVE UP!

** [|AP Exam Score Calculator] **


 * COMING SOON NEW INFO **

Below are a few essay questions recently used by the College Board on the APUSH Exam.

Review DBQs and FRQs.

//**How would you respond to these questions?**//

** AP US History Essay Tips **
 * You are writing to impress an AP reader who will have approximately two minutes with your essay. You must convince the reader that you are an intelligent life-form at the outset. Follow these key tips to improve your AP essays: **


 * 1. Be sure to read the question carefully and focus your discussion on directly answering that question. Be certain you answer the question that is asked. **


 * 2. AP Free Response Essays in recent years have tended to emphasize the following: **
 * ** Analyzing the impact of an event or concept on some aspect of American society **
 * ** Analyzing the relative importance of various factors on an event or concept **
 * ** Analyzing the extent to which an historical stereotype is true for a given period or concept **
 * ** Analyzing the reasons which cause a particular movement to develop **
 * ** Comparing AND contrasting differing attitudes toward a general concept **
 * ** Analyze means: examine HOW and WHY; “Break it down” **
 * ** Refer to Appendix A for frequently used essay command words. **


 * 3. Always use the format shown Appendix C to organize your essays. A predictable format will make it easier for the reader to extract information from your essay. Use the question as a logical cue as to how the essay should be organized. However, try to avoid simply restating the question to form your thesis statement. Make your thesis statement unique. **


 * 4. Make as specific references as possible, no matter how general or broad the question is. Load up your essays with facts. Keep in mind that major factual errors will lower your score. **


 * 5. Good AP essays will often run more than six paragraphs. Long essays are not necessarily good essays, but short essays are almost never good essays. **


 * 6. Use proper English. Avoid slang. Write in the past tense consistently. Use black or blue ink only on all AP essays. **


 * 7. Avoid the use of the words “I, me or mine.” Also, avoid writing formulaic statements such as “In this essay I will prove....” or “I believe...” in AP essays. **


 * 8. Be careful with spelling. Pay special attention to key words such as historical terms or proper names, particularly if these names appear in the question. **


 * 9. Avoid foolish efforts at humor. These usually fall flat and tell the reader that you did not take the question seriously. **


 * 10. Proofread your essay if time permits. Budget your time so that you will finish your essay in the allotted time. If you foresee that you will be unable to complete your essay, abbreviate or leave out the conclusion. **


 * Doing the DBQ **
 * Good Essay Form **

The DBQ essay is first and foremost an essay. As such, it must follow the rules for essays. Here are some other tips you might find useful:


 * SUMMARY: TIPS FOR STUDENTS**
 * 1) Use a black or blue ink pen.
 * 2) Remember that you have 15 minutes to plan, so don’t panic.
 * 3) Read the question and note the time period. __**Do not include information unless it fits chronologically or is directly relevant to events during the period.**__
 * 4) List all the information about the time period that you can recall - events, names, terms, etc.
 * 5) Write a thesis sentence on top of a scratch sheet of paper. __**Make sure that it directly answers the DBQ question or responds to the DBQ statement.**__
 * 6) Now look at the documents and try to decide how you will use them to support your thesis. If your thesis does not accommodate the documents provided then adjust your thesis accordingly. Think about why a teacher might have included each document.
 * 7) Outline your essay, remembering good essay form and topic sentences.
 * 8) Each document does different things, so try to use a variety of documents.
 * 9) **Don't Just Summarize the documents! __Analyze the documents__.** //Why are they significant? What do they show?// **__Do not quote extensively from them, but do include short quotes when appropriate.__**
 * 10) Link brief descriptions to the names you use. //For example: Alexander Stephens, a Whig senator from Georgia, noted in the Southern Literary Journal (document C) that....//
 * 11) Coverage of the documents is important, but __**the inclusion of outside information is critical**__. Strive for balance, because only a balanced essay (outside information and document-based information) will receive the highest scores.
 * 12) Write 2-4 sentences in each paragraph of the main body of your essay __**BEFORE**__ you cite or make specific references to the documents.
 * 13) Do __**NOT**__ cite or make specific references to the documents in your introduction and conclusion paragraphs.
 * 14) Avoid the //"Laundry List"// approach to using the documents in your essay. Avoid using / paraphrasing the documents in the alphabetical order in which they are provided.
 * 15) __**L**__**__et your knowledge and analysis guide the essay - Don't let the documents guide your essay!__** Treat it as a FRQ essay in which you use the documents to support or expand your ideas.
 * 16) A possible approach: Write an introductory paragraph setting the scene and demonstrating that you have some outside knowledge. Then state your thesis clearly and directly, before moving on to support it with a nice balance of specific information from both the documents and outside sources. Conclude with a brief restatement of your thesis and a discussion of the significance of your answer for later

= AP U.S. HISTORY EXAM =

= Previously Administered DBQ Topics =

1973 - Immigration Act of 1924 1974 - Crittenden Compromise of 1860 1975 - Treaty of Paris 1976 - Democracy in Colonial Wethersfield 1977 - Alien & Sedition Acts 1978 - Causes of Prohibition 1979 - Laissez-faire, 1865-1900 1980 - Jacksonian Indian Removal of Cherokees 1981 - Northern Middle Class Women, 1776-1876 1982 - Northern Reaction to John Brown, 1859-1863 1983 - Populism in the 1880s and 1890s 1984 - Hoover & Roosevelt as Conservative / Liberal 1985 - The Articles of Confederation 1986 - Cultural Conflict in the 1920s 1987 - Slavery and the Constitution, 1850s - 1860s 1988 - The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb 1989 - Washington and DuBois - opposing philosophies 1990 - Jacksonian Democracy 1991 - Failure of the Treaty of Versailles (ending WWI) 1992 - The American West and the Environment, 1840s - 1890s 1993 - Contrast of Colonial New England and Chesapeake to 1700 1994 - Manifest Destiny: Departure or Continuation? 1995 - Changes in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement 1996 - Civil War and Reconstruction -A Revolution? 1997 - American Women, 1890-1925 1998 - Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists, Construction of the U.S. Constitution 1999 - American identity and unity on the eve of the Revolution 2000 - Organized Labor (1875-1900) 2001 - The Cold War and the Eisenhower Administration 2002 - Reform Movements (1825-1850) 2003 -The New Deal and Expansion of Government 2004 - The French & Indian War - Consequences 2005- Impact of American Revolution on Society 2006- Womanhood: republican motherhood/cult of domesticity 2007- Analyze the ways in which technology, government policy, and economic conditions changed American agriculture in the period 1865-1900. In your answer be sure to evaluate farmers’ responses to these changes. 2008- How the Vietnam War heightened social, political, and economic tensions in the United States; 1964-1975. 2009- Freedom AND slavery for African Americans from 1775 to 1830 2010- The Puritans influence on the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s 2011- International and domestic challenges the United States faced between 1968 - 1974; evaluate how President Richard Nixon’s administration responded to them. 2012- Growth of corporations in post–Civil War United States; Impact of big business on the economy & politics and the responses of Americans to these changes; 1870 to 1900.


 * DBQ essays prior to the early 1980s did not require “outside information.”

__** POSSIBLE DBQ TOPICS FOR 2013 **__ (My Guess! This is an educated guess!!)
 * ** Collision of Worlds: Europeans, Indians and Africans **
 * ** Colonial Society in the 17th and 18th century (alone or in comparison) **
 * ** Factors Leading to Rebellion Against England (1763-1776) **
 * ** The 1st & 2nd Great Awakenings: Impact on Religion, Society, Politics, Education, Reform **
 * ** Resistance to Colonial Authority: Bacon's Rebellion, Pueblo Revolt, King Philip's War, Shays Rebellion **
 * ** The Constitution: Compromises, Ratification, Impact **
 * ** Washington’s Presidency (The Federalist Era) / (Washington & Adams: Compare & Contrast) **
 * ** War of 1812: Causes, Results, Impact on American society **
 * ** Re-emergence of the Two Party System (Democrats vs. Whigs) / The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 **
 * ** Economic Revolution during the Antebellum Age **
 * ** Old & New Immigrants **
 * ** Mexican War and the Expansion of Slavery **
 * ** The New South: Politics, the Economy, “Colonial Status” **
 * ** Civil War: Impact on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights **
 * ** Native Americans (1763-1970s) **
 * ** Wealth, Industry, Technology during the Gilded Age **
 * ** Westward Expansion (Late 1800s) - its impact on Native Americans, Latinos, Asians, Blacks, Environment **
 * ** Urban Society (late 1800s-early 1900s) - Urbanization, Social Problems & Machine Politics **
 * ** Women's Roles in the late 1800s: Family, Workplace, Education, Politics, and Reform **
 * ** Intellectual and Cultural Movements (late 1800s-early 1900s) **
 * ** Progressive Era Reforms and Politics **
 * ** US Isolationism in the 1930s ** //or// ** US Isolationism Pre & Post World War I **
 * ** The 1920s: Religious Fundamentalism, Nativism & Prohibition **
 * ** WWI vs. WWII: Motives, Impact (political, social, economic), Life on the Home-front during War **
 * ** Impact of the Great Depression: Political, Social, Cultural, Economic, International Relations **
 * ** Foreign Policy between the World Wars **
 * ** World War II: Mobilization, Demographic Changes, Women, Work & Family, Civil Liberties & Rights During War **
 * ** 1950s Culture, Economics, and Politics **
 * ** Foreign Policy of the 1960s: Cuba, Berlin, The Middle East, SE Asia **
 * ** The 1960s:Assassinations, Turmoil of 1968, Hippies **
 * ** Reagan & FDR: Compare & Contrast their presidencies; politics, policies, use of mass media **

**__ Appendix A __** ** AP US History Essay Command Words **
 * ANALYZE Separate something into its parts or major components; of what something is composed **


 * ASSESS Judge the value or character of something; “Assess the validity of the above” **


 * COMPARE Examine for the purpose of noting similarities and differences; In what ways are two things alike __and__ different **


 * CONTRAST Compare in order to show unlikeness or points of difference; note differences between and compare **


 * EVALUATE Give the good points and the bad ones, appraise; give an opinion regarding the value; discuss the advantages and disadvantages of **


 * EXPLAIN Make clear or plain; make known in detail; tell the meaning of; make clear the cause and reason of **


 * INTERPRET Explain the meaning of; make plain; present your thoughts about **

**__ Appendix B __** ** Thesis Formation - Some Hints **


 * 1. Always answer (respond to) the question! Why did this happen the way it did? **


 * 2. Analogy - What other historical event or group of events are comparable to the issues raised by the question **


 * 3. Definition - Define a key term, word or concept from the question in its historical context. **


 * 4. Concept - Provide a concept or central idea that explains a set of historical circumstances. **


 * 5. Context - What set of historical events or circumstances best explains the topic in the question? **


 * 6. What events or attitudes led to this problem? **

**__ Appendix C __** ** Suggested Construction of AP US History Essays ** I. Introduction A. Statement of Problem B. Thesis C. Arguments to be considered: 1. 2. 3. 4. II. Topic Sentence (Your best / strongest evidence) Evidence (3 relevant facts) A. B. C.

Transition III. Topic Sentence (Your second best / strongest evidence) Evidence (3 relevant facts) A. B. C.

Transition IV. Topic Sentence (Your third best / strongest evidence) Evidence (3 relevant facts) A. B. C.

Transition

V. Good DBQs should have 6-8 paragraphs VI. Conclusion

A. One sentence summaries of paragraphs II, III, IV (and V) to reinforce thesis B. Add any new insights, but avoid contradicting your thesis in the conclusion. Be consistent in your ideas.

Make your last sentence adequately compelling to endure in the reader’s attention