A-Push Exam Preparation with Tom Ritchie

Overview

• Tom Ritchie hosting a review session for A-Push (AP US History) exam.
• Participants joining via YouTube and Crowdcast.

Sponsors and Resources

• Romulus A-Push Review App: A trivia app for $2.99 to review key topics, available on the App Store and Google Play.
• Marco Learning: Offers free resources and practice tests on their website.

Exam Strategy

• DBQ and LEQ Strategy:
  • DBQ (Document Based Question) is crucial, worth 25%.
  • LEQ (Long Essay Question) is worth 15%; getting at least a couple of points can be crucial.
  • Focus on writing a strong DBQ; even without a high-scoring LEQ, you can pass.

Key Historical Topics

Political Parties

• First Two-Party System: Jefferson vs. Hamilton
  • Federalists (Hamilton) vs. Jeffersonian Republicans
  • Key differences in government power, economic policy, and constitutional interpretation.

Economic Policies

• Henry Clay's American System
  • Focused on a national economy independent of foreign trade.
  • Components: National Bank, Internal Improvements, Protective Tariff.

Major Historical Events

• Compromise of 1850
  • Addressed the status of territories acquired in the Mexican-American War.
  • Key provisions included admitting California as a free state and implementing a stronger Fugitive Slave Law.
• Tariffs and Treaties
  • Important tariffs include the Tariff of 1828 and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff.
  • Key treaties: Treaty of Paris (1763, 1783, 1898), Treaty of Versailles.

Reform Movements

• Antebellum Reform Movements
  • Included abolitionism, temperance, and women's suffrage.
• Progressive Era
  • Focused on eliminating corruption and addressing social issues through government intervention.

Twentieth Century Policies

• New Deal vs. Great Society
  • New Deal focused on economic relief and recovery (1930s).
  • Great Society aimed to end poverty and included civil rights legislation (1960s).

Key Individuals

• Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois
  • Washington focused on economic self-help and vocational training.
  • Du Bois advocated for political rights and higher education.

Other Topics

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident
  • Led to increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam; later evidence suggests the incident might not have occurred as initially reported.
• Philanthropy and the Gilded Age
  • Wealthy industrialists like Carnegie and Rockefeller invested in education and public health.
• Women's Movement
  • Second Wave Feminism in the 1960s focused on equality in the workplace and reproductive rights.

Additional Resources

• Encouraged to follow Tom Ritchie and Marco Learning on various platforms for more resources and updates.

Final Remarks

• Importance of rest and preparation.
• Encouragement to use available resources and approach the exam with confidence.