A.P. Prep and Tips

• Practice Makes Perfect • my own webpage offering links and tips to passing the A.P. test which I hope to expand over the year, come here for info on DBQ's and DBQ examples from past tests

• Pojer's Quiz Page • a collection of AP level USH tests I often sue to make tests

• about the photo: I took this in Great Sand Dunes NP, CO; and hope you don't feel like I look in this photo when studying for the A.P. test

General American History

• American Heritage • magazine dedicated to the study of USH

• American Memory @ LOC • one stop shop for primary sources in USH

• Chicago Encyclopedia • treasure trove of info on local history

• PPT Palooza • another APUSH teacher's webpage of notes & 200 ppts

• USH Links • another page with great links in USH, a good place to study

• Digital History • online USH museum and textbook with a lot of good insight

• about the photo: I took this in Washington, DC; policemen on horseback walk the Mall before the Smithsonian Institute.

What is History?

• The Last Conquistador • Examining El Paso's erection of a huge statue of a Spanish conquistador

•History and How to Write It • 1957 American Heritage article by Dixon Wector

• A Jew Among Germans • watch a film made by a Holocaust survivor returning to Germany

• about the photo: I took this in Mesa Verde, CO; looking through the window of an ancient Pueblo ruin.

The Spanish Century, 1492-1607

• The Conquistadores• explains and compares four conquistadores, including Cabeza de Vaca

• about the photo: I took this in San Juan, Puerto Rico; the gate of the walled imperial city and headquarters of Juan Ponce de Leon.

The English Colonial Period, 1607-1765

• War That Made America • website full of resources on the French & Indian War

• Religion and America's Founding • thoughts on the Great Awakening

• about the photo: I took this in Plymouth, MA; the site of Plymouth Rock, landing place for the Pilgrims.

The American Revolution, 1765-1789

• Not-so revolutionary Revolution • an article I wrote in college on the American Revolution

• Anenberg's Const'l Conv. Film • Often shown in class, this is a great intro and review of issues relating to the Constitutional Convention of 1787

• about the photo: I took this in Yorktown, VA; at the battlefield where the Revolutionary War ended.

The Early National Period, 1789-1830

• Hamilton • watch a program about Alexander Hamilton, our nation's first super politician

• War of 1812 • a good website of materials relating to the War of '12

• The West • website dedicated to the PBS film that examines Westward Expansion

• about the photo: I took this in Cumberland Gap, TN; at the place where Daniel Boone led American emigrants over the Appalachian Mountains.

The Antebellum Period, 1830-1858

• about the photo: I took this in Lake Placid, NY; at the home of John Brown, murdering terrorist and martyr for the cause of freedom.

The Civil War & Reconstruction, 1858-1877

• about the photo: I took this in Sharpsburg, MD; at the site of the bloodiest battle in the war, Antietam Creek.

The "Gilded" Age, 1868-1890

• Shady Campaigns of the 1880's • an article I wrote in college about how shady 19th century politics was

• Chicago: City of the Century • website with more info on the role Chicago played in the Gilded Age

• The End of the Frontier • Influential historian/geographer William Cronon on the Turner Thesis and the end of the frontier

• about the photo: I took this photo of beef livestock at Point Reyes, CA.

The "Progressive" Era & Imperialism, 1890-1914

• about the photo: I took this in Mount Rushmore, SD; at a place where Americans carved huge faces into the side of the mountain to show how cool they were.

The World Wars and Depression, 1914-1945

• about the photo: I took this in San Francisco, CA; a place of major action during WWII.

The Civil Rights Movement, 1900-1968

• Eyes on the Prize • a great site on the Civil Ridghts movement

• about the photo: I took this in Arlington, VA; as I sped across the river to the Lincoln Memorial, the site of King's famous words, "I have a dream!"

The Cold War, 1945-1989

• The Suburbs • Kenneth T. Jackson on the suburbanization of America

• Summer of Love • watch a movie about hippies and the 1960s counter-culture

• Presidents • watch a program about the last few presidents of the U.S.

• about the photo: I took this in Washington, DC., outside the gates of the White House, location of most major decisions during the Cold War.

The "New World Order", 1989-2008

• about the photo: I took this in Shanksville, PA; at the site of the 9/11 terrorist attack on Flight 93. Each little marker represents an American who died in the attack.

Consumer Ed

• King Corn • webpage that goes behind the scenes of the film King Corn

• about the photo: I took this in Mitchell, SD; at the Corn Palace, where Corn is King!