Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2018 Edition by Princeton Review

Author:Princeton Review [The Princeton Review]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2017-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

Although slavery persisted in the United States, many European Enlightenment thinkers criticized slavery on human rights grounds. A member of the British Parliament, James Edward Oglethorpe, was among the first to argue against slavery. Granville Sharp, Hannah More, and William Wilberforce were also famous abolitionists.

Summary

Here are the most important concepts to remember from the American Democracy period.

The new United States struggled to define its ideals as boundaries changed and regional opinions clashed.

New developments in technology, agriculture, and commerce built wealth and infrastructure, transforming America from a wilderness to a developed society.

Relationships with Britain and France were problematic, each country playing one off the other. After the War of 1812, relationships stabilized.

Slavery became one of the most controversial issues in politics and the social sphere.

Abolitionists, feminists, and temperance activists organized, published, and lectured to promote their ideas.

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