APUSH Periods 1-5 Final Exam Review

Quick review of some of the key things you need to know for APUSH Periods 1-5 1491-1877. Designed for the NEW APUSH CURRICULUM!

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Period 5
5.1

5.2

5.3

Political Parties Explained:

[elizabethchun]

So...who’s waited til the last day before apush to study...

[winning]

I've never felt as unprepared for a test as I do for this exam.

[Gamer-jvuv]

Finals in 15 minutes and this is how I’m studying

Update: I got a 85 on the finals, you’re a savior

[briannab]

Cramming the week before 2019 exam where y'all at?

[Stoneworks]

For anyone studying to take it this year- no matter how prepared you are you'll still feel unprepared. It's not a normal test simply because of the format and the fact that the sheer volume of information that you've been presented with is overwhelming. The hardest part is jumping in and starting to study because it seems like there's so much to do and so little time. That's not the case. The AP exam always covers a lot of information but not nearly as much as is on all the tests you've taken this year. These are the best places to start to study. Then simply go back on a timeline, look at the section you know least about, watch a crash course on it, review a test or any study materials on it, and continue until there's not a section that stands out to you for not knowing it.

[carolinecrowder]

What to know by period:
1) Period 1:
a. How did Native American life change after the Columbian exchange
b. Intro to diseases, horses, guns
c. St. Augustine
d. Metizos, Middle Passage, Slave Trade
e. Ends @ 1607 first settlement Jamestown
2) Period 2:
a. Interactions of Europeans, africans, and Native Americans
i. Mercantilism, Pueblo Revolt, King Philip's war, bacon's rebellion
b. How did England become dominant power?
i. New England, Chesapeake, southern colonies
3) Period 3:
a. Why & how the French & Indian war was a turning point between England and the Colonies
i. End of salutary neglect, common sense, taxes, & influence of the Enlightenment
1) John Locke, thomas Paine, Rousseau
b. The Factors that contributed to the American Revolution
i. Shay's Rebellion, Whiskey Rebellion, Great Compromise(Connecticut compromise), seperation of powers, checks & balances (Montesquieu)
c. First Political parties
i. Hamilton's plan, French Revolution, Washington's Farewell Address
1) Jeffersonian politics vs. Hamilton's politics
4) Period 4:
a. Jefferson
b. How the different regions were becoming more alike & different
i. Eli Whitney, Transportation
c. Age of Jackson
i. Age of the Common Mann
ii. Era of Good Feelings under Monroe
1) Reform movements
d. Party Systems
i. Federalist vs. Democratic Republican
ii. Democrats vs. Whigs
e. The growth of slavery
i. American System, tariff of Abominations -- Nullification Crisis, 2nd BUS
f. Resist federal authority
i. Hartford Convention, Nullification Crisis, Marshall Court
5) Period 5:
a. James K. Polk
i. Manifest Destiny
b. Issue of Slavery
i. Wilmot Proviso, Compromise of 1850, Kansas- Nebraska Act, Election of Lincoln
a) Sectional tensions
c. Why the North won?
i. Grant, Factories
d. Consequences of the war
i. Emancipation proclamation
e. Why was Reconstruction a success? Why was it a failure?

[emilioheras]

*APUSH teacher*
-Can anyone review Period 8
*Plays Billy Joel's: We didn't Start the Fire*

[palvang]

I’m taking the test tomorrow, wish me luck y’all!!

[CaptainPrice]

Good luck to everyone taking the test tomorrow! I know I'll need it. But keep in mind, a 72% is a 5, C'S GET DEGREES

[brettbessler]

STOP READING THE COMMENTS AND GET BACK TO STUDYING! Also, good luck with your exams!

[CalculatorCreator]

SEMESTER EXAM IN 45 MINUTES! THANK YOU

[philipdeichler]

Mr. Jocz,
Congratulations on winning CA Teacher of the Year! That is so awesome, and from someone who directs his AP Students toward your review materials on YouTube and on your page, thank you for all that you do. Keep up the good work.

[Dynaamic]

9 years later this video is still a banger

[seafoam]

Taking midterms in 2025, this video is such a huge lifesaver. Good luck to all those studying for exams!

[isabellatilson]

just starting to review and study now, meanwhile the exam is in less than two days. pray y'all

[bagelspider]

Anybody else studying for semester 1 finals?

[tunafish]

I'm taking APUSH completely self taught this year and I've been using your videos as the source for my learning for nearly the entirety of it. I managed to finish the last semester with an A and I'm planning to do the same this semester.

Thank you for all of the useful videos that you've released over the years, I'd be in a much worse position without it.

[xXjulesXx]

I was incredibly stressed out about the apush exam but now I feel lots better! Thanks for all your help this year!!!!

[Jbakes]

Where are all the kids that didnt pay attention all year as well

[JamesonTheCanadian]

I got a 5! I was super shocked. I used your videos all year, and it really helped! Thank you so much!