AP United States History-- Unit Two Study Guide
Due October 16, 2012
Text Chapters:
Chapter 5: The American Revolution
Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic
Chapter 7: The Jeffersonian Era
Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism
Reading Questions: Think about these questions before, during, and after the reading you do. If you
understand their complexity and feel confident in using information from the text and the
supplementary reading in answering these very general questions, you should under the period well.
Identifications: Write down the important aspects regarding each term on an index card. Make sure to
include important dates, people, and events that are involved with each term.
Questions and Themes: By the end of this unit, through reading, homework, and class discussion we will
have covered these questions and topics. Keep this list at the back of your mind as you study and read
throughout the unit. Be prepared to discuss these questions in class. This list will also be a good review
sheet when you study for the AP exam. You do NOT have to turn these questions in. They may
however be used as Free Response Questions on tests.
Keep the following in mind as you answer these questions and all future study questions for me.
 You don’t need complete sentences if it is easier to make lists or use phrases. Bullet points are a
useful tool.
 Include enough information so that you demonstrate that you understand the major points, but
don’t go overboard making your life an utter misery.
 Think of this as a guided outline of the reading with my questions helping you focus on what is
important.
 Keep an eye on the Identification items. As one of them is mentioned in the readings, make
sure you learn it.
 If a question has two parts, answer both!
 The Reading Questions may be answered by typing but the Identifications must be handwritten
on index cards. This is so you can carry them with you to study anywhere you go.
 This is a homework grade that is due the day of the test. There is no exception!
AP United States History-- Unit Two Study Guide
Due October 16, 2012
Reading Questions
1. Summarize the legacy of the French and Indian War. Give examples of how English policy
changed.
2. Why did the Sugar Act and the vice-admiralty courts so anger the colonists? What was the
argument over “virtual representation?”
3. Summarize the intellectual rationale used to argue against the Stamp Act.
4. Summarize the debate over the legality of the Townshend Duties
5. Which groups supported the Patriot movement and why? Which groups opposed them and why?
6. List and identify the events that took place between the opening of the Second Continental
Congress and the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
7. How was the war financed?
8. Why did the French enter the war and how did their presence make a difference?
9. Summarize the provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
10. Summarize the reasons given for the American victory.
11. How did the Revolution impact the institution of slavery?
12. How did the Revolution impact women?
13. Summarize the information on the new state constitutions and legislatures.
14. What basic policies of the Land Ordinance and Northwest Ordinance served as guidelines for
further expansion westward? What long-range consequences do you foresee from the NW
Ordinance?
15. What was the financial crisis that led to the Constitutional Convention? What effect did Shays’
Rebellion have?
16. Make a list of the strengths (accomplishments) and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
17. Make a chart summarizing the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the final Constitution in terms
of representation, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
18. Outline the other compromises and decisions made at the Convention.
19. Identify the major arguments of the supporters and opponents of the Constitution.
20. How was the Executive Branch under Washington organized?
21. Outline the elements of Hamilton’s economic plan. What were the arguments for and against his
plan?
22. How did foreign affairs affect the growth of political parties?
23. Summarize the information on the following items: the XYZ Affair, Alien Act, Sedition Act,
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Election of 1800
24. Summarize the information on westward expansion, agricultural economy, and transportation.
25. To what extent did Jefferson continue or alter/abolish Federalist policies? Cite examples.
26. Complete Jefferson’s presidency chart.
27. Summarize the economic information about this period.
28. How did John Marshall mold a Federalist interpretation of law? Summarize the issues and
significance of the following important Supreme Court cases: Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v.
Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, Fletcher v. Peck, and Dartmouth College v. Woodward.
29. Summarize or make a bullet list of the social and political changes of this period. How were states
starting to become both more and less democratic?
30. What were the issues involved in the Missouri Compromise? What was the final deal?
31. What was the Second Great Awakening and how did it affect American society?
32. Summarize the information on the political effects of the following: the election of 1824, the
American System, the Tariff of 1828, and the election of 1828,
AP United States History-- Unit Two Study Guide
Due October 16, 2012
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Olive Branch Petition
Thomas Paine
Richard Henry Lee
Robert Morris
Valley Forge
Marquis de
LaFayette
Baron von Steuben
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Lord North
John Locke
Important battles
from the War
Newburgh
Conspiracy
The Critical Period
Robert Morris
Northwest
Ordinance
Shays’ Rebellion
Annapolis
Convention
Constitutional
Convention
James Madison
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut or Great
Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Federalists and
Antifederalists
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Judiciary Act of 1789
Bill of Rights
Washington’s
Cabinet
Report on the Public
Credit
Assumption Plan
National Bank
Strict and Loose
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35. “Necessary and
Proper”
36. Report on
Manufacturers
37. tariffs
38. French Revolution
39. Proclamation of
Neutrality
40. Jay’s Treaty
41. Whiskey Rebellion
42. Pinckney’s Treaty
43. Battle of Fallen
Timbers and “Mad”
Anthony Wayne
44. Treaty of Greenville
45. Neutrality
Proclamation
46. Citizen Genet
47. Washington’s
Farewell Address
48. Naturalization Act
49. Alien Act
50. Sedition Act
51. Kentucky and
Virginia Resolutions
52. Doctrine of
Nullification
53. “Revolution of 1800”
54. Twelfth Amendment
55. Judiciary Act of 1801
56. John Marshall
57. Louisiana Purchase
58. Lewis and Clark
Expedition
59. Wilkinson – Burr
Conspiracy
60. Barbary Pirates
61. Chesapeake and
Leopard incident
62. Embargo Act of 1807
63. Nonintercourse Act
64. Macon’s Bill No. 2
(1810)
65. Tecumseh and Battle
of Tippecanoe
66. William Henry
Harrison
67. Henry Clay
68. Battle of Lake Erie
69. Battle of the Thames
70. Burning of
Washington
71. Fort McHenry and
Francis Scott Key
72. Hartford Convention
73. Battle of New
Orleans
74. Andrew Jackson
75. Marbury v. Madison
76. judicial review
77. McCulloch v.
Maryland
78. Gibbons v. Ogden
79. Fletcher v. Peck
80. Dartmouth College v.
Woodward
81. Era of Good Feeling
82. St. Jean de
Crevecoeur
83. Eli Whitney and
Cotton Gin
84. Tallmadge
Amendment
85. Missouri
Compromise
86. Rush-Bagot Treaty
87. Adams-Onis
(Transcontinental)
Treaty
88. Second Bank of the
U.S.
89. Panic of 1819
90. Second Great
Awakening
91. Election of 1824
92. Corrupt Bargain
93. Election of 182
AP United States History-- Unit Two Study Guide
Due October 16, 2012
Questions and Themes
By the end of this unit, through reading, homework, and class discussion we will have covered
these questions and topics. Keep this list at the back of your mind as you study and read
throughout the unit. Be prepared to discuss these questions in class. This list will also be a good
review sheet when you study for the AP exam.
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Different arguments from the American and British perspectives for what caused the war
The role of the French and Indian War in leading to the Revolution
The interrelationships regarding cause and effect for British laws and American reactions
The intellectual arguments put forth by such men as Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson to
justify revolution
Historians’ different interpretations of the Revolution
Extent to which the Revolution was a radical or a conservative change
The development of a sense of unity among the colonists
The advantages and disadvantages each side brought to the war
Analysis of why the Americans won the Revolution
Economic and social changes brought forth by the Revolution
How could the war have been avoided? What mistakes did the British make in their treatment of
the colonies?
Geographic and social differences in support for the Revolution
The strategy and tactics used to fight the war
The roles of women in this period
The effect of the Revolution on slavery and religion
The accomplishments and weaknesses of the Confederation government
The events that led to the Constitutional Convention
The extent to which the Constitution addressed the problems of the Articles of Confederation
The major compromises made at the Constitutional Convention
The arguments for and against ratification of the Constitution
How did the Federalists obtain ratification?
Precedents that Washington set as the first president
Hamilton’s financial program
The development of political parties: What issues separated them? How did domestic and foreign
policy questions influence the development of parties? Was this development inevitable?
What were foreign policy questions during the Washington presidency?
What did Washington warn America about in his Farewell Address? Was he justified in his
warnings?
How did the division between the parties deepen during Adams’ presidency?
How close did we come to war with France during Adams’ presidency?
What was the meaning of the election of 1800? What is truly a ‘revolution’ as Jefferson said?
How did Jefferson continue or alter Federalist policies?
What was the impact of Jefferson’s decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
What were foreign policy questions during Jefferson’s presidency? How did he work to avoid
war? Was he effective?
Do Jefferson and Washington deserve to be rated as great presidents?
What were the issues that led us to war in 1812?
What was the impact of the War of 1812?
What led to the collapse of the Federalist Party?
What were the foreign policy accomplishments of the Monroe administration?
Was it truly an Era of Good Feelings? Were there underlying tensions?
What divisions existed between the North and South in this time?