If you’re in an AP® United States History course, you’ve studied a lot of elections, and you know they’re an important piece of the APUSH exam. It can be hard to keep them all straight, but with a little bit of help, you can master the details, results, and impact of the major presidential elections. With this APUSH crash course review, we’ll look at one of the most stand-out elections in American history: the election of 1800.
One of the most important big-picture topics on the AP® US History exam is foreign policy. Familiarizing yourself with major foreign policy trends, as well as their legacies, will help you think critically about patterns of international relations and tackle multiple-choice questions, DBQs, and essays.
The creation of the Pendleton Act in 1883 marked a new era for the US government. It changed how politicians gained access to public office
Often times in human history, some of the most important events have been spoken words. In 1796 one such event occurred. The stage was set for one of America’s greatest leaders to give his lasting words on what he felt the young republic should entrench upon its foundation. At his farewell address, George Washington, a colossal man in American history, warned the American people of the threats as he saw them.
When studying for the AP® US History exam, you must know Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was never a law or even a policy, but rather an idea. The idea of Manifest Destiny was a driving force behind US expansion in the mid-1800’s. This short APUSH exam review will give you a boost of confidence you need to answer any Manifest Destiny-related multiple choice or essay question.
In the modern era, we’re accustomed to the ups and downs of the economy. In AP® US History, you’ll also learn that those ups and downs aren’t new at all. In fact, economic changes have impacted politics from the Revolutionary War era onward. During the Revolutionary War, the United States steadily accumulated debt, which eventually led to a financial crisis. At this time, the country did not have a centralized government strong or effective enough to tackle this obstacle.
The AP® US History exam covers centuries of topics, policies, trends, and events, and you need to have a solid working knowledge all of them in order to score well. However, you don’t need to be an expert on every battle, law, and political debate. The most important things to know on each topic for the APUSH test are what it is, its historical context or setting, and why it is important in the scope of US History. In this AP® US History crash course, we will review those aspects of Open Door Policy.
As a student of AP® US History, you probably know the Constitution and all its amendments like the back of your hand. But, did you know that the story of the Constitution is so much more than what you may have heard? Ratifying the Constitution was a long and drawn out process, mostly because the states were divided into what they wanted for a government. Some states wanted a strong, central government. The citizens that shared this idea were called Federalists.
The Nullification Crisis was one of the most dramatic scandals to sweep the nation. Watching the headlines during the presidency of Andrew Jackson was like watching a reality television show today: everyone was wondering what would happen next.