AP US History Class Presentations [These files are saved in either powerpoint or pdf format] UNIT ONE: Chapters 1 - 4 The Eve of Colonization: America & Europe Colonial Approaches English Colonization - Chesapeake English Colonization - New England English Colonization - Middle & Southern Colonies 17th Century Colonial Society Ben Franklin - Spirit of the Enlightenment The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening Mercantilism / Navigation Acts / Bacon's Rebellion Colonial Wars - French & Indian War UNIT TWO: Chapters 5 - 9 Road to Revolution Mind Map Underlying Causes of The American Revolution Causes of the American Revolution Declaration of Independence American Political Culture and Ideology The War A "Good Start" OR "Growing Pains"? Creating the American Government (The New Government - streamlined version) Hamilton vs. Jefferson - Part I Hamilton vs. Jefferson - Part II The Federalist Period: Washington & Adams Development of the 1st Party System - Mind Map The Jefferson Presidency War of 1812 Era of Good (and some bad) Feelings The Marshall Court UNIT THREE: Chapters 9 - 13 The Age of Jackson - Part 1 The Age of Jackson - Part 2 The Market Revolution Economic Evolution & the Market Revolution (Mind Map) American Political Culture The Four Turnings / Cycles of American History The "Old South" - Slaves and Masters Southern Society - Class Structure (Chart) Age of Reform (all in one Powerpoint) Manifest Destiny The Texas Revolution The Mexican War Mid-19th Century Immigration UNIT FOUR: Chapters 14 - 16 The Causes of the Civil War The Failure of Compromise (Mind Map) The Evolution of Secession (Mind Map) The Civil War Reconstruction UNIT FIVE: Chapters 17 - 21 U.S. Policy vs. Native Americans The Western Frontiers: Mining, Cattle and Farming The Four Turnings / Cycles of American History Comprehensive PowerPoints The Gilded Age The Politics of the Gilded Age Topic Summaries Gilded Age = Economic Revolution Industrial Growth - Unionization The Organization of Labor Urban Life - Social Issues Gilded Age Politics The Farmers' Plight - Populism Populism - Political Cartoons Election of 1896 Imperialism - Rhetoric vs. Reality UNIT SIX: Chapters 22 - 25 Social Progressivism Political Progressivism Early 20th Century US Foreign Policy "Over There" - US Entrance into World War I WW I - America on the Home Front 14 Points - Versailles - League of Nations - Disillusionment Social Changes of the Roaring '20s Politics of the 1920s UNIT SEVEN: Chapters 26 - 27 Causes of the Great Depression (more economic details) The Great Depression FDR & the New Deal Legacy of the New Deal US Foreign Policy, 1920s - 1930s US Entrance into WW II WW II - The Home Front World War II Propaganda Sampling of WW II Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss Internment of Japanese Americans WW II - The Military and Diplomatic Fronts PRO & CON on Dropping the Bomb Arguments FOR Dropping the Bomb Asking the Scientists: To Drop OR Not To Drop? UNIT EIGHT: Chapters 28 - 32 Origins of the Cold War Cold War: Part II (Conflicts) / Part III (At Home) Eisenhower and the Cold War Post-World War II America The '50s: Conformity & Alienation Civil Rights: 1619-1968 The Black Panther Coloring Book JFK and the Cold WarJFK: "New Frontier" TO LBJ: "Great Society"VIETNAM - Part I: 1954 - 1968VIETNAM - Part II: 1968 - 1975The 1960s: Counter-Culture and Political ProtestNixon & WatergateFord and CarterThe Reagan Revolution