AP US History: An Essential Study Guide (AP Prep Books)

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In AP US History: An Essential Study Guide, you'll review all the key concepts you can expect on the AP US History exam. This book covers a variety of concepts such as the Gilded Age, the Great Society, and Conservatism in America. These articles were originally posted on the Learnerator AP US History subject guide.

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Here is a preview of what is inside this book:

• Period 1 (1491-1607): Pre-Columbian Native Life


• Period 1 (1491-1607): European Interactions


• Period 1 (1491-1607): Consequences of European Contact


• Period 2 (1607-1754): Patterns of Colonization


• Period 2 (1607-1754): Intercultural Contact and Conflict


• Period 2 (1607-1754): Atlantic World Political, Economic, and Cultural Exchanges


• Period 3 (1754-1800): American Independence and Colonial and British Conflicts


• Period 3 (1754-1800): Democratic Ideas and Republican Governments


• Period 3 (1754-1800): Internal Migration, Interaction, and Competition


• Period 4 (1800-1848): Developments in Technology, Agriculture, and Commerce


• Period 4 (1800-1848): Mass Democracy, National Culture, and Institutional Reform


• Period 4 (1800-1848): Trade, Expansion, and Isolation


• Period 5 (1844-1877): Expansionist Foreign Policy, Migration, and Immigration


• Period 5 (1844-1877): Divisions and Civil War


• Period 5 (1844-1877): Union Victory, Reconstruction, and Civil War Aftermath


• Period 6 (1865-1898): Emergence of Industrial Culture


• Period 6 (1865-1898): New Cultural and Intellectual Movements of the Gilded Age


• Period 6 (1865-1898): Rise of Big Business and Resulting Transformations


• Period 7 (1890-1945): Large-Scale Industrialization, Economic Uncertainty, and Social Changes


• Period 7 (1890-1945): Mass Culture and Cultural Conflicts


• Period 7 (1890-1945): Global Conflicts and Emergence as a World Power


• Period 8 (1945-1980): Leadership in the Uncertain Postwar Era


• Period 8 (1945-1980): Liberalism and the Role of Government


• Period 8 (1945-1980): Postwar Economic, Demographic, and Technological Changes


• Period 9 (1980-Present): Renewed Conservatism in Culture and Politics


• Period 9 (1980-Present): The End of the Cold War and New Challenges


• Period 9 (1980-Present): Continuing Challenges in the 21st Century


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An excerpt from the book:
Hernando De Soto was not the biggest name explorer or conquistador by any means, but he is probably the most important one to know for the AP US test. Why? Because he the first European explorer to really explore the United States, near Florida. Before he explored what is current day United States he was a member of the Spanish government in what is now Nicaragua. He even invaded Peru at one point. All in all he had an interesting prior life, but for this test you really just need to know his route and, more so, his significance more generally in history.

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