From King George III to President George W. Bush While this course covers the period of 1491 to the present, the in depth study of this course includes Period 3 through Period 8. These periods of American history include the rebellion against British rule, the founding of our nation, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Reagan presidency, and the transition to a new century.
According to College Board, 2021...
In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change. The course also provides eight themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places:
American and national identity
Work, exchange, and technology
Geography and the environment
Migration and settlement
Politics and power
America in the world
American and regional culture
Social structures [College Board, 2021]
Please Note: This course is specifically designed to challenge learners. Please be mindful that this course is rigorous, and you can expect to have homework almost every night. We are preparing for an AP examination on Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 8 AM.
It is YOUR responsibility to complete homework and reading assignments prior to attending class. Class time is devoted to analysis and application of historical content.
"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." ~Harry S Truman