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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 Exam 1.55
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.55. Which of the following was a result of the demographic changes shown in the map?

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 Exam 2.2
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.2. Prior to European contact, why was it necessary for the societies of the "Plains" region on the map to live a mobile life...

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Period 2: 1607 to 1754 Videos 36 videos

AP U.S. History Exam 1.55
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.55. Which of the following was a result of the demographic changes shown in the map?

AP U.S. History Exam 1.7
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.7. Over time, how did the trade shown in the image impact the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies?

AP U.S. History Exam 1.8
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.8. How did the system illustrated in the image impact attitudes toward race in the North American colonies?

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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 Diagnostic 9
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AP U.S. History Diagnostic 9. How did the depletion of farmland in the Southeast increase tensions over slavery?

AP U.S. History Exam 1.18
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.18. One significant result of the work in the excerpt was...what?

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Period 5: 1844 to 1877 Videos 39 videos

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

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?

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Period 6: 1865 to 1898 Videos 26 videos

AP U.S. History Exam 2.28
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AP U.S. History Exam 2.28. What role did the government play in the growth of Veblen's "leisure class" after the Civil War?

AP U.S. History Exam 1.28
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.28. What made it possible for businesses to consolidate and grow in the way that the image represents?

AP U.S. History Exam 1.34
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.34. Which of the following shifts in American Society is reflected in the image?

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Period 7: 1890 to 1945 Videos 39 videos

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 1.1 Period 7: 1890–1945
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AP U.S. History 1.1 Period 7: 1890–1945. The Clayton Antitrust Act marked a new period in American labor relations because it...what?

AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 7: 1890-1945
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AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 7: 1890-1945. Antitrust laws like the Clayton Act were a direct response to what development in the United States economy?

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Period 8: 1945 to 1980 Videos 41 videos

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...

AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 8: 1945-1980
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AP U.S. History: Industrial American in 19th Century Drill 1, Problem 5. In addition to foreign aid, the United States used military force in Korea...

AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 8: 1945-1980
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AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 8: 1945-1980. The process seen in the image reflects a continuation  of which of the following trends?

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Period 9: 1980 to Present Videos 24 videos

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 Exam 1.55
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AP U.S. History Exam 1.55. Which of the following was a result of the demographic changes shown in the map?

AP U.S. History 2.3 Period 9: 1980-Present
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In this AP U.S. History question figure out how immigration laws fundamentally changed in the 1980s. AP U.S. History: Imperialism in 19th Centur...

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