Ms. Pettigrew and I have looked over the essay topics from the last few years, and we've made some projections for this year. Here is our 2014 APUSH top-ten list in (roughly) chronological order -
1. English colonization (17th and 18th centuries)
2. Native Americans (colonial period / early 19th century / late 19th century)
3. Causes of the American Revolution
4. The 'Critical Period' (1776-1795)
5. Reform movements of the Second Great Awakening
6. Imperialism and the New Manifest Destiny
7. Populism and Progressivism
8. Economic development (early 20th century / mid-20th century)
9. The Great Depression
10. Domestic politics (1950s - 1960s)
This is our best guess as to likely topics for this year. Obviously, this isn't a comprehensive list, and anything can (and does) pop up in a given year. These things seem likely because they are either common essay topics that weren't on the exam last year, OR because they are topics that haven't appeared in awhile on the exam. Hopefully these will help to guide your study over the weekend and early next week.
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