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AP US History lessons

9 sections · 102 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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AP US History

Practice 102 skills across this outline.

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Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution
Period 3: 1754–1800
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
9 categories
Period 3: 1754–1800
11%
Period 1: 1491–1607
11%
Period 4: 1800–1848
11%
Period 5: 1844–1877
11%
Period 6: 1865–1898
11%
Period 8: 1945–1980
11%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of ap us history — drill into a card to work its skills.

Period 3: 1754–1800

12 core skills11% total weight
0/12 completed
12 skills to mastery
1
Philosophical Foundations of the American RevolutionRecommended
Long-form
2
The Influence of Revolutionary IdealsAvailable
Long-form
3
Continuity and Change in Period 3Available
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4
Contextualizing Period 3Available
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5
Developing an American IdentityAvailable
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6
Movement in the Early RepublicAvailable
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7
Shaping a New RepublicAvailable
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8
The American RevolutionAvailable
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9
Taxation Without RepresentationAvailable
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10
The ConstitutionAvailable
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11
The Articles of ConfederationAvailable
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12
The Seven Years' War (French-Indian)Available
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Period 1: 1491–1607

7 core skills11% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Native American Societies Before European ContactAvailable
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2
Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and ConquestAvailable
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3
Cultural Interactions: Europeans, Native Americans, AfricansAvailable
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4
Causation in Period 1Available
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5
Contextualizing Period 1Available
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6
European Exploration in the AmericasAvailable
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7
Labor, Slavery, Caste: Spanish Colonial SystemAvailable
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Period 4: 1800–1848

14 core skills11% total weight
0/14 completed
14 skills to mastery
1
Market Revolution: IndustrializationAvailable
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2
The Development of an American CultureAvailable
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3
African Americans in the Early RepublicAvailable
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4
An Age of ReformAvailable
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5
America on the World StageAvailable
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6
Causation in Period 4Available
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7
Contextualizing Period 4Available
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8
Expanding DemocracyAvailable
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9
Jackson and Federal PowerAvailable
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10
Market Revolution: Society and CultureAvailable
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11
Politics and Regional InterestsAvailable
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12
Rise of Political Parties: Jefferson EraAvailable
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13
Society of the South: Early RepublicAvailable
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14
The Second Great AwakeningAvailable
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Period 5: 1844–1877

12 core skills11% total weight
0/12 completed
12 skills to mastery
1
Failure of ReconstructionAvailable
Long-form
2
Election of 1860 and SecessionAvailable
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3
Comparison in Period 5Available
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4
Contextualizing Period 5Available
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5
Failure of CompromiseAvailable
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6
Government Policies During the Civil WarAvailable
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7
Manifest DestinyAvailable
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8
Military Conflict in the Civil WarAvailable
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9
ReconstructionAvailable
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10
Sectional Conflict: Regional DifferencesAvailable
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11
The Compromise of 1850Available
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12
The Mexican–American WarAvailable
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Period 6: 1865–1898

13 core skills11% total weight
0/13 completed
13 skills to mastery
1
The Rise of Industrial CapitalismAvailable
Long-form
2
Role of Government Controversies: Gilded AgeAvailable
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3
Contextualizing Period 6Available
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4
Continuity and Change in Period 6Available
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5
Development of the Middle ClassAvailable
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6
Labor in the Gilded AgeAvailable
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7
Politics in the Gilded AgeAvailable
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8
Reform in the Gilded AgeAvailable
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9
Responses to Immigration: Gilded AgeAvailable
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10
The "New South"Available
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11
Technological InnovationAvailable
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12
Westward Expansion: Economic DevelopmentAvailable
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13
Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural DevelopmentAvailable
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Period 8: 1945–1980

15 core skills11% total weight
0/15 completed
15 skills to mastery
1
Environment and Natural Resource: 1968-1980Available
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2
Society in TransitionAvailable
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3
African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)Available
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4
America as a World PowerAvailable
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5
Contextualizing Period 8Available
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6
Continuity and Change in Period 8Available
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7
Culture after 1945Available
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8
Early Civil Rights Movement (1940s-1950s)Available
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9
Economy after 1945Available
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10
The Civil Rights Movement ExpandsAvailable
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11
The Cold War from 1945-1980Available
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12
The Great SocietyAvailable
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13
The Red ScareAvailable
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14
The Vietnam WarAvailable
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15
Youth Culture of the 1960sAvailable
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Period 9: 1980–Present

6 core skills11% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
A Changing EconomyAvailable
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2
Causation in Period 9Available
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3
Challenges of the 21st CenturyAvailable
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4
Contextualizing Period 9Available
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5
Reagan and ConservatismAvailable
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6
The End of the Cold WarAvailable
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Period 7: 1890–1945

15 core skills11% total weight
0/15 completed
15 skills to mastery
1
1920s: Cultural and Political ControversiesAvailable
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2
1920s: Innovations in Communication and TechnologyAvailable
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3
Comparison in Period 7Available
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4
Contextualizing Period 7Available
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5
Imperialism: DebatesAvailable
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6
Interwar Foreign PolicyAvailable
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7
Postwar DiplomacyAvailable
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8
The Great DepressionAvailable
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9
The New DealAvailable
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10
The ProgressivesAvailable
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11
The Spanish–American WarAvailable
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12
World War I: Home FrontAvailable
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13
World War II: MobilizationAvailable
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14
World War II: MilitaryAvailable
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15
World War I: Military and DiplomacyAvailable
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Period 2: 1607–1754

8 core skills11% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Colonial Society and CultureAvailable
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2
Comparison in Period 2Available
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3
Contextualizing Period 2Available
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4
European ColonizationAvailable
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5
Interactions Between American Indians and EuropeansAvailable
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6
Slavery in the British ColoniesAvailable
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7
The Regions of British ColoniesAvailable
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8
Transatlantic TradeAvailable
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