1. APUSH EXAM ESSAY TOPIC REVIEW

2. How did America transform from an isolated Native American domain to a highly sought after land for European Nations?

3. Historians typically describe the development of the American colonies as that of 3 distinct regions. Examine this idea, identify & describe these regions & the distinct nature of each. Finally, draw conclusions of the future impact of colonial regionalism.

4. Why did the English colonies become more permanent over time than the settlements of the French and Spanish?

5. Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonials’ resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values

6. Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775–1783.

7. Analyze the development of the American republic from 1789 through 1815 and discuss the political, economic, and social issues that helped influence this development.

8. Analyze the impact of the market revolution (1815–1860) on the economies of TWO of the following regions. The Northeast The Midwest The South

9. Why do politics in Antebellum America differ from the Early Republic and how do these changes impact society?

10. Analyze the impact of expansion on American politics from the period 1800 to 1850

11. Analyze the social, political, and economic forces of the 1840s and early 1850s that led to the emergence of the Republican Party.

12. Analyze the ways in which controversy over the extension of slavery into western territories contributed to the coming of the Civil War. Confine your answer to the period 1845–1861.