AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

US History

This is a survey course that provides students with an investigation of important political, economic, and social developments in American history from the pre-colonial time period to the present day. Students will be engaged in activities that call upon their skills as historians (i.e. recognizing cause and effect relationships, various forms of research, expository and persuasive writing, reading of primary and secondary sources, comparing and contrasting important ideas and events).

Forum reference: 
US History
Book page: 
http://course-notes.org/US_History

Enduring Vision 8E Chapter 7 outline

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
The Federalist Papers
Vice Presidents of the United States
John Adams
Conservatism in the United States
Quasi-War
james madison
Presidency of George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
United States presidential election
Democratic-Republican Party
XYZ Affair
John Jay

Chapter Seven: Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800 pg 191-221 Chapter Seven Lead-in pg 191 The 1790s were a decade marked by political and economic transformation. America was cautiously optimistic that the new Republic would offer them a secure future. Nancy Ward, a Cherokee Indian, was less optimistic, in her life she participated in combat, conducted diplomacy, released war captives. When she married a British trader, Bryant ward, she changed her name to Nancy ward from her Indian Nanye?hi.

jackson

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Great Triumvirate
Second Party System
Andrew Jackson
Daniel Webster
Webster–Hayne debate
Nullification
Jackson
Bank War
Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Sectionalism and The United States Daniel Webster and Andrew Jackson A.P. U.S. History Part I ? Webster-Hayne Debates Reading A ? Hayne Advocates Nullification (pgs. 245-246) 1. What significant role does Hayne see for states in the federal system? How would this ?plan? change the nature of checks and balances? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Reading B ? Webster Pleads for the Union (pgs. 246-248) 1. In the italicized intro, Webster refers to a ?rope of sand?. What is this metaphor referring to?

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War
john wilkes booth
Abraham Lincoln
Lewis Powell
Seward
lincoln
Andrew Johnson
William H. Seward
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

Opening Question I can describe the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 8.81 Assess the impact of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on both the North and the South. Part II Lincoln?s Last Speech(April 11, 1865) Subject: Plans for peaceand Reconstruction John Wilkes Boothis there: Whispers to his companion ?Now, by God, I'll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever make.? Booth and hisconspirators: Decideto assassinate the President, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward all in the same evening A Nightat the Theater Lincoln attends: TheplayOur American Cousin, at Ford's Theater Ulysses S. Grant: Was to accompany him, but insteadgoes to visit his son in New Jersey Instead:

Apush study Guide ecomienda

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Unfree labor
Unfree labor
Labor history
Spanish West Indies
Encomenderos
Encomienda
Repartimiento

Name: ___________________________________________ The Encomienda System Big Idea Questions Guided Notes Areas of Concern Who groups benefited from encomiendas? Who was an individual that was instrumental in the decline of encomiendas? The New Curriculum and Encomiendas ? Key Concept 1.2, I, D. ?In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor, used in the encomienda system to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and other resources, was gradually replaced by African slavery.? ? Page 24 of the Curriculum framework ? Since the encomienda system is specifically mentioned in the framework, there is a good chance you will be directly assessed on it.

Manifest Destiny Term Paper grade-83

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Presidency of James K. Polk
Mexico–United States relations
Territorial evolution of the United States
mexico
united states
Manifest Destiny
John L. O'Sullivan
Mexican–American War
Texas Annexation
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
United States territorial acquisitions
Native Americans in the United States

Stewart Gabrielle Stewart Mr. West HIS 201 Fall 1 2015 September 30, 2015 Manifest Destiny: Mindset of the Superpower

dbq essay

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
james madison
articles of confederation
Federalism in the United States
Pennsylvania in the American Revolution
United States Constitution
Rhode Island Royal Charter

DBQ ? Essay #4 Analyze the evolving attitude of Americans toward the form and powers of national government between 1775 and 1791. Use the documents provided AND your knowledge of the time period. Document A Source: Letter from George Washington to John Jay, May 18, 1786

World War 2 Notes

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Prophets of Islam
Messianism
Spirituality
Monotheistic religions
religion
Jesus
Prayer
Monotheism
Gautama Buddha
Hinduism
Islam
End time

World History 2 Notes Pg. 627 #1-6 Meredith Robbins B5 9/8/14 7:38 PM Buddhism- According to the Buddha, how does one achieve happiness and fulfillment? Nirvana= by eliminating their attachment to worldly things. Has been a dominant religious, cultural, and social force throughout Asia ?Founder Siddhartha Gautama Who: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) When: lived 563- 483 BCE ?The Enlightend one? Where: Sri Lanka, Japan, Sameri, East Asia: ThaiLand, India, Southeast Asia Monks are expected to lead life of poverty, meditation study Buddhist believe in rebirth Buddha> monks/ nuns What: they believe Nirvana STUPA- Buddhist commermorative monumnet usually housing sacred relics associated with the Buddha or other saintly persons. 8 fold path Nirvna is achieve by following the 8 fold path

World War 2 Study guide

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Portuguese Empire
Age of Sail
spanish empire
trade routes
Colonization of the Americas
Conquistador
Christopher Columbus
Commercial Revolution
Ferdinand Magellan
Spice trade
Atlantic slave trade
Spanish colonization of the Americas

Unit 3 explorer test! Country of Origin and the accomplishments of the explorers: Prince Henry the Navigator: PORTUGAL Year: 1415 His conquests in Africa landed him spices and maps He founded a school of Navigation in 1419 to prefect mapmaking, shipbuilding, and instrument making Historians: honor his efforts with the name Henry the Navigator Vasco De Gama: PORTUGAL (Portugal > India) Year: 1498 Portugal > India Sails past the Cape of Good Hope and around Africa to India He helped Portugal compete with the overland spice trade routes Christopher Columbus: SPAIN (1451- 1506) (Spain > Hispaniola) Year: 1492 (he accidentally landed in the Americas instead of reaching the East Indies) Started his voyage August 3, 1492 and landed on an island in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - US History

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!