Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH)
2015-2016 Reading Schedule – Revised 1/15/16
Text: James A. Henretta, et. al. 2008 America’s History. Sixth Edition. Boston.
Bedford/ St. Martin’s
Kevin J. Fernlund ed. Documents to Accompany America’s History, Vols. 1 & 2
Teachers: Mr. Lawrence- Mr. Tellers- Mr. Fox La Jolla High School
Introduction: In order to keep up with this reading schedule, students will need to plan on 7-8
pages of reading a night. This is typically one chapter a week. Students will benefit by
reading ahead during the week so that they come to class prepared to ask better questions and
engage the material at a higher level. This schedule is for the textbook reading only. Reading
primary sources and other supplementary sources will also be part of coursework. We will
assume that the reading is taking place according to this schedule. Quizzes based on the
reading assignment will be given periodically. If the class falls behind schedule, for whatever
the reason, the balance of the work will be made up independently. For example, if we
postpone a test one day, it will mean one less day for the next chapter. Should we find
ourselves multiple days behind schedule, independent work may be assigned over vacations or
long weekends.
PART 1 - THE CREATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY, 1450-1763
Ch.1 Worlds Collide: Europe, Africa, and America, 1450-1620
Native American Societies
Europe Encounters Africa and the Americas
The Protestant Reformation and the Rise of England
Ch. 2 The Invasion and Settlement of North America, 1550-1700
The Rival Imperial Models of Spain, France, and Holland
The English Arrive: The Chesapeake Experience
Puritan New England
The Eastern Indians’ New World
Ch. 3 The British Empire in America, 1660-1750
The Politics of Empire, 1660-1713
The Imperial Slave Economy
The New Politics of Empire, 1713-1750
Ch. 4 Growth & Crisis in Colonial Society, 1720-1765
Freehold Society in New England
The Mid-Atlantic: Toward a New Society, 1720-1765
The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1720-1765
The Mid-Century Challenge: War, Trade, and Social Conflict 1750-1765
The major themes from the colonial period will be reviewed during the first week of
school. Students will be tested on Monday Sept. 14th over the period from 1607-1763.
PART 2 – THE NEW REPUBLIC, 1763-1820
9/14-9/21
(5 days)
Ch. 5- Toward Independence: Years of Decision 1763-1776
Imperial Reform, 1763-1765
The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-1770
The Road to Independence, 1771-1776
9/21-9/30
(7 days)
Ch. 6- Making War and Republican Governments, 1776-1789
The Trials of War, 1776-1778
The Path to Victory, 1778-1783
Creating Republican Institutions, 1776-1787
The Constitution of 1787
9/30-10/9
(7 days)
Ch. 7- Politics and Society in the New Republic, 1787-1820
The Political Crisis of the 1790s
The Westward Movement and the Jeffersonian Revolution
The War of 1812 and the Transformation of Politics
10/9-10/16
(5 days)
Ch. 8- Creating a Republican Culture, 1790-1820
The Capitalist Commonwealth
Toward a Democratic Republican Culture
Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery
Protestant Christianity as a Social Force
PART 3 – EVONOMIC REVOUTIONS AND SECTIONAL STRIFE, 1820-1877
10/16-10/21
(3 days)
Ch. 9- Economic Transformation, 1820-1860
The American Industrial Revolution
The Market Revolution
Changes in the Social Structure
10/21-10/30
(7 days)
Ch. 10- A Democratic Revolution, 1820-1844
The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-1829
The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-1837
Class, Culture, and the Second Party System
10/30-11/4
(3 days)
Ch. 11- Religion and Reform, 1820-1860
Individualism
Rural Communalism and Urban Popular Culture
Abolitionism
The Women’s Rights Movement
11/4-11/10
(4 days)
Ch. 12- The South Expands: Slavery and Society, 1820-1860
Creating the Cotton Culture
The African American World
11/10-11/20
(7 days)
Ch. 13- The Crisis of the Union, 1844-1860
Manifest Destiny : South and North
War, Expansion, and Slavery, 1846-1850
The End of the Second Party System, 1850-1858
Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Triumph, 1858-1860
THANKSGIVING VACATION – 11/23-11/27
11/30-12/4
(6 days)
Ch. 14- Two Societies at War, 1861-1865
Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861-1862
Toward Total War
The Turning Point:1863
The Union Victorious, 1864-1865
12/4-12/11
(5 days)
Ch. 15- Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Presidential Reconstruction
Radical Reconstruction
The Undoing of Reconstruction
PART 4 – A MATURING INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, 1877-1914
12/11-12/16
(3 days)
Ch. 16- The American West, 1865- 1890
The Great Plains
The Far West
12/16- 12/18
(2 days)
Ch. 17- Capital and Labor in the Age of Enterprise, 1877-1900
Industrial Capitalism Triumphant
The World of Work
The Labor Movement
WINTER VACATION- 12/21/15-1/1/16
1/4-1/8
(5 days)
Ch. 18- The Industrial City: Building It, Living in It
Urbanization
Upper Class/ Middle Class
City Life
1/8-1/15
(5 days)
Ch. 19- Politics in the Age of Enterprise, 1877-1896
The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-1893
Politics and the people
Race and Politics in the New South
The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s
1/15-1/22
(6 days)
Ch. 20- The Progressive Era, 1900-1914
The Course of Reform
Progressivism and National Politics
1/22-1/29
Final Exams – Semester 1 (Second Semester Begins 2/1/16)
1/29-2/5
(5 days)
Ch. 21- An Emerging World Power, 1877-1914
The Roots of Expansionism
An American Empire
Onto the World Stage
PART 5 – THE MODERN STATE AND SOCIETY, 1914-1945
2/5-2/12
(5 days)
Ch. 22- War and the American State, 1914-1920
The Great War, 1914-1918
War on the Home Front
An Unsettled Peace, 1919-1920
2/12-2/19
(5 days)
Ch. 23- Modern Times, 1920-1932
The Business-Government Partnership of the 1920s
A New National Culture
Redefining American Identity
The Onset of the Great Depression, 1929-1932
2/19-3/1
(7 days)
Ch. 24- Redefining Liberalism- The New Deal
The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-1935
The Second New Deal, 1935-1938
The New Deal’s Impact on Society
3/1-3/9
(6 days)
Ch. 25- The World at War. 1939-1945
The Road to War
Organizing for Victory
Life on the Home Front
Fighting and Winning the War
PART 6 - THE AGE OF COLD WAR LIBERALISM, 1945-1980
3/9-3/18
(7 days)
Ch. 26- Cold War America, 1945-1960
The Cold War
The Truman Era
Modern Republicanism
3/18-3/25
(5 days)
Ch. 27- The Age of Affluence , 1945-1960
Economic Powerhouse
The Affluent Society
The Other America
SPRING BREAK-3/28/16-4/3/16
4/1-4/8
(5 days)
Ch. 28- The Liberal Consensus: Flaming out, 1960-1968
John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation
Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society
Into the Quagmire, 1963-1968
Coming Apart
4/8-4/15
(5 days)
Ch. 29- The 1970s: Towards a Conservative America
The Nixon Years
Battling for Civil Rights: The Second State
Lean Years
Politics in the Wake of Watergate
PART 7 – ENTERING A NEW ERA: CONSERVATISM, GLOBALIZATION, TERRORISM,
1980-2006
4/15-4/22
(5 days)
CH. 30- The Reagan Revolution And The End of the Cold War, 1980-2000
The Rise of Conservatism
The Reagan Presidency- 1981-1989
Defeating communism and Creating a new World Order
3rd QUARTER ENDS 4/12/16
4/22-4/29
(5 days)
Ch, 31- A Dynamic Economy, A Divided People. 1980-2000
America in the Global Economy and Society
The New Technology
Culture Wars
Ch. 32- Into the Twenty-First Century
The Advent of George W. Bush
American Hegemony Challenged
Unfinished Business
A.P. Test Review (As time allows)
4/29-5/5
(7 days approx.)
Please do NOT count on this review period. The amount of time allotted
vary due to extra time devoted to earlier sections. We reserve the right to
make modifications to this schedule as deemed needed by the instructor.
Please note:
A.P.U.S.H. EXAM IS FRIDAY MAY 6, 2016 – MORNING SESSION