APUSH - Study Schedule

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APUSH “STUDY AT HOME” SCHEDULE

Phase 1: Foundations & The New Republic (Jan 5 – Feb 6)

Goal: Review Periods 1–3 (1491–1800) alongside your Gilded Age instruction.

Week 1: Jan 5 – Jan 9

• Mon (1/5): Period 1 (1491–1607): Native American societies (Maize, Great Plains) & Columbian Exchange.

• Tue (1/6): Spanish Encomienda vs. French/Dutch trade alliances. [Class: Start Per 6]

• Wed (1/7): Period 2 (1607–1754): Chesapeake (Tobacco/Bacon’s Rebellion) vs. New England (Puritans).

• Thu (1/8): Middle/Southern Colonies & The rise of Chattel Slavery.

• Fri (1/9): Transatlantic Trade (Mercantilism) & The First Great Awakening.

Week 2: Jan 12 – Jan 16

• Mon (1/12): Period 3 (1754–1800): French & Indian War (End of Salutary Neglect).

• Tue (1/13): Road to Revolution: Stamp Act, Virtual Representation, Common Sense.

• Wed (1/14): The Revolutionary War: Saratoga (French Alliance) & Treaty of Paris 1783.

• Thu (1/15): The Articles of Confederation: Northwest Ordinance vs. Shays' Rebellion.

• Fri (1/16): The Constitutional Convention: Great Compromise & 3/5 Compromise.

Week 3: Jan 19 – Jan 23

• Mon (1/19): NO SCHOOL / NO STUDY (MLK Day).

• Tue (1/20): Hamilton’s Financial Plan vs. Jefferson’s Agrarian Vision.

• Wed (1/21): Washington’s Farewell Address & The Whiskey Rebellion.

• Thu (1/22): Adams Admin: Alien & Sedition Acts / Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions.

• Fri (1/23): Skill Drill: Write one thesis statement for a Period 3 prompt (e.g., "Evaluate the extent of change in American identity...").

Week 4: Jan 26 – Jan 30

• Mon (1/26): Period 4 (1800–1848): Marshall Court (Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland).

• Tue (1/27): Louisiana Purchase & War of 1812 (Era of Good Feelings?).

• Wed (1/28): Missouri Compromise (1820) & The Monroe Doctrine.

• Thu (1/29): The Market Revolution: Canals (Erie), Railroads, and the Lowell System.

• Fri (1/30): Immigration (Irish/German) & Nativism (Know-Nothing Party).

Week 5: Feb 2 – Feb 6

• Mon (2/2): Age of Jackson: Universal White Male Suffrage & The Bank War.

• Tue (2/3): Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears (Worcester v. Georgia).

• Wed (2/4): Second Great Awakening: Finney, Temperance, and Prison Reform.

• Thu (2/5): Abolitionism (Garrison/Douglass) & Women’s Rights (Seneca Falls).

• Fri (2/6): Skill Drill: Practice SBMCQs (Stimulus-Based Multiple Choice) for Period 4.

Phase 2: Conflict & Expansion (Feb 9 – Mar 13)

Goal: Review Periods 5 (1844–1877) & Catch up to Period 6.

Week 6: Feb 9 – Feb 13

• Mon (2/9): Period 5 (1844–1877): Manifest Destiny (Polk/Texas/Oregon).

• Tue (2/10): Mexican-American War & Wilmot Proviso.

• Wed (2/11): Failure of Compromise: 1850 Act, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott.

• Thu (2/12): Election of 1860 & Secession.

• Fri (2/13): The Civil War: Emancipation Proclamation & Gettysburg Address.

Week 7: Feb 16 – Feb 20

• MIDWINTER RECESS: NO STUDYING.

Week 8: Feb 23 – Feb 27

• Mon (2/23): Reconstruction Plans: Lincoln/Johnson vs. Radical Republicans.

• Tue (2/24): Reconstruction Amendments (13, 14, 15) vs. Black Codes/KKK.

• Wed (2/25): The End of Reconstruction: Compromise of 1877.

• Thu (2/26): Period 6 (1865–1898): The New West (Mining/Ranching/Dawes Act).

• Fri (2/27): Rise of Big Business: Carnegie/Rockefeller, Vertical/Horizontal Integration.

Week 9: Mar 2 – Mar 6

• Mon (3/2): Labor Unions: Knights of Labor vs. AFL; Haymarket & Pullman.

• Tue (3/3): Urbanization: "New" Immigrants, Tenements, Political Machines.

• Wed (3/4): The New South: Sharecropping & Plessy v. Ferguson.

• Thu (3/5): Populism: The Grange, Free Silver, William Jennings Bryan.

• Fri (3/6): Skill Drill: SAQ Practice (Compare Period 5 and Period 6 goals).

Week 10: Mar 9 – Mar 13

• Mon (3/9): Period 7 Part I (1890–1929): Imperialism (Spanish-American War/Philippines).

• Tue (3/10): The Progressive Era: Muckrakers (Riis/Sinclair) & TR’s Square Deal.

• Wed (3/11): Women’s Suffrage (19th) & Preservation vs. Conservation.

• Thu (3/12): WWI: Reasons for Entry (Zimmerman) & Homefront (Sedition Acts).

• Fri (3/13): Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations debate.

Phase 3: The Modern Era (Mar 16 – Apr 17)

Goal: Review Periods 7, 8, & 9. Navigating the Spring Break gap.

Week 11: Mar 16 – Mar 20

• Mon (3/16): The Roaring 20s: Culture Wars (Scopes/Prohibition) & Flappers.

• Tue (3/17): Harlem Renaissance & The Lost Generation.

• Wed (3/18): Period 7 Part II (1929–1945): Great Depression Causes.

• Thu (3/19): The New Deal: 3 Rs (Relief, Recovery, Reform) & Critics.

• Fri (3/20): NO SCHOOL / NO STUDY (Eid al-Fitr).

Week 12: Mar 23 – Mar 27

• Mon (3/23): WWII: Isolationism to Pearl Harbor.

• Tue (3/24): WWII Homefront: Japanese Internment, Rosie the Riveter, Double V.

• Wed (3/25): Period 8 (1945–1980): Cold War Containment (Truman/Marshall Plan).

• Thu (3/26): 1950s Culture: Suburbia, Baby Boom, McCarthyism.

• Fri (3/27): Civil Rights (1954–1965): Brown v. Board, MLK, Civil Rights Act '64.

Week 13: Mar 30 – Apr 3

• Mon (3/30): The Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin, Tet Offensive, Anti-war Movement.

• Tue (3/31): The Great Society (LBJ) & 1968 Turmoil.

• Wed (4/1): The 1970s: Stagflation, Watergate, Environmentalism (EPA).

• Thu (4/2): SPRING RECESS BEGINS - NO STUDY.

• Fri (4/3): SPRING RECESS - NO STUDY.

Week 14: Apr 6 – Apr 10

• SPRING RECESS: NO STUDYING.

Week 15: Apr 13 – Apr 17

• Mon (4/13): Period 9 (1980–Present): Rise of Conservatism (Reaganomics).

• Tue (4/14): End of Cold War & The Digital Revolution.

• Wed (4/15): Post-9/11 Foreign Policy & Demographic Shifts.

• Thu (4/16): Theme Review: Migration & Settlement (1491–2010).

• Fri (4/17): Theme Review: Work, Exchange & Tech (Labor Systems).

Phase 4: Final Exam Prep (Apr 20 – May 8)

Goal: Skills, Rubrics, and Timing.

Week 16: Apr 20 – Apr 24

• Mon (4/20): DBQ Focus: Grouping Documents & Writing a Complex Thesis.

• Tue (4/21): DBQ Focus: Sourcing Documents (HIPP) for 3 docs.

• Wed (4/22): LEQ Focus: Outlining a Continuity & Change (CCOT) essay.

• Thu (4/23): SAQ Focus: Speed drill (3 SAQs in 40 mins).

• Fri (4/24): Period Review: "Confusing Pairs" (WWI vs WWII, Populist vs Progressive).

Week 17: Apr 27 – May 1

• Mon (4/27): Review Presidents 1–18 (Washington to Grant).

• Tue (4/28): Review Presidents 19–32 (Hayes to FDR).

• Wed (4/29): Review Presidents 33–Current (Truman to Present).

• Thu (4/30): Turning Points Review (1763, 1800, 1848, 1877, 1898, 1945).

• Fri (5/1): Review DBQ/LEQ Rubrics one last time.

Exam Week: May 4 – May 8

• Mon (5/4): Light Review: Supreme Court Cases.

• Tue (5/5): Light Review: Famous Documents.

• Wed (5/6): Rest.

• Thu (5/7): Rest.

• Fri (5/8): APUSH EXAM DAY (8:00 AM)