5 Steps to a 5: AP U.S. History 2024 (2024)

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Create an account atwww.mheducation.com/5stepsapushenter your e-mail address andcreate a password.You’re all set to start studying!134To Access Your Online Course:redeeMYouraccess codemhapusht273mhapusht2732Book • Online • MobileONLINE PREP COURSEYOUR PERSONALIZED STUDY PROGRAM

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AP U.S. History2024Daniel P. MurphyEmily Lewellen5 STEPS TO ANew YorkChicagoSan FranciscoAthensLondonMadridMexico CityMilanNew DelhiSingaporeSydneyTorontoELITESTUDENTEDITION

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CONTENTSPrefacexiiiIntroduction: 5-Step ProgramxivSTEP 1Set Up Your Study Program1What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. History Exam3Advanced Placement Program3AP U.S. History Exam5Taking the AP U.S. History Exam62Preparing for the AP U.S. History Exam8Getting Started8Three Plans for Test Preparation10STEP 2Determine Your Test Readiness3Take a Diagnostic Exam17How to Use the Diagnostic Exam17When to Use the Diagnostic Exam18Conclusion (After the Exam)18AP U.S. History Diagnostic Exam19Answers to the Diagnostic Exam39STEP 3Develop Strategies for Success4Mastering Skills and Understanding Themes for the Exam59The AP U.S. History Exam59Reasoning Skills, Historical Analytical Skills, Historical Themes,and Exam Questions605Strategies for Approaching Each Question Type64Multiple-Choice Questions65Short-Answer Questions67Document-Based Question (DBQ)68Long Essay Question70Using Primary Source Documents72STEP 4Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High6Settling of the Western Hemisphere (1491–1607)77Native America77The Europeans Arrive78Chapter Review80Review Questions81Answers and Explanations837Colonial America (1607–1650)84New France84English Interest in America85Effects of European Settlement88Chapter Review88Review Questions89Answers and Explanations90v

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8British Empire in America: Growth and Conflict (1650–1750)91Part of an Empire92Interactions Between Native Americans and Europeans93Growth of Slavery93Political Unrest in the Colonies94Salem Witch Trials94Imperial Wars95American Self-Government95Salutary Neglect96First Great American Religious Revival96Chapter Review97Review Questions97Answers and Explanations999Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750–1775)100War in the West101Defeat of New France101The British Need Money102Stamp Act Crisis102Townshend Acts103Boston Massacre104Boston Tea Party105Intolerable Acts105First Continental Congress106Chapter Review106Review Questions107Answers and Explanations10810American Revolution and the New Nation (1775–1787)110Lexington and Concord111Second Continental Congress111Thomas Paine’sCommon Sense112Declaration of Independence112Reactions to Independence113Balance of Forces114The War in the North114The Saratoga Campaign115The War in the South115The Treaty of Paris116New State Constitutions and the Articles of Confederation116Financial Problems117Northwest Ordinances117Shays’ Rebellion118Chapter Review118Review Questions119Answers and Explanations12011Establishment of New Political Systems (1787–1800)122The Constitutional Convention123The Ratification Battle124The Bill of Rights125The Birth of the Party System125Hamilton’s Economic Program126Effects of the French Revolution126Washington’s Foreign Policy127The Presidency of John Adams127Chapter Review128Review Questions129Answers and Explanations131viContents

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12Jeffersonian Revolution (1800–1820)133Election of 1800134An Assertive Supreme Court135A New Frontier135The Louisiana Purchase136Burr’s Conspiracy136Renewal of War in Europe137The War of 1812138The End of the War138A Federalist Debacle and the Era of Good Feelings139Henry Clay and the American System139Missouri Compromise139Chapter Review140Review Questions141Answers and Explanations14213Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820–1845)144The Rise of Manufacturing145The Monroe Doctrine146Native American Removal146The Transportation Revolution and Religious Revival147An Age of Reform147Jacksonian Democracy148The Nullification Controversy149The Bank War150The Whig Party and the Second Party System150Chapter Review151Review Questions152Answers and Explanations15414Union Expanded and Challenged (1835–1860)155The Society of the South156Manifest Destiny157The Alamo and Texas Independence157Expansion and the Election of 1844158The Mexican War158Political Consequences of the Mexican War159The Political Crisis of 1850160Aftermath of the Compromise of 1850160Franklin Pierce in the White House161The Kansas-Nebraska Act161“Bleeding Kansas”162TheDred ScottDecision162The Lincoln-Douglas Debates162John Brown and Harpers Ferry163The Election of 1860163Chapter Review164Review Questions165Answers and Explanations16615Union Divided: The Civil War (1861–1865)168North and South on the Brink of War169Searching for Compromise169Gunfire at Fort Sumter170Opening Strategies170The Loss of Illusions171Union Victories in the West171The Home Fronts172Contentsvii

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The Emancipation Proclamation173The Turn of the Tide173War Weariness174The End of the War174Chapter Review175Review Questions176Answers and Explanations17716Era of Reconstruction (1865–1877)179Lincoln and Reconstruction180Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction181Efforts to Help the Freedmen181Radical Reconstruction182The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson182Final Phase of Radical Reconstruction183The End of Reconstruction183Chapter Review184Review Questions186Answers and Explanations18717Western Expansion and Its Impact onthe American Character (1860–1895)189Government Encouragement of Western Settlement190Challenges for Western Farmers191Agricultural Innovation191Women and Minorities on the Agricultural Frontier192The Mining and Lumbering Frontier192The Ranching Frontier193The End of Native American Independence193Agrarian Anger and Populism194The Gold Standard194The Grange and Farmers’ Alliances195The Populist Revolt195Populism and the Election of 1896196The Idea of the West196Chapter Review197Review Questions198Answers and Explanations20018America Transformed into the Industrial Giantof the World (1870–1910)202An Industrial Revolution203Changes in American Industry204A Changing Workplace204Big Business205The Emergence of Labor Unions206Uneven Affluence207The New Immigration208The Rise of the Modern American City209Gilded Age Politics210Social Criticism in the Gilded Age212Chapter Review212Review Questions214Answers and Explanations21519Rise of American Imperialism (1890–1913)217Postwar Diplomacy218Acquiring Hawaii219The New Imperialism219viiiContents

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The Spanish-American War220Combat in the Philippines and Cuba221The Cuban Conundrum221The Debate over Empire222The Panama Canal223The Roosevelt Corollary223Chapter Review224Review Questions225Answers and Explanations22720Progressive Era (1895–1914)229Roots of Progressivism230Progressive Objectives231Urban Progressivism231State-Level Progressivism232Progressivism and Women232Workplace Reform233Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal233Taft and Progressivism234The Election of 1912235Wilson and Progressivism236Assessing Progressivism236Chapter Review237Review Questions238Answers and Explanations24021United States and World War I (1914–1921)241War and American Neutrality242Growing Ties to the Allies243The Breakdown of German-American Relations244America in the War244The American Expeditionary Force in France245The Home Front245Regulating Thought246Social Change247Wilson and the Peace247Woodrow Wilson’s Defeat248Chapter Review249Review Questions250Answers and Explanations25222Beginning of Modern America: The 1920s254The Prosperous Twenties255The Republican “New Era”256Warren G. Harding as President256President Calvin Coolidge258The Election of 1928258The City Versus the Country in the 1920s259Popular Culture in the 1920s262Jazz Age Experimentation and Rebellion262The Growth of the Mass Media263A Lost Generation?263Chapter Review264Review Questions266Answers and Explanations26723Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1939)269Harbingers of Crisis: Economic Weaknesses of the 1920s271Black Tuesday and the End of the Bull Market272Contentsix

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The Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression272The Great Depression and American Society273President Hoover and the Depression274The Election of 1932275The Hundred Days276The Second New Deal277The Election of 1936278Critics of the New Deal279Twilight of the New Deal280Impact of the New Deal281American Culture During the New Deal282Chapter Review282Review Questions284Answers and Explanations28524World War II (1933–1945)287American Isolationism in the 1930s288The United States, the Middle East, and Anti-Semitism289The Election of 1940 and the End of Isolationism290The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor291The War Against Germany292The Middle East in World War II293The War Against Japan294The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb295The Home Front295Civil Rights During the War296Chapter Review297Review Questions298Answers and Explanations30025Origins of the Cold War (1945–1960)302The Beginnings of the Cold War304Europe and the Cold War304Communist Victories306The Middle East and the Cold War306The Cold War at Home308The Korean War309Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism310President Eisenhower and the Cold War311Tensions with the Soviet Union312Chapter Review313Review Questions314Answers and Explanations31626Prosperity and Anxiety: The 1950s318The Return of Prosperity319Politics in the Postwar Era320The Rise of the Civil Rights Movement321Life in Suburbia322Chapter Review324Review Questions325Answers and Explanations32627America in an Era of Turmoil (1960–1975)328The 1960 Election329The Liberal Hour of the 1960s330The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s: From Integration to Black Power331The Expansion of Rights Movements333xContents

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Cold War Crisis334The Vietnam War335Chapter Review338Review Questions339Answers and Explanations34128Decline and Rebirth (1968–1988)343The Presidency of Richard Nixon344The Ford Administration347The Carter Administration348The Election of 1980349The Reagan Administration350Chapter Review352Review Questions353Answers and Explanations35529Prosperity and a New World Order (1988–2000)357The Election of 1988358The Presidency of George H. W. Bush358The Election of 1992359The Presidency of Bill Clinton360The Election of 2000362Chapter Review362Review Questions363Answers and Explanations36530Threat of Terrorism, Increase of Presidential Power,and Economic Crisis (2001–2016)367The Presidency of George W. Bush368The Obama Presidency371President Obama’s Second Term372The Election of 2016374Chapter Review375Review Questions377Answers and Explanations37931Tumultuous Years: The Trump and Biden Presidencies (2017–2022)381Domestic Affairs382Foreign Policy384Biden: Domestic Affairs388Biden: Foreign Policy389Chapter Review390Review Questions392Answers and Explanations393STEP 5Build Your Test-Taking ConfidenceAP U.S. History Practice Exam 1399Answers to Practice Exam 1416AP U.S. History Practice Exam 2437Answers to Practice Exam 2455ELITE5 Minutes to a 5STUDENT180 Daily Questions and Activities477EDITIONGlossary715Bibliography747Websites749Contentsxi

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