Ap us history Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Era of Good Feelings CORRECT ANSWER Term to describe James Monroe's period as president (). The Democratic-Republicans party dominated politics. On the surface everything looked fine, however there were conflicts over tariffs, the national bank, internal improvements, and public land sales. (p. 150) sectionalism CORRECT ANSWER The Era of Good Feelings was damaged by the sectional controversy of the Missouri Compromise. Sectionalist tension over slavery became apparent during that time. (p. 1...

Chapter 3: Discovering and Settling the New World 1492-1700 ... John Calvin French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion Martin Luther a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. John Smith ..., Helped found and govern Jamest...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 2Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore - correct answers In 1634, Cecil Calvert (Second Lord Baltimore) was the son of George Calvert (First Lord Baltimore). Cecil Calvert set about making his father's dream of a Maryland colony that would be a haven for Catholics in America. (p. 27) Act of Toleration - correct answers The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to provide a s...

AP US History Latest Update with Certified Solutions Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) An agreement between Portugal and Spain which declared that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal. St. Augustine (1565) The oldest continually inhabited European settlement in United States territory. Mercantilism European government policies of the 16th-18th centuries designed...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 24Great Depression - correct answers This depression of the 1930's lasted far longer, caused more business failures and unemployment, and affected more people - both of the middle class and the working class - than any other preceding period of hard times. Black Thursday - October 24 - correct answers There was an unprecedented volume of selling on Wall Street, and stock prices plunged. The next day hoping to stave off disaster, a group of bankers bought millions ...

Amsco AP US History Chapter 22Beginning of the War - correct answers - Serbian terrorist assassinates Archduke Ferdinand - Austria declares war on Serbia - Germany, an ally of Germany, declares war on Russia, an ally of Serbia - Germany declares war on France, an ally of Russia - Britain, as an ally of France, declares war on Germany Causes of the war - correct answers M - militarism A - secret alliances N - nationalism I - imperialism A - assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Archdu...

Unit 4 terms for APUSH covering chapters 8 thru 11 and the years 1801-1823

AP US History Exam Review Latest Update Already Passed Chapter 3: Discovering and Settling the New World ... John Calvin French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion Martin Luther a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. John Smith ..., Helpe...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 7 Thomas Jefferson - correct answers A prominent statesman, Thomas Jefferson became George Washington's first secretary of state. Along with James Madison, Jefferson took up the cause of strict constructionists and the Republican Party, advocating limited federal government. As the nation's third president from 1801 to 1809, Jefferson organized the national government by Thomas Jefferson Republican ideals, doubled the size of the nation, and struggled to maintain...

AMSCO AP US History Topics 2.2-2.7 Exam Questions and Answers