APUSH Summer Assignment
If a student does not complete the summer assignments before the first day of the fall semester, he or she will be immediately removed from the AP course and reassigned to an Honors class. Any appeal must be made in writing to the school’s administration after which time a meeting will be scheduled for the student and parent/guardian to make their argument in person to the principal and teacher. The final decision will be made by the principal within 24 hours of the meeting.
Prior to the first day of class in AP US History, students will be expected to have completed the following:
1. Read and take notes on the New World Beginnings slideshow on Dropbox.
a. Students have to be invited to join the Dropbox folder for AP US History. To be invited, you must see Mr. Wade before the end of the school year so that you can give him your email address.
b. Once you have been invited to join the class Dropbox folder, simply go towww.dropbox.com and sign up for an account. You will then have access to AP US History class materials.
c. If you have issues you may contact Mr. Wade by email atbwade@lexcs.org or you can text any questions to 336-880-1309.
2. Answer the following questions:
a. What was the primary factor that contributed to the success of the Spanish conquest of the New World?
b. What important evidence can you provide regarding the conquests of the Aztecs & the Inca? Draw a bullet outline for each.
3. Google “apcentral us history”. Go to the US History Course page.
a. Under AP US History Course Information:
i. Read the AP Course Description
b. Under Exam Information & Resources:
i. Take a look at the Practice exams
ii. Read the AP US History Exam Information
iii. Read about the DBQ.
4. Find at least one website that you can use as a resource for the course. You will share what you find with the class.
5. Write the following essay:
a. Analyze the Columbian Exchange and explain how BOTH the Spanish and the Natives were affected by their interaction.
i. Note: For the essay, you should expect to spend 5 minutes planning the essay and 30 minutes writing it. You should endeavor not to use your notes. If your essay is not at least 1 page and 1/2, you have not fully answered the question.
6. Memorize the inauguration years of the presidents. This will serve you as a scaffold for the material you learn in AP. You will assessed on the first day of school.
AP Central Questions
Read over the AP US History Course Description and answer the following questions.
1. How long will the APUSH exam take?
2. How long do have on the 80 question multiple choice section?
3. What is the suggested writing time for the DBQ?
4. What is the percentage of the test that deals with social change, and cultural and intellectual developments?
5. What is the answer to #23 in the sample questions?
Under Exam Information & Resources, look at the AP US History Exam Information and answer the following questions.
1. What was the 2012 FRQ regarding the French and Indian War asking? (Part B, Question 2)
2. In the directions for writing the essay, what are you required to provide to support your generalizations about a particular time period?
3. Why are going to need to know your dates to be successful on the AP essays in a way that wasn’t necessary in the World History class?
Due to Mr. Wade on Day 1.
1. Answers to questions regarding the notes on New World Beginnings.
2. One website that you plan to use to help you on your way to getting a 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Exam.
3. The essay on Spanish/Native interaction.
4. Be ready for the 1st day assessment on the presidents.
5. Answer the AP Central Questions
US Presidents
George Washington (1789-1797)
John Adams (1797-1801)
Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
James Madison (1809-1817)
James Monroe (1817-1825)
John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
William Henry Harrison (1841) (died in office)
John Tyler (1841-1845)
James K. Polk (1845-1849)
Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) (died in office)
Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
James Buchanan (1857-1861)
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) (died in office)
Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
James A. Garfield (1881) (died in office)
Chester Arthur (1881-1885)
Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
William McKinley (1897-1901) (died in office)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
William Howard Taft (1909-1913)
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) (died in office)
Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) (died in office)
Harry S Truman (1945-1953)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) (died in office)
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
George Bush (1989-1993)
Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
George W. Bush (2001- 2009)
Barack Obama (2009-
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