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AP United States History (APUSH)

Free study sets covering every period of the AP US History (APUSH) exam. Period 1 (1491-1607) through Period 9 (1980-Present). Key concepts, themes, and document-based question (DBQ) prep.

49 study sets · 9 sections

Period 1 (1491–1607)

Native societies, Columbian exchange.

APUSH Period 1 Native American Societies before Contact

APUSH Period 1 Columbian Exchange

APUSH Period 1 Spanish Colonization and Encomienda

APUSH Period 1 Causes of European Exploration

Period 2 (1607–1754)

Chesapeake/New England, mercantilism, slavery.

APUSH Period 2 Chesapeake vs New England Colonies

APUSH Period 2 Mercantilism and Navigation Acts

APUSH Period 2 Bacons Rebellion

APUSH Period 2 Atlantic Slave Trade Origins

APUSH Period 2 Salutary Neglect

Period 3 (1754–1800)

Revolution, Constitution, Federalist debates.

APUSH Period 3 French and Indian War

APUSH Period 3 Stamp Act and Colonial Resistance

APUSH Period 3 Declaration of Independence

APUSH Period 3 Articles of Confederation Weaknesses

APUSH Period 3 Constitutional Convention Compromises

APUSH Period 3 Federalists vs Anti Federalists

Period 4 (1800–1848)

Jefferson, War of 1812, Market Revolution.

APUSH Period 4 Jeffersonian Democracy

APUSH Period 4 Marbury v Madison and Judicial Review

APUSH Period 4 War of 1812

APUSH Period 4 Era of Good Feelings

APUSH Period 4 Market Revolution

APUSH Period 4 Second Great Awakening

Period 5 (1844–1877)

Manifest Destiny, Civil War, Reconstruction.

APUSH Period 5 Manifest Destiny

APUSH Period 5 Mexican American War

APUSH Period 5 Compromise of 1850

APUSH Period 5 Causes of Civil War

APUSH Period 5 Emancipation Proclamation

APUSH Period 5 Reconstruction Plans

Period 6 (1865–1898)

Gilded Age, immigration, populism.

APUSH Period 6 Gilded Age Industrialization

APUSH Period 6 Robber Barons and Captains of Industry

APUSH Period 6 Labor Unions Knights of Labor and AFL

APUSH Period 6 New Immigration and Nativism

APUSH Period 6 Populist Movement

Period 7 (1890–1945)

Progressivism, WWI, Depression, New Deal, WWII.

APUSH Period 7 Progressive Era Reforms

APUSH Period 7 Spanish American War and Imperialism

APUSH Period 7 World War I US Entry and Home Front

APUSH Period 7 1920s Cultural Conflicts

APUSH Period 7 Great Depression Causes

APUSH Period 7 New Deal Programs

Period 8 (1945–1980)

Cold War, Civil Rights, Vietnam.

APUSH Period 8 Origins of the Cold War

APUSH Period 8 Korean War

APUSH Period 8 Civil Rights Movement Brown to Voting Rights

APUSH Period 8 Vietnam War

APUSH Period 8 Great Society

APUSH Period 8 Counterculture and 1960s Movements

Period 9 (1980–Present)

Reagan, post-Cold War, polarization.

APUSH Period 9 Reagan Revolution

APUSH Period 9 End of the Cold War

APUSH Period 9 Globalization and 1990s Economy

APUSH Period 9 War on Terror

APUSH Period 9 21st Century Political Polarization