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U.S. History 1492-1877: The Civil War

Today's lesson: The Civil War. A war may be civil, but it's never pretty. Well, aside from the Pretty Pink Fairy Wars of '93...but no one seems to want to talk to us about those.


Period 1: 1491 to 1607 Videos 27 videos

AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 1: 1491-1607
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AP U.S. History Period 1: 1491-1607 Drill 3, Problem 2. The cultivation of maize, depicted in the image, also played a significant role in which of...

AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 1: 1491-1607
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AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 1: 1491-1607. The introduction of European goods to the Great Plains affected the native population in all of the follow...

AP U.S. History 1.1 Period 1: 1491–1607
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What kind of economic model did New England's environment encourage the Iroquois, and similar cultures, to adopt?

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Period 2: 1607 to 1754 Videos 36 videos

AP U.S. History Exam 1.9
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.9. When discussing the country's need to protect the British colonies, Parliament was referring to...what?

AP U.S. History 1.1 Period 2: 1607–1754
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AP U.S. History 1.1 Period 2: 1607–1754. The racial ideology reflected in the Spanish caste system depicted above differed from the views of the...

AP U.S. History 3.3 Period 2: 1607-1754
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AP U.S. History 3.3 Period 2: 1607-1754. The direct effect of the process depicted in the image was...what?

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Period 3: 1754 to 1800 Videos 35 videos

AP U.S. History Exam 2.1
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.1. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the settlement patterns shown on the map?

AP U.S. History Exam 2.10
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.10. What does the excerpt suggest about the movement for American independence?

AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 3: 1754-1800
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AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 3: 1754-1800. The enactment of the goals expressed in the excerpt directly led to...what?

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Period 4: 1800 to 1848 Videos 20 videos

AP U.S. History Exam 2.18
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.18. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the rise of the abolitionist movement that is described in the excerpt?

AP U.S. History 4.2 Period 4: 1800-1848
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AP U.S. History 4.2 Period 4: 1800-1848. One direct effect of the trend described in the excerpt was...what?

AP U.S. History Exam 2.20
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.20. Based on the argument in the excerpt, many abolitionists would have been likely to support...what?

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Period 5: 1844 to 1877 Videos 39 videos

AP U.S. History Exam 1.22
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.22. Over time, what had the biggest impact on the environmental transformation and division of the larger Western territorie...

AP U.S. History Exam 2.22
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.22. How did many immigrants seek refuge from the sentiments expressed in the image?

AP U.S. History 1.3 Period 5: 1848-1877
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AP U.S. History: Religion and Reform in Antebellum America Drill 1, Problem 2. How did the creation of Kansas affect the country's political l...

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Period 6: 1865 to 1898 Videos 26 videos

AP U.S. History 2.2 Period 6: 1865-1898
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AP U.S. History 2.2 Period 6: 1865-1898. In this AP U.S. History question determine why the structures of companies in industries like steel b...

AP U.S. History Exam 1.31
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The appeal of city living has always been strong. Can you figure out why new immigrants chose to live in big cities? Hint: they weren't trying to b...

AP U.S. History Diagnostic 15
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AP U.S. History Diagnostic 15. How did groups like the ones represented by the image influence industry in America?

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Period 7: 1890 to 1945 Videos 39 videos

AP U.S. History Diagnostic 18
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AP U.S. History Diagnostic 18. What shift in the United States economy is represented by the image?

AP U.S. History Exam 2.35
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.35. How did factories like the one shown in the image impact women and immigrants?

AP U.S. History Exam 1.31
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The appeal of city living has always been strong. Can you figure out why new immigrants chose to live in big cities? Hint: they weren't trying to b...

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Period 8: 1945 to 1980 Videos 41 videos

AP U.S. History Diagnostic 22
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AP U.S. History Diagnostic 22. Which established foreign policy was the National Security Council Report used to solidify?

AP U.S. History Diagnostic 24
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AP U.S. History Diagnostic 24. How did the United States choose containment over the National Security Council Report in Latin America?

AP U.S. History 1.1 Period 8: 1945-1980
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In this AP U.S. History question read the excerpt and determine how it reflects on conceptual shifts in American Foreign Policy.  AP U.S. His...

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Period 9: 1980 to Present Videos 24 videos

AP U.S. History Exam 1.51
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.51. Despite the popularity of his inaugural message, Reagan and other conservative politicians were met with opposition w...

AP U.S. History Exam 1.52
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.52. Why did the federal government continue to grow in the 1980s despite the philosophies expressed by Reagan in the ex...

AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 9: 1980-Present
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AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 9: 1980-Present. Which of the following historical events would undermine the promises made by the Republican Party in i...

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