Themes American Diversity American Identity Culture Demographic Change Economic Transformation Environment Globalization Politics and Citizenship Reform Religion Slavery and Its Legacy War and Diplomacy

Scoring MC: 90 FRQs: 90 (2001) 5: 114-180 (>63%) DBQ: 40.5 FRQs (2x): 24.75 (2001) 5: 114-180 (>63%) 4: 92-113 (>51%) 3: 74-91 (>41%) 2: 42-73 (>23%) 1: 0-41

Recent DBQ Topics 1999: Pre-Revolution Identity 2000: Labor Unions 1877-1900 2001: Ike and Cold War Fears 2002: Antebellum Reform (B: Era of Good Feelings 2003:New Deal (B: Progressive Reform 2004: French and Indian War (B: Interwar Foreign Policy 2005: AR Revolutionary? (B: Causes Civil War 2006: Women Post-AR (B: Begin Cold War 2007: Farmers 19th (B: Johnson and Great Society 2008: Vietnam (B: Immigration 2009: Revolutionary + EAR Slavery (B: Blacks +CW+RR 2010: Puritanism (B: Antebellum Western Expansion

Analyze the cultural and economic responses of TWO of the following groups to the Indians of North America before 1750. British French Spanish (00) Compare the ways in which 2 of the following reflected tensions in colonial society: Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) Pueblo Revolt (1680) Salem witchcraft trials (1692) Stono Rebellion (1739) (03B)

Compare and contrast the ways in which economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750. (2006) Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society (to 1740) in TWO of the following regions: New England Chesapeake Middle Atlantic (2002)

Evaluate the relative importance of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776: Parliamentary taxation British military measures Restriction of civil liberties The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas (1992) To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution. (1999 DBQ: 1750-1776)

Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nation (2003) Although the power of the national government increased during the Early Republic, this development often faced serious opposition. Compare the motives and effectiveness of those opposed to the growing power of the national government in TWO of the following: Whiskey Rebellion, 1794 Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 1798-99 Hartford Convention, 1814-1815 Nullification Crisis, 1832-1833 (2003B)

Historians have traditionally labeled the period after the War of 1812 the “Era of Good Feelings.” Evaluate the accuracy of this label, considering the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism. (02) “Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals.” Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to the years 1825-1860. (2002)

In what ways did developments in transportation bring about economic and social change in the United States in the period 1820 to 1860? (2003) In what ways and to what extent was industrial development from 1800 to 1860 a factor in the relationship between the northern and southern states? (2006B)