2012 Apush 40 Essays
1. To what extent was late nine-teenth-century and early twentieth century United States expansionism a continuation of past expansionism and to what extent was it a departure?
Use your knowledge of US history to 1914 to construct your answer 2. In what ways were the late-nineteenth-century Populists the heirs of the Jacksonian Democrats with respect to overall objectives AND specific proposals for reform? 3. Analyze the ways in which supporters of slavery in the nineteenth century used legal, religious, and economic arguments to defend the institution of slavery 4. Analyze the extent to which TWO of the following influenced the development of democracy between 1820 and 1840
Jacksonian economic policy
Changes in electoral politics
Second Great Awakening
Westward Movement 5. Analyze the ways in which the Great Depression altered to social fabric in the 1930s 6. Discuss the impact of territorial expansion on national unity between 1800-1850 7. Analyze the consequences of the Civil War with respect to any TWO of the following in the United States between 1865 and 1880
Agriculture
Labor
Industrialization
Transportation 8. Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865-1900
Government actions
Immigration
Labor Unions
Technological changes 9. To what extent did religious freedom exist in the British North American colonies prior to 1750? 10. Analyze the ways in which controversy over the extension of slavery into western territories contributed to the coming of the Civil War
Confine your answer to the period of 1845-1861 11. Analyze the roles that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on TWO of the following.
Politics
Social conditions
Labor and working conditions 12. Explain the causes and consequences of TWO of the following population movements in the United States during the period 1945-1985
Suburbanization
The
Use your knowledge of US history to 1914 to construct your answer 2. In what ways were the late-nineteenth-century Populists the heirs of the Jacksonian Democrats with respect to overall objectives AND specific proposals for reform? 3. Analyze the ways in which supporters of slavery in the nineteenth century used legal, religious, and economic arguments to defend the institution of slavery 4. Analyze the extent to which TWO of the following influenced the development of democracy between 1820 and 1840
Jacksonian economic policy
Changes in electoral politics
Second Great Awakening
Westward Movement 5. Analyze the ways in which the Great Depression altered to social fabric in the 1930s 6. Discuss the impact of territorial expansion on national unity between 1800-1850 7. Analyze the consequences of the Civil War with respect to any TWO of the following in the United States between 1865 and 1880
Agriculture
Labor
Industrialization
Transportation 8. Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865-1900
Government actions
Immigration
Labor Unions
Technological changes 9. To what extent did religious freedom exist in the British North American colonies prior to 1750? 10. Analyze the ways in which controversy over the extension of slavery into western territories contributed to the coming of the Civil War
Confine your answer to the period of 1845-1861 11. Analyze the roles that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on TWO of the following.
Politics
Social conditions
Labor and working conditions 12. Explain the causes and consequences of TWO of the following population movements in the United States during the period 1945-1985
Suburbanization
The