APUSH - Study Faster
How can these notes even help me?
● WHAP vs APUSH Mindsets
○ The AP Histories have three types of FRQ structures:
■ Comparison
■ Change and Continuities over Time (CCOT)
■ Causation
○ APUSHtends to useCCOTandCausationmore because of us focusing on ONE
region.
■ YOU should understand US history as specific instances ofCAUSEand
EFFECT→ which helps with CCOT
● Ok, how will these notes help?
○ I organized these notes as chronologicalBECAUSEX,EFFECTY, to understand
how events create what history is now.
○ People,Wars, Battles, andTreatieshighlight contexts to set the stage.
○ Specific Vocabwill be seen on tests and should be used in your FRQs
● How would I even use these?
○ NEVERONLY READ ANY NOTES
■ Everything will go over your head andnothingwill besynthesized
■ To understand APUSH, you need to trace the dots of Causations and CCOT
○ 1) Use these in tandem withHeimler’sHistory(or equivalent)
○ 2) Active Recall is your best friend!
■ APUSH needs you to recall specifics fast! What are some examples of
nomadic American Indians? Why did Columbus explore the New World,
and what was theEFFECT?
■ Active Recall will increase speed and accuracy (in all classes!) Here is
how I did it under a time crunch:
, 2
● 1) Read each page of my notes before the summary section
● 2)Summarize the important bits and connect the cause and
effects
● 3) Check if it is similar and repeat
○ 3) When watching Heimler Topic Videos or Chapter Reviews with more time:
■ 1) Split the videos into ~2-minute parts
■ 2) Watch, take notes, and summarize each section in your head
■ 3) Take a 15-minute break after a couple of videos
■ 4) BLURT!
● Get a separate sheet of paper and write down everything you
remember from the notes WITHOUT LOOKING for about 3-7
minutes. You can structure your Blurt sheet like your notes, a
Mind Map, or a paragraph (FRQ style)
● Compare your Blurt sheet to original notes, and fill in knowledge
gaps
, 3
APUSH - Period 1(1491-1607)
What was society like in the Americas before Europeans arrived, and how did it change?
● Natives Before Europeans
○ Pueblo- Utah and Arizona:
■ Maizefor Trade and Food
■ Advanced Irrigation systems
■ Urban centers and Cliff dwellings
○ Great Plains:
■ Nomadic Hunters and Gatherers
■ Kinship bands:Ute People
○ Southwest Coast:
■ Fishingand Plant life
■ Chumash People (CA)
● Regional Trade Networks
● Cities
○ Plateau-Chinook:
■ Plank houses
○ Northeast -Iroquois:
■ Longhouses - Timber
■ Farmers
○ Mississippi River Valley:
■ Rivers
● Trade networks
● Rich Farming
■ Towns -Cahokia
● Central Government
SUMMARY:
The American Indians, before Europeans arrived, adapted to their surroundings.
Coastal areas fished; Great Basin people (Pueblo) grew maize, used irrigation systems,
and lived in cliff dwellings. Great Plains people hunted buffalo in nomadic kinship
groups. Northeast Iroquois had long houses and farmed timber. The Mississippi River
How can these notes even help me?
● WHAP vs APUSH Mindsets
○ The AP Histories have three types of FRQ structures:
■ Comparison
■ Change and Continuities over Time (CCOT)
■ Causation
○ APUSHtends to useCCOTandCausationmore because of us focusing on ONE
region.
■ YOU should understand US history as specific instances ofCAUSEand
EFFECT→ which helps with CCOT
● Ok, how will these notes help?
○ I organized these notes as chronologicalBECAUSEX,EFFECTY, to understand
how events create what history is now.
○ People,Wars, Battles, andTreatieshighlight contexts to set the stage.
○ Specific Vocabwill be seen on tests and should be used in your FRQs
● How would I even use these?
○ NEVERONLY READ ANY NOTES
■ Everything will go over your head andnothingwill besynthesized
■ To understand APUSH, you need to trace the dots of Causations and CCOT
○ 1) Use these in tandem withHeimler’sHistory(or equivalent)
○ 2) Active Recall is your best friend!
■ APUSH needs you to recall specifics fast! What are some examples of
nomadic American Indians? Why did Columbus explore the New World,
and what was theEFFECT?
■ Active Recall will increase speed and accuracy (in all classes!) Here is
how I did it under a time crunch:
, 2
● 1) Read each page of my notes before the summary section
● 2)Summarize the important bits and connect the cause and
effects
● 3) Check if it is similar and repeat
○ 3) When watching Heimler Topic Videos or Chapter Reviews with more time:
■ 1) Split the videos into ~2-minute parts
■ 2) Watch, take notes, and summarize each section in your head
■ 3) Take a 15-minute break after a couple of videos
■ 4) BLURT!
● Get a separate sheet of paper and write down everything you
remember from the notes WITHOUT LOOKING for about 3-7
minutes. You can structure your Blurt sheet like your notes, a
Mind Map, or a paragraph (FRQ style)
● Compare your Blurt sheet to original notes, and fill in knowledge
gaps
, 3
APUSH - Period 1(1491-1607)
What was society like in the Americas before Europeans arrived, and how did it change?
● Natives Before Europeans
○ Pueblo- Utah and Arizona:
■ Maizefor Trade and Food
■ Advanced Irrigation systems
■ Urban centers and Cliff dwellings
○ Great Plains:
■ Nomadic Hunters and Gatherers
■ Kinship bands:Ute People
○ Southwest Coast:
■ Fishingand Plant life
■ Chumash People (CA)
● Regional Trade Networks
● Cities
○ Plateau-Chinook:
■ Plank houses
○ Northeast -Iroquois:
■ Longhouses - Timber
■ Farmers
○ Mississippi River Valley:
■ Rivers
● Trade networks
● Rich Farming
■ Towns -Cahokia
● Central Government
SUMMARY:
The American Indians, before Europeans arrived, adapted to their surroundings.
Coastal areas fished; Great Basin people (Pueblo) grew maize, used irrigation systems,
and lived in cliff dwellings. Great Plains people hunted buffalo in nomadic kinship
groups. Northeast Iroquois had long houses and farmed timber. The Mississippi River
