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Period 4: 1800-1848 (College Board AP® US History)

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Contextualizing Period 4

  1. Summary of Key Themes and Context: 1800-1848

The Rise of Political Parties & the Era of Jefferson

  1. The Rise of Political Parties
  2. The Louisiana Purchase
  3. The Supreme Court Strengthens Federal Powers
  4. The War of 1812

Politics and Regional Interests

  1. Regional v National Interests
  2. Statehood of Missouri

America on the World Stage

  1. Expansion of U.S. & Foreign Policy

Market Revolution: Industrialization

  1. Development of Industry in the US

Market Revolution: Society & Culture

  1. Social Changes of the Market Revolution in the US
  2. Cultural Changes of the Market Revolution

Expanding Democracy

  1. Change in Voting & Strife Within Political Party

Jackson & Federal Power

  1. Emergence of Two New Political Parties
  2. Movement to Resettle Native Americans

The Development of an American Culture

  1. Elements of a New American Culture

The Second Great Awakening

  1. Rise of Democratic Beliefs and Individualism

An Age of Reform

  1. Religious and Social Reforms

African Americans in the Early Republic

  1. African Americans Seek Freedom

The Society of the South in the Early Republic

  1. Enslavement Becomes Imbedded in the Southern Culture

Glossary: Period 4

  1. Period 4: Glossary

The Rise of Political Parties & the Era of Jefferson

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Politics and Regional Interests

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

America on the World Stage

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Market Revolution: Industrialization

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Market Revolution: Society & Culture

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Expanding Democracy

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

Jackson & Federal Power

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

The Development of an American Culture

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

The Second Great Awakening

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

An Age of Reform

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

African Americans in the Early Republic

  1. Multiple Choice Questions

The Society of the South in the Early Republic

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  1. The Rise of Political Parties & the Era of Jefferson
  2. Politics and Regional Interests
  3. America on the World Stage
  4. Market Revolution: Industrialization
  5. Market Revolution: Society & Culture
  6. Expanding Democracy
  7. Jackson & Federal Power
  8. The Development of an American Culture
  9. The Second Great Awakening
  10. An Age of Reform
  11. African Americans in the Early Republic
  12. The Society of the South in the Early Republic
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