2013 APUSH TEST Prepx

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APUSH EXAM FRQ PREP

You will be graded on the following assignment. This is an individual assignment, but you will need to team with two other students. Each of the three members of your group will need to choose one of the questions to focus on in EACH of the SECTIONS.

You will need to develop a thesis statement and THREE topic sentences for the following prompts. With each topic sentence include bullet points that identify relevant historical information that support your topic sentence and thesis statement.

Example: In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) alter the political, economic, and ideological relations between Great Britain and its American colonies? Use your knowledge of the period 1740-1770 in constructing your response.

Thesis Statement: The French and Indian War produced a set of conditions that altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Great Britain and her American colonies that would eventually result in armed conflict and American independence.

Topic Sentence (ONE sentence for EACH column of in graphic organizer): Great Britain moved away from a policy of “salutary neglect” and began to exert greater political control over her colonies.

SFIs: Proclamation of 1763 prohibit colonists to expand beyond Appalachian Mtn. restricting their right to claim land, Sugar Act…., Stamp Act….., Declaratory Act, Townshend duties...

APUSH Essay Writing Tip #1 and #2

READ THE PROMPT CAREFULLY! ABSOLUTELY NO LISTING!

UNIT 2 (1660-1763) - CHOOSE ONE

Compare and contrast the ways in which economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750. [2005]
Massachusetts / Virginia
How economic development affected politics
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Analyze the origins and development of slavery in Britain's North American colonies in the period 1607 to 1776. [2011]
Origins of Slavery / Development of Slavery
1607-1776
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Evaluate the relative importance of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776: parliamentary taxation, restriction of civil liberties, British military measures, the legacy of colonial religious and political ideas. [1992]
Factors Prompting American Rebellion in 1776 (remember to “evaluate, no listing)
1.Parliamentary taxation
2. Restriction of civil liberties
3. British military measures
4. Legacy of colonial religious & political ideas
Topic Sentence 1:
Topic Sentence 2:
Topic Sentence 3:
Topic Sentence 4:
Thesis:

UNIT 3 (1763-1820) - CHOOSE ONE

Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonials' resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values. [2009]

OR, in other words

Was the American Revolution a political movement (for civil rights) or economic movement?
Political/Civil Rights Issues / Economic Issues
Topic Sentence: / Topic Sentence:
SFIs: / SFIs:
Thesis:

Analyze the ways in which the political, economic, and diplomatic crises of the 1780's shaped the provisions of the United States Constitution. [2001B]
Political Crises / Economic Crises / Diplomatic Crises
Topic Sentence: / Topic Sentence: / Topic Sentence:
SFIs: / SFIs: / SFIs:
Thesis:

Analyze the contributions of the following in helping establish a stable government after the adoption of the Constitution: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington. [2002]
Washington / Adams / Jefferson
Contributions that helped stabilize the young republic
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Thesis:

UNIT 4 (1800-1860) - CHOOSE ONE

How did the following contribute to the reemergence of a two party system in the period 1820 to 1840: major political personalities, States' rights, economic issues. [1999]
Political Personalities / States’ rights / Economic Issues
Re-emergence of two-party system / SFIs: / SFIs: / SFIs:
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The Jacksonian Period (1824 - 1848) has been celebrated as the era of the "common man." To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider the following in your response: economic development, politics, reform movements. [2001]
Economic development / Politics / Reform Movements
Era of “common man”?
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Although the power of the national government increased during the early republic, this development often faced serious opposition. Compare the motives and effectiveness of those opposed to the growing power of the national government in THREE of the following: Whiskey Rebellion (1794), Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798-1799), Hartford Convention (1814-1815), Nullification Crisis (1832-1833). [2003B]
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions / Hartford Convention / Nullification Crisis
Motives
Effectiveness
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UNIT 5 (1844-1877) - CHOOSE ONE, EVERYONE MUST DO #4

To what extent and in what ways did the roles of women change in American society between 1790 and 1860? Respond with reference to the following areas: domestic, economic, political, social. [2004B]
Domestic/Social / Economic / Political
To what extent?
In what ways?
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Analyze the political, economic, and religious tensions between immigrant Roman Catholics and native-born Protestants in the U.S. from the 1830's through the 1850's. [2009B]
Roman Catholics / Native-born Protestants
Political tensions
Economic tensions
Religious tensions
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Analyze the impact of the market revolution (1815-1860) on the economies of TWO of the following regions: the Northeast, the Midwest, the South. [2008]
NE / MW / South
Impact of market revolution
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Discuss the impact of territorial expansion on national unity between 1800 and 1850. [1997]

OR, in other words

Causes of the Civil War
Long-Term Causes
(consider the ways northern & southern states differed since colonial times: economically, politically, socially) / Short-Term Causes
(Consider the ways westward expansion-manifest destiny magnified those fundamental differences in the 1840s and 1850s) / Triggers
(What events from 1855-1861 escalated the conflict to a point of no return?)
Topic Sentences ->
Thesis:

UNIT 6 (1877-1917) - CHOOSE TWO

Evaluate the impact of the Civil War on political and economic developments in TWO of the following regions: the South, the North, the West. Focus your answer on the period between 1865 and 1900. [2003]
The South / The North / The West
Impact on political developments
Impact on economic development
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Following Reconstruction, many southern leaders promoted the idea of a "New South." To what extent was this "New South" a reality by the time of the First World War? In your answer be sure to address the following: economic development, politics, race relations. [2008]
Economic Development / Politics / Race Relations
How was “New South” a reality?
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Compare and contrast the attitudes of the following toward the wealth that was created in the U.S. during the late nineteenth-century: Eugene V. Debs, Horatio Alger, Booker T. Washington, Ida M. Tarbell. [1994]
Eugene Debs / Horatio Alger / Booker T. Washington / Ida Tarbell
Attitudes toward wealth?
Similarities?
Differences?
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Explain how EACH of the following individuals responded to the economic and social problems created by industrialization during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: Jane Adams, Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Gompers, Upton Sinclair. [2007B]
Jane Adams / Andrew Carnegie / Samuel Gompers / Upton Sinclair
Response to Economic Problems
Response to Social Problems
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How were the lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth-century affected by technological developments and government actions? [1999]
Technological Developments / Government Actions
How lives of Plains Indians were impacted?
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To what extent did the role of the federal government change under President Theodore Roosevelt in regard to TWO of the following: labor, trusts, conservation, world affairs. [2007]
Labor / Trusts / Conservation / World Affairs
Changes in the Role of Federal Government under TR
Trusts
Conservation
World Affairs
Topic Sentences ->
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UNIT 7 (1890-1945) - CHOOSE TWO

Analyze the extent to which the Spanish-American War was a turning point in American foreign policy. [2008B]

Compare and contrast the ways that many Americans expressed their opposition to immigrants in the 1840's - 1850's with the ways that many Americans expressed their opposition to immigrants in the 1910's - 1920's. [2011]
American Opposition to Immigrants, 1840s-1850s / Similarities / American Opposition to Immigrants, 1910s-1920s
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Analyze the ways in which state and federal legislation and judicial decisions, including those of the Supreme Court, affected the efforts of the following groups to improve their position in society between 1880 and 1920: African Americans, Farmers, Workers. [1993]
Federal Legislation, 1880-1920 / Judicial Decisions, 1880-1920
African Americans
Farmers
Workers
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Evaluate and compare the effectiveness of Progressive Era reforms as a response to the excesses of the Gilded Age with the New Deal initiatives undertaken by Franklin Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression.
Effectiveness? / Progressive Era Reforms (What/Who) / New Deal Initiatives (What)
Effectiveness?
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Assess the impact that World War I and World War II had on domestic affairs in 1914-1919 and 1941-1945. How were these developments similar and different?
Similarities / WWII Impacts on Domestic Affairs, 1941-1945
WWI Impacts on Domestic Affairs, 1914-1919
WWII Impacts on Domestic Affairs, 1941-1945
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Analyze the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers in addressing problems of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In your answer, focus on reform efforts in TWO of the following areas: State and Federal Government, The Workplace, Living Conditions in Cities. [2010]
State & Federal Government / The Workplace / Living Conditions in Cities
What were the Reforms
Effective or not? Must explain.
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UNIT 8 (1945-Present) - CHOOSE THREE

Analyze the ways in which the following shaped American politics after the Second World War: Anticommunism in the 1940's and 1950's, the women's liberation movement in the 1960's, the "silent majority" in the 1970's. [2002B]
Anti-communism / Women’s Movement, 1960s / “Silent Majority”, 1970s
Ways it shaped American politics?
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Discuss, with respect to THREE of the following, the view that the 1960’s represented a period of profound cultural change: education, gender roles, music, race relations.
Education / Gender Roles / Music / Race Relations
How the 1960’s represented profound cultural change?
Topic ->
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"Between 1960 and 1975, there was great progress in the struggle for political and social equality." Assess the validity of this statement with respect to THREE of the following groups during the period: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Women. [2004B]
African Americans / Latinos / Women
Great progress for political equality? Why or why not?
Great progress for social equality? Why or why not?
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"Landslide presidential victories do not ensure continued political effectiveness or legislative success." Assess the validity of this statement by comparing TWO of the following presidential administrations: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936), Lyndon B. Johnson (1964), Richard Nixon (1972), Ronald Reagan (1984). [2007]
FDR / LBJ / RN / RR
How were they successful political/legislative agendas despite landslide victories?
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Analyze the ways in which the Vietnam War heightened social, political, and economic tensions in the U.S. Focus your answer on the period 1964 to 1975. [2008]
Social Tension / Political Tensions / Economic Tensions
Vietnam War
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Analyze the ways in which the events and trends of the 1970's diminished the nation's economic power and international influence, and challenged Americans' confidence in both. [2009B]
National Economic Power / International Influence / Challenged Americans’ confidence
Events & Trends of 1070s
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Explain the causes and consequences of TWO of the following population movements in the United States during the period 1945 - 1985: Suburbanization, The Growth of the Sun Belt, and Immigration to the U.S. [2010]
Suburbanization / Growth of Sun Belt / Immigration of US
Causes & consequences of pop. movement, 1945-1985
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African American leaders have responded to racial discrimination in the U.S. in a variety of ways. Compare and contrast the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1890's - 1920's with the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1950's - 1960's. [2011]
African American Leaders in 1890s-1920s / African American Leaders in 1950s-1960s
Goals & Strategies
Similarities
Differences
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Compare and contrast the women's rights movement of the 1840's - 1860's with the women's rights movement of the 1960's - 1980's. [2011B]
Women’s Rights Movement, 1840’s-1860’s / Women’s Rights Movement, 1960’s-1980’s
Goals & Strategies
Similarities
Differences
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