AP United States History

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

Aristotle  384 BCE - 322 BCE -- Greek Philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great

Students should be familiar with conflicts, culture, economic eras, key people, political movements, social groups, and themes between pre-Columbian to present history. Interpretation of primary source documents within the context of history will also be required. Know the Founding Documents; War of 1812; Exploration and Discovery period; closing of the frontier, Manifest Destiny, slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Imperialism, WWI, WWII, Cold War, Civil Rights Era, and rise to global power.

AP United States History Reading List

Founding Documents:

Library of Congress and National Archives will be helpful in exploring primary source documents.

Declaration of Independence

Constitution

Bill of Rights

Federalist Papers

Primary Sources on the Web

Reference and User Sources Association (RUSA) a division of the American Library Association offers a guide to finding, evaluating and using primary sources on the web.