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Advanced
Placement US History
Syllabus
Schedule
CALENDAR
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Objectives
Sample
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AP EXAM REVIEW MATERIALS
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Class Tentative Schedule 2008-2009
Dates in Bold Italics have changed from the first list included with the syllabus.Be sure to check the Reading Schedule for Reading Assignments from BOTH the textbook and Don't Know Much About History.
The following are possible topics for several "enrichment units" following the AP exam:
Unit
Title
Years
Chapters
Exam Date
1
Exploration & Settling the New World
33,000BC-1775
1-5
9/3
2
Road to Revolution
1608-1775
6-7
9/15
3
American Revolution & Establishing a New Nation
1776-1800
8-9
9/26
4
The Virginia Dynasty and the Era of Good Feeling
1800-1824
10-12
10/7
5
Jacksonian Democracy
1824-1848
13-14
10/17
6
Antebellum America: Reforming Society
1790-1860
15-16
10/24
7
Manifest Destiny and Growing Sectionalism
1793-1860
17-18
11/5
8
The Coming of Civil War
1848-1861
19-20
11/17
9
Civil War and Reconstruction
1861-1877
21-22
12/3
10
The Gilded Age and The Growth of Industry
1865-1900
23-24
12/15
11
Cities, The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution
1865-1900
25-26
1/13
FALL FINAL EXAM
Ch 1-26
FRIDAY JAN 16th
12
The New Manifest Destiny
1890-1909
27-28
1/28
13
The Progressive Era
1901-1918
29-30
2/5
14
World War I & The Roaring 20's
1919-1929
31-32
2/17
15
The Great Depression and The New Deal
1920-1938
33-34
2/27
16
The Second World War
1933-1960
35-36
3/16
17
The Cold War Begins & the Eisenhower Era
1952-1968
37-38
3/25
18
The 1960s and 1970s
1968-1990
39-40
4/8
19
Contemporary America
1981-2002
41-42
4/30
United States History in Review
1-42
5/1 & 5/6
� The Korean War
� The 1960s
� The Vietnam War
� Watergate** Please note that the dates for quizzes may occasionally vary from the list above due to calendar changes. Any changes from the original list that came with your syllabus will be distinguished above in bold italics.
** Pages 513-516, 524-541, and 543-587 of HARDCOVER version will be copied for students who have the soft cover version of Don't Know Much About History.
Unit Title:
Textbook Chapters:
Don't Know... Paperback Version
Don't Know... Hardcover Version
Exploration & Settling the New World
1-5
1-41
1-47
Road to Revolution
6-7
41-79
47-93
American Revolution & Establishing a Nation
8-9
52-98
71-140
The Virginia Dynasty and the Era of Good Feeling
10-12
98-118
141-165
Jacksonian Democracy
13-14
116-129
163-177
Antebellum America: Reforming Society
15-16
125-134
172-182
Manifest Destiny & Growing Sectionalism
17-18
135-150
163-201
The Coming of Civil War
19-20
150-169
201-224
Civil War and Reconstruction
21-22
163-189
215-251
The Gilded Age & The Growth of Industry
23-24
199-212
264-278
Cities, The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution
25-26
190-198; 210-217; 229-233
253-264; 277-283; 296-300
The New Manifest Destiny
27-28
217-229
283-296
The Progressive Era
29-30
229-236
296-303
World War I & The Roaring 20's
31-32
236-267
303-341
The Great Depression and The New Deal
33-34
267-286
341-358
The Second World War
35-36
286-318
358-396
The Cold War Begins & The Eisenhower Era
37-38
319-347
397-436
The 1960s and 1970s
39-40
348-410
437-510
Contemporary America
41-42
410-422**
510-587
United States History in Review
1-42
423-434
589-630
