Daniel P. Murphy，资历AP教学与考试专家，拥有多年AP美国历史教学经验，熟知AP考试特点，目前于印第安纳州汉诺威学院教授美国历史课程。 Stephen Armstrong，资历AP教学与考试专家，拥有多年AP美国历史教学经验，熟知AP考试特点，目前于康涅狄格州担任社会学辅导员。
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STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program Chapter 1 What You Need to Know About the AP U.S.History Exam 3 Advanced Placement Program 3 AP U.S.History Exam 5 Taking the AP U.S.History Exam 6 Chapter 2 Preparing for the AP U.S.History Exam 8 Getting Started 8 Three Plans for Test Preparation 10 STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness Chapter 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam 17 How to Use the Diagnostic Exam 17 When to Use the Diagnostic Exam 18 Conclusion （After the Exam） 18 AP U.S.History Diagnostic Exam 21 Answers to the Diagnostic Exam 32 Explanations for the Multiple—Choice Questions 33 Explanations for the Short—Answer Questions 36 Explanation for the Document—Based Question 40 Explanations for the Long—Essay Questions 41 STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success Chapter 4 Mastering Skills and Understanding Themes for the New Exam 47 New Approach to the AP U.S.History Exam 47 Historical Analytical Skills， Historical Themes， and Exam Questions 49 Chapter 5 Strategies for Approaching Each Question Type 52 Multiple—Choice Questions 53 Short—Answer Questions 55 Document—Based Question （DBQ） 55 Long—Essay Question 56 Using Primary Source Documents 57 STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High Chapter 6 Settling of the Western Hemisphere （1491—1607） 63 Native Americans 64 European Exploration of the Americas 64 Chapter Review 65 Chapter 7 Colonial America（1607—1650） 68 The French in Canada 68 The English in the Americas 69 Effects of English， French， and British Settlement 71 Chapter Review 72 Chapter 8 British Empire in America： Growth and Conflict （1650—1750） 74 Impact of Mercantilism 75 African Slavery in the Americas 76 Continued Unrest in New England 77 Salem Witch Trials 77 Wars in Europe and Their Impact on the Colonies 77 Growth of the Colonial Assemblies 78 Era of"Salutary Neglect" 78 Great Awakening 79 Chapter Review 79 Chapter 9 Resistance， Rebellion， and Revolution （1750—1775） 82 Probleems on the Frontier 83 Additional Conflicts Between the British and Their Colonial "Allies" 83 Policies of George Grenville 84 A Sense of Crisis：The Stamp Act 85 More Protest： The Townshend Acts 85 Continued Tension in Massachusetts 86 Calm Before the Storm： 1770—177386 Boston Tea Party 87 Intolerable Acts 87 First Continental Congress 87 Chapter Review 88 Chapter 10 American Revolution and the New Nation （1775—1787） 90 American Revolution 91 Second Continental Congress 91 Declaration of Independence 92 Outbreak of the Revolution： Divisions in the Colonies 92 Strategies of the American Revolution 93 Washington as Commander 93 War Moves to the South 94 Treaty of Paris 95 Establishment of Governmental Structures in the New Nation 95 Articles of Confederation 95 Northwest Ordinances 96 Shays's Rebellion 96 Chaypter Review 97 Chapter 11 Establishment of New Political Systems （1787—1800） 99 Desire for a Stronger Central Government 100 Government under the New Constitution 100 Issue of Slavery 101 Ratification of the Constitution 101 Presidency of George Washington 101 Bill of Rights 102 Competing Visions： Alexander Hamilron and Thomas Jefferson 102 French Revolution 103 Foreign Policy and Jay's Treaty 104 Washington's Farewell Address 104 Presidency of john Adams 104 Alien and Sedition Acts 105 Chapter Review 105 Chapter 12 Jeffersonian Revolution （1800—1820） 108 Election of 1800109 Reform of the Courts 109 Westward Expansion 110 Political Tensions and the Strange Case of Aaron Burr 111 European Wars Spill Over to America （Again） 112 War of 1812112 American System 113 Missouri Compromise 114 Chapter Review 114 Chapter 13 Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of jackson （1820—1845） 117 Growth of the Factory 118 Monroe Doctrine 119 Policy Toward Native Americans 119 Second Great Awakening 119 Political Reform： The Jacksonian Era （1829—1841） 120 Election of 1824121 1828 Presidential Election 121 Jackson as President 121 Nullification Controversy 122 Bank Crisis 122 Whig Party： A Challenge to the Democratic—Republicans 123 Chapter Review 123 Chapter 14 Union Expanded and Challenged （1835—1860） 126 Ideology of Manifest Destiny 127 "Remember the Alamo！" 128 Pivotal Election of 1844128 War with Mexico 129 Political Challenges of the 1850s 130 Effects of the Compromise of 1850131 Presidency of Franklin Pierce 131 Return of Sectional Conflicr 132 "Bleeding Kansas"： Slave or Free？ 132 Dred Scott Decision 133 Lincoln—Douglas Debates 133 John Brown's Raid 133 Presidential Election of 1860134 Chapter Review 134 Chapter 15 Union Divided： The Civil War （1861—1865） 137 Advantages of the North and South in the War 138 Attack on Fort Sumter and the Beginning of the War 139 War Aims and Strategies 139 Developments in the South and in the North 141 Emancipation Proclamation 142 1863： The War Tips to the North 142 War Weariness in the North and the South 143 End of the Confederacy 143 Chapter Review 143 Chapter 16 Era of Reconstruction （1865—1877） 146 Lincoln's Plans for Reconstruction 147 Andrew Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction 148 Reconstruction Programs of the Radical Republicans 149 Period of Radical Reconstruction 149 Impeachment of Andrew johnson 150 Radical Reconstruction Reinforced 150 End of Reconstruction 151 Chapter Review 151 Chapter 17 Western Expansion and Its Impact on the American Character （1860—1895） 154 Federal Legislation Encourages Western Settlement 155 Farming on the Great Plains 156 Transformation of Agriculture on the Plains 156 Women and Minorities on the Plains 157 Mining and Lumbering in the West 157 Ranching in the West 158 Plight of Native Americans 158 Organization of the American Farmer and Populism 159 Impact of the west on American Society 161 Chapter Review 162 Chapter 18 America Transformed into the Industrial Giant of the World （1870—1910） 164 Growth of Industrial America 165 Changing Nature of American Industry 166 Consolidation of Businesses 167 Growth of Labor Unions 168 Improved Standard of Living？ 169 Impact of Immigration on American Society 170 Transformation of the American City 171 Politics of the Gilded Age 172 Cultural Life in the Gilded Age 174 Chapter Review 174 Chapter 19 Rise of American Imperialism （1890—1913） 178 Period of Foreign Policylnaction 179 Sign of Things to Come： Hawaii 180 The 1890s： Reasons for American Imperialism 180 Spanish—American War 181 Role of America： Protector or Oppressor？ 183 Debate over the Philippines 183 Connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic： The Panama Canal 184 Roosevelt Corollary 184 Chapter Review 185 Chapter 20 Progressive Era（1895—1914） 188 Origins of Progressivism 189 Goals of Progressives 190 Urban Reforms 190 Progressives at the State Level 191 Women and Progressivism 191 Reforming the Workplace 192 Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt 192 Progressivism under William Howard Taft 193 1912 Presidential Election 194 Progressive Legacy of Woodrow wilson 194 Did Progressivism Succeed？ 195 Chapter Review 195 Chapter 21 United States and World War I （1914—1921） 198 American Response to the Outbreak of War 199 Increasing American Support for the Allied Powers 200 America Moves Toward War 200 America Enters the War 201 Impact of the American Expeditionary Force 201 Home Front During Wrorld War I 202 Keeping America Patriotic 202 Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles 203 United States and the Middle East 204 Treaty of Versailles and the U.S.Senate 205 Consequences of American Actions After the War 205 Chapter Review 205 Chapter 22 Beginning of Modern America： The 1920s 208 Decade of Prosperity 209 Republican Leadership in the 1920s 210 Presidency of Warren G.Harding 210 Scandals of the Harding Administration 211 Presidency of Calvin Coolidge 212 Election of 1928212 Urban vs.Rural： The Great Divide of the 1920s 213 Culture in the 1920s 215 The Jazz Age 215 The Lost Generation 216 Chapter Review 217 Chapter 23 Great Depression and the New Deal （1929—1939） 220 American Economy of the 1920s： Roots of the Great Depression 222 Stock Market Crash 223 Soaal Impact of the Great Depression 224 Hoover Administration and the Depression 224 1932 Presidential Election 225 First Hundred Days 226 Second New Deal 227 Presidential Election of 1936228 Opponents of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal 229 Last Years of the New Deal 230 Effects of the New Deal 230 New Deal Culture 231 Chapter Review 231 Chapter24 World WarⅡ（1933—1945） 234 American Foreign Policyin the 1930s 235 United States and the Middle East in the Interwar Era 236 Presidential Election of 1940 and Its Aftermath 237 Attack on Pearl Harbor 237 America Enters the War 238 Role of the Middle East in World War Ⅱ 240 War Against Japan 241 Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb 241 Home Front During the War 242 Discrimination During the War 243 Chapter Review 244 Chapter 25 Origins of the Cold War （1945—1960） 247 First Cracks in the Alliance： 1945249 The Iron Curtain 249 Marshall Plan 250 Berlin： The First Cold War Crisis 251 1949： A Pivotal Year in the Cold War 251 Middle East in the Early Years of the Cold War 252 Cold War at Home 253 Heating of the Cold War： Korea 255 Rise of McCarthyism 255 Cold War Poliaes of President Eisenhower 256 Dangerous Arms Buildup 257 Chapter Review 258 Chapter 26 Prosperity and Anxiety： The 1950s 261 Economic Growth and Prosperity 262 Political Developments of the Postwar Era 263 Civil Rights Struggles of the Postwar Period 264 Conformity of the Suburbs 265 Chapter Review 267 Chapter 27 Americain an Era of Turmoil （1960—1975） 270 1960 Presidential Election 271 Domestic Policies Under Kennedy and Johnson 272 Struggle of Black Americans： From Nonviolence to Black Power 273 Rise of Feminism 275 Cold War in the 1960s 276 Vietnam War and Its Impact on American Society 276 Chapter Review 279 Chapter 28 Decline and Rebirth （1968—1988） 282 Presidency of Richard Nixon 283 Watergate Affair 285 Presidency of Gerald Ford 287 Presidency of jimmy Carter 288 Election of 1980289 Presidency of Ronald Reagan 289 Chapter Review 291 Chapter 29 Prosperity and a New World Order （1988—2000） 294 1988 Elecrion 295 Presidency of George H.Bush 295 1992 Elecrion 296 Presidency of Bill Clinton 297 2000 Presidential Election 299 Chapter Review 299 Chapter 30 Threat of Terrorism， Increase of Presidential Power， and Economic Crisis （2001—2014） 302 9／11 and Its Aftermath 303 Events Leading Up to the American Invasion of Iraq 303 Operation Iraqi Freedom 304 Effects of the War at Home 304 Victory of Conservatism in the Bush Era 305 United States in Transition： 2007—2008306 Obama Presidency 307 Election of 2012308 Chapter Review 309 Chapter 31 Contemporary America： Evaluating the "Big Themes" 312 STEP 5 Build Your Test—Taking Confidence AP U.S.History Practice Exam 1321 AP U.S.History Practice Exam 2349 Glossary 375 Bibliography 411 Websites 413
