APUSH Teaching Strategies & Resources
Ideas, strategies, and resources for teaching AP U.S. History, including retrieval practice, historical thinking, exam review, primary sources, and classroom activities.
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April 2026
- Apr 16, 2026 APUSH Great Depression Primary Source: The "Average American" in 1930 Apr 16, 2026
- Apr 10, 2026 The 3×5 Card Chronological Question Sort Review Framework for APUSH Apr 10, 2026
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March 2026
- Mar 30, 2026 When Patriotism Was Radical: Teaching the Meaning of True Blue (1918) Mar 30, 2026
- Mar 16, 2026 The Ultimate APUSH Emergency Sub Plan: Keep Students Learning Even When You’re Out Mar 16, 2026
- Mar 13, 2026 Why Thematic Review Is a Powerful Strategy for AP U.S. History Exam Prep Mar 13, 2026
- Mar 13, 2026 Leveraging the AP U.S. History (APUSH) Concept Outline as a Review Tool Mar 13, 2026
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October 2025
- Oct 8, 2025 Beyond the Textbook: 5 Surprising Truths About Early American History Oct 8, 2025
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September 2020
- Sep 5, 2020 The New Virtual Classroom Sep 5, 2020
- Sep 2, 2020 Rise to the Occasion Sep 2, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 6, 2020 APUSH Summer Assignment Aug 6, 2020
- Aug 1, 2020 The AP Mindset Aug 1, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 23, 2020 Jack Roosevelt Robinson Jul 23, 2020
- Jul 20, 2020 The Ferris Wheel Jul 20, 2020
- Jul 13, 2020 Echoes, 1918 Jul 13, 2020
- Jul 8, 2020 Echoes, 1940 Jul 8, 2020
- Jul 7, 2020 James Cleveland Owens Jul 7, 2020
- Jul 7, 2020 Jordan Rules Jul 7, 2020
- Jul 5, 2020 July 5, 1852 Jul 5, 2020
- Jul 4, 2020 We Hold These Truths... Jul 4, 2020
- Jul 3, 2020 I Feel You Abe Jul 3, 2020
- Jul 1, 2020 Manifest Destiny Jul 1, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 5, 2020 Monumental Problems Jun 5, 2020
- Jun 5, 2020 Bookshelf - Racial Inequality Jun 5, 2020
- Jun 1, 2020 Plot, Plan and Organize Jun 1, 2020
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May 2020
- May 30, 2020 John Brown's Body May 30, 2020
- May 29, 2020 Hockey and History May 29, 2020
- May 25, 2020 The View From Here... May 25, 2020
- May 22, 2020 History Bookshelf May 22, 2020
- May 15, 2020 APUSH Game Day 2020 May 15, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Copperheads Jan 6, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Mulligan's Brigade Jan 6, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Draft Riots and $300 Men, 1863 Jan 6, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 The Conscription Act of 1863 Jan 6, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Young Men Go to War Jan 6, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Emancipation Proclamation in 4 Minutes Jan 6, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Antietam 150 Years Later Jan 6, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 The Battle of Antietam, 1862 Jan 6, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 20, 2019 Battle of First Bull Run, 1861 Dec 20, 2019
- Dec 20, 2019 Sullivan Ballou , 1861 Dec 20, 2019
- Dec 20, 2019 An Offer Declined, April 20, 1861 Dec 20, 2019
- Dec 16, 2019 An Incompatibility of Temper Dec 16, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 Charles Sumner - Paris 1838 Dec 12, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 Rescue of Charles Nalle Dec 12, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 A Ride for Liberty Dec 12, 2019
- Dec 9, 2019 John Tyler is my Grandfather Dec 9, 2019
- Dec 8, 2019 The Dreams of El Dorado Dec 8, 2019
- Dec 8, 2019 "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way" Dec 8, 2019
- Dec 6, 2019 Amazing Grace Dec 6, 2019
- Dec 6, 2019 The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris Dec 6, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 The Drunkards Progress Dec 5, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 African American Anti-Slavery Resistance [1800 -1831] Dec 5, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 I am and ever will by our kind wife. Dec 5, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 All Night Forever Dec 5, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 Welcome to St Louis Son Dec 5, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 The Five Points Dec 5, 2019
- Dec 5, 2019 The Erie Canal and the birth of American religion Dec 5, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 2, 2019 Quotable - Abraham Lincoln on Emancipation Jan 2, 2019
- Jan 2, 2019 Quotable - Historian James McPherson on Antietam Jan 2, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 10, 2018 Quotable - Abraham Lincoln on Slavery and Expansion Dec 10, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 6, 2018 Dear President Jackson Nov 6, 2018
- Nov 5, 2018 The Erie Canal Nov 5, 2018
- Nov 5, 2018 Nascent Nationalism and Post War Expansion [1815 to 1825] Nov 5, 2018
- Nov 2, 2018 War declarations - THE SENATE VOTES Nov 2, 2018
- Nov 1, 2018 QuotAble - Historian Drew R. McCoY on jefferson Nov 1, 2018
- Nov 1, 2018 Opposition to the Louisiana Purchase? Nov 1, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 30, 2018 Louisiana Purchase - By the Numbers Oct 30, 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 Jefferson vs. Hamilton Oct 23, 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 Inauguration of George Washington Oct 23, 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 What will we call the our new president? Oct 23, 2018
- Oct 22, 2018 10 Fast Facts on the Constitution Oct 22, 2018
- Oct 21, 2018 SAQ - The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Oct 21, 2018
- Oct 20, 2018 Thesis Practice - The Constitutional Convention [1787] Oct 20, 2018
- Oct 10, 2018 Quotable - Simon Starr Oct 10, 2018
- Oct 9, 2018 Quotable - Adam Smith Oct 9, 2018
- Oct 9, 2018 Our Sacred Honor Oct 9, 2018
- Oct 9, 2018 REEL History Series - John Adams (HBO) Oct 9, 2018
- Oct 9, 2018 Quotable - Joanne Freeman Oct 9, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018 Quotable - David Blight Oct 3, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 12, 2018 REEL History - The New World Sep 12, 2018
- Sep 12, 2018 REEL History - Elizabeth: The Golden Age Sep 12, 2018
- Sep 11, 2018 Quotable - Russell Shorto Sep 11, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 Different Feelings On Columbus Around The World Sep 6, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 Image Analysis - The Encounter Sep 6, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 Man on the Street Sep 6, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 The United States History Trailer Sep 6, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 19, 2018 Mission Statement Aug 19, 2018