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APUSH Exam Review with Tom Ritchie

May 9, 2025

Night Before APUSH Exam with Tom Ritchie

Introduction

  • Tom Ritchie hosts a review session for APUSH exam.
  • Participants include students from various schools.
  • Encourages students to join via Crowdcast or stay on YouTube.

Sponsor Messages

  • Romulus APUSH Review App

    • Trivia app for $2.99, available on the App Store and Google Play.
    • Helps students review topics like the Intolerable Acts.

  • Marco Learning

    • Offers free study guides for each unit.
    • Provides a free AP US History practice test with explanations.

Live Sessions

  • Fireside Chat at 10 PM (limited to 30 participants).
  • Participation on Marco Learning’s YouTube channel to increase subscribers.

Exam Strategy

  • Focus on writing a strong DBQ as it holds significant weight.
  • If LEQ topics are weak, attempt to get at least two out of six points by writing relevant content.
  • Prioritize the DBQ with more time (70 minutes) over LEQ (30 minutes).

Key Historical Topics

Political Parties

  • Jefferson vs. Hamilton

    • First two-party system: Federalists vs. Jeffersonian Republicans.
    • Federalists (Hamilton): Strong central government, loose construction.
    • Jeffersonians: States' rights, strict construction.

  • Henry Clay's American System

    • National Bank, internal improvements, protective tariffs.
    • Aimed at creating a national economy self-sufficient from Europe.

Reform Movements

  • Compromise of 1850

    • California as a free state.
    • Stronger fugitive slave law.
    • Popular sovereignty in new territories.

  • Economic Changes

    • Transition from agrarian to industrial economy.
    • Market Revolution: Steamboats, canals, and railroads.

The Gilded Age

  • Era of industrial growth, corruption, and political machines.
  • Philanthropy from industrialists like Carnegie and Rockefeller.

Progressive Era

  • Response to Gilded Age corruption, focus on reforms.
  • Women's suffrage, temperance, and labor rights movements.

Civil Rights and Social Changes

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    • Preceded US escalation in Vietnam, subject to historical scrutiny.

  • Second Wave Feminism

    • Betty Friedan’s "The Feminine Mystique."
    • National Organization for Women vs. conservative women's movements.

New Deal and Great Society

  • New Deal: Relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression.
  • Great Society: Expansion of social programs and civil rights legislation.

Conclusion

  • Encouragement to review further with available resources.
  • Final shoutouts to community support and other educational resources.

Tom Ritchie provides an engaging review session for students preparing for the APUSH exam, including strategic advice, historical overviews, and promotional content for study apps and resources. The lecture also covers various key historical topics and movements crucial for the AP US History curriculum.

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