# data[].attributes.body
Part #1

# data[].attributes.body
Part #3

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
In 48 episodes, John Green will teach you the history of the United States of America! This course is based off of the 2013 AP US History curriculum. By the ...

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
This playlist will cover all of the essential topics for Advanced Placement U.S. History courses. It aligns with American Pageant Chapters 1-5, American Hist...

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Includes a 12minute quick review of important Supreme Court cases, plus other videos catering to specific Supreme Court cases in the APUSH curriculum. I beli...

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AP US History Study Guide from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 1 (1491 - 1607) In 10 Minutes!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.keywords[]
history lectures united states world study help teacher social studies

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The most important events in History explained by HipHughes, YouTube EDU Guru & TV Talking Head (History Channel/American Hero Network). Controls buttons appreciated! https://paypal.me/pools/campaign/112351254928726547 HipHughes History is a series of upbeat, personable and educational lectures designed for students and lifelong learners. Videos primarily focus on US History and Politics but span across World History and general interest.

# data[].attributes.body
America the Story Us

# data[].attributes.body
Men that Built America

# data[].attributes.body
You can stream on Youtube.com

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Spanish Colonization of the Americas (New Spain / APUSH Period 1 / Colonial America)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
http://www.tomrichey.net In the first part of my lecture series on European colonization of the Americas, I take a look at the Spanish colonists, their goals, and their relationship with the Indians that they encountered. The Spanish were motivated by God, Glory, and Gold, seeking to create an empire in the Americas and to evangelize the Native American population.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Religious Freedom in Colonial New England (APUSH)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
http://www.tomrichey.net When we were little, we were all told that the Pilgrims and other settlers in the Massachusetts Colony came to the New World for religious freedom. Politicians, such as Ronald Reagan and Mitt Romney, have invoked John Winthrop's idea of a "City on a Hill" as a metaphor for the United States.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
New Netherland (Dutch Colonization - Colonial America) APUSH @TomRichey

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
French Colonization of North America (New France Colonial America APUSH) @TomRichey

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Native American Cultures (1491-1607) - (APUSH Period 1 / APUSH Chapter 1)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Unit 10 ww2 cold war review sheet 2018

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AP History Long Essay Question (LEQ) Explained

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Frank Warren, a history professor at Queens College and a former Chief Faculty Consultant for AP U.S. History, offers the following suggestions for writing a good response to a document-based question (DBQ) or free-response essay question.

Write More Often

AP students need to write, and to write often. This practice is an excellent way to develop the skill of casting a thesis statement and marshalling evidence in support of a valid generalization.

Define Your Terms Where Necessary

Look especially at terms like liberal or conservative, radical or progressive. Be prepared to define other central terms, such as major change, that may appear to be obvious but can be ambiguous.

Start with a Clearly Stated Thesis

Some good essay writers begin with a thesis statement, back it up with supporting evidence from documents and outside knowledge, and, if time permits, restate the thesis at the end. Other writers analyze the material and build up logically to their thesis statement. On an AP Exam, you should use whichever method you feel most comfortable with. In any case, exam day is probably not a good time to experiment with a new, unfamiliar method of writing.

Organize Your Response Carefully

In addition to having a strong thesis, it is a good idea to have a guiding organizational principle - a stated agenda for making your point. Try to integrate your outside information into your response. Your exam shouldn't read as if you threw in a few tidbits of outside information at the end.

Make Sure Thesis Matches Assessment & Knowledge

Many good essay writers demonstrate a sense of complexity in the documents, showing that most of the evidence may point in one direction but that part of the evidence points in a different direction. It is better, however, to support a clear, simple thesis than to create artificially a complexity that you can't support using the documents or outside knowledge. Almost every essay - including the DBQ - is designed to allow the student to agree or disagree with the statement. Your ultimate goal should be to present a well-argued and well-supported thesis, not merely to give the people scoring the essay what you think they want.

Build an Argument

The best essays - in terms of arguing their case - are those that marshal the positive arguments in favor of their position but that also refute or answer possible rival theses. Even if you think a statement is completely true, it is better to confront and negate the evidence that seems to refute it than to ignore the counterevidence completely.

Integrate the Documents and Your Analysis

Don't merely explain what is stated in the documents. Rather, use the documents as part of an integrated essay in support of your thesis.

Don't Quote Large Portions of the Documents

The readers of the essays are already familiar with the documents. You can quote a short passage or two if necessary, to make your point, but don't waste time or space reciting them.

Choose Your Essays Wisely

Select the questions you are best prepared to answer. The questions that invite the easiest generalizations are not always the ones you should answer. As you read through the questions and make your choices, ask yourself for which of the questions are you best prepared to support your thesis.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Frank Warren, a history professor at Queens College and a former Chief Faculty Consultant for AP U.S. History, offers the following suggestions for writing a good response to a document-based question (DBQ) or free-response essay question. Write More Often AP students need to write, and to write often.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 2 (1607 - 1754) In 10 Minutes!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 3 (1754 - 1800) in 10 Minutes

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 4: (1800 - 1844) In 10 Minutes!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 5 In 10 Minutes! (1844 - 1877)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
How to Answer a Stimulus Based Multiple Choice Question

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 6 In 10 Minutes! (1865 - 1898)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 8 In 10 Minutes! (1945 - 1980)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 9 In 10 Minutes! (1980 - Present)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Review: Period 7 In 10 Minutes! (1890 - 1945)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Ever sat there with butterflies flitting around in your stomach before the big test? You're unsure of yourself. You're betting you'll fail...again. You're certain that you're just not a good test-taker. You're certain that the GRE or the ACT or the LSAT is finally going to eat you alive. You'll never make it into the school of your dreams because there's just no way you're going to succeed at this test.

Well, just stop it.

Before you take your next test, whether it's just a low-stakes midterm or a high-stakes exam like the SAT, memorize one of these 7 motivational quotes to inspire you to do your best. Better yet? Memorize a few and really give yourself a confidence boost. ​

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
7 Motivational Quotes to Help Mentally Prepare Before the Big Exam

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Ever sat there with butterflies flitting around in your stomach before the big test? You're unsure of yourself. You're betting you'll fail...again. You're certain that you're just not a good test-taker. You're certain that the GRE or the ACT or the LSAT is finally going to eat you alive.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
The AP U.S. History course and exam expect students to be master several key skills that enable them to effectively study, understand, and interpret the past. At least one of these nine APUSH historical thinking skills is tested on every single question on the exam. So just what are these nine essential skills you're expected to master and demonstrate? Read on to find out more.

1. Analyzing Evidence: Content and Sourcing

The first of the nine APUSH historical thinking skills deals with how well you can analyze primary sources. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to examine a primary source and identify:

2. Interpretation

This skill deals with analyzing secondary sources - those in which a historian is interpreting the past. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to examine a secondary source and describe:

3. Comparison

This skill deals with making historical connections by comparing and contrasting events, societies, or perspectives. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to:

4. Contextualization

Contextualization involves the ability to put something in its proper historical context-understanding an event or document in relation to what else was happening at the same time, in the same area, or within the same long-term process. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to:

5. Synthesis

Synthesis is bringing multiple elements together by making connections between different time periods, events, people, cultures, locations, and perspectives. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to:

make connections between various historical issues across time periods and locations

make connections between different historical themes

6. Causation

Causation is a chronological reasoning skill. It involves understanding cause-and-effect relationships throughout history. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to:

identify long- and short-term causes of historical events

evaluate the relative significance of multiple causes of a historical event

7. Patterns of Continuity and Change Over Time

This skill asks you to look for patterns in the way that events unfold across time and place. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to:

8. Periodization

Periodization involves understanding how and why historians organize history into periods the way that they do. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to:

9. Argumentation

The last one of the APUSH historical thinking skills centers on the ability to make and support an argument about historical events and processes. This skill comes in especially handy on the APUSH essay questions. To demonstrate this skill, you should be able to:

About Sarah Bradstreet

Sarah is an educator and writer with a Master's degree in education from Syracuse University who has helped students succeed on standardized tests since 2008. She loves reading, theater, and chasing around her two kids.

Magoosh blog comment policy: To create the best experience for our readers, we will approve and respond to comments that are relevant to the article, general enough to be helpful to other students, concise, and well-written! :) If your comment was not approved, it likely did not adhere to these guidelines. If you are a Premium Magoosh student and would like more personalized service, you can use the Help tab on the Magoosh dashboard. Thanks!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The AP U.S. History course and exam expect students to be master several key skills that enable them to effectively study, understand, and interpret the past. At least one of these nine APUSH historical thinking skills is tested on every single question on the exam.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
APUSH Period 3: U.S. History 1754-1800 - YouTube

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Sign in now to see your channels and recommendations!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Animated Map Shows How World War I Changed Europe's Borders

# data[].attributes.body
Epic Review

# data[].attributes.body
Review 1500-1870

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
AP US History Study Guide from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

# data[].attributes.body
LBJ-Great Society

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Lessons Learned: General MacArthur's Dismissal

# data[].attributes.body
NATO

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Lessons Learned: North Atlantic Treaty Signing

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The events of World War II perspective of space Documentary

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Here's How the Truman Doctrine Established the Cold War | History

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Cuban Missile Crisis in 5 Minutes - Manny Man Does History

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226

# data[].attributes.body
APUSH TERMS

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The security system for this website has been triggered. Completing the challenge below proves you are a human and gives you temporary access.

# data[].attributes.body
Playlist

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
It has been a century like no other. And ABC news is proud to present this extraordinary visual encyclopedia of America’s last one hundred years. Unprecedent...

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Eyes On The Prize - (Part 1) Awakenings 1954–1956

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
In this section, you will find the entire new AP Curriculum in chronological order, by time period and key concepts. This is a MUST KNOW. All AP test questions (multiple-choice, short answer, DBQ, and long essay will be based on this information.) If you have any questions, feel free to email me at Adam@apushreview.com.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
In this section, you will find the entire new AP Curriculum in chronological order, by time period and key concepts. This is a MUST KNOW. All AP test questions (multiple-choice, short answer, DBQ, and long essay will be based on this information.) If you have any questions, feel free to email me at Adam@apushreview.com.

# data[].attributes.body
It’s kind of the Cold War in a nutshell

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Cold War, represented with Spongebob (THANK YOU FOR 1000 SUBSCRIBERS!!)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
"A Brief History of America's Independence: Part 1" (Revolutionary War) - 321Learning