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AP Superlatives

Superlatives #1 (Due 12/9/11) 12 pts

  1. What were the most significant causes of European Expansion in the 15th century? (3 pts.)
  2. What were the most significant reasons why Europeans dominated Native Americans societies after Columbus’ arrival in 1492? In North America?(3pts.)
  3. What were the greatest causes of England’s late entry into expansion across the Atlantic? (3 pts.)
  4. What were the most evident similarities among southern colonies in the 17th century? Most evident differences? (3 pts.)

Superlatives #2 Due 12/16/11

1. What were the most 3 evident similarities of northern colonies in the 17th century? The greatest 3 differences? (6 pts)

2. What were the greatest differences in the northern colonies between the 17th and 18th centuries? (2pts)

3. What were the most significant causes of Bacon’s Rebellion? The most significant effects? (4 pts)

4. What were the greatest differences between the middle colonies and the two other colonial regions in the 17th century? (2 pts.)

Superlatives #3 (Due 12/22/11)

  1. What were the three greatest causes of the First Great Awakening? The four greatest effects? (7 pts.)
  2. What were the most significant attributes of colonial political structure? Who held power? Who did not? Why? (3 pts.)
  3. What were the greatest similarities of the 13 English North American colonies? Consult pg. 103 to inform your answer.

Superlatives #4 Due Tuesday 1/17/12

1. What were the two greatest causes of the French and Indian War? (1 pt)

2. What were the four most significant effects of the French and Indian War? (4 pts.)

3. What were the three most significant long-term intellectual causes of the American Revolution? (3 pts)

4. What were the two most significant economic causes of the American Revolution? The two most important social effects? (4 pts)

Superlatives #5 (1/20/11)

  1. What were the four most significant weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? (4 pts)
  2. What were the two greatest difficulties faced by the Constitutional Convention regarding representation in 1787? (2pts)
  3. What were the two greatest similarities of Shays Rebellion and Bacon’s Rebellion? What were the three greatest differences? (6pts)
  4. What were the four greatest causes of the emergence of political parties in the 1790s? (4 pts)

Semester Two

Wk. 6 Superlative Week of March 5, 2012

  1. What were the 4 greatest causes of the War of 1812? (2pts)
  2. What were the 4 greatest political and economic effects of the War of 1812?(2 pts.)
  3. What were the 3 greatest social and cultural effects of the War of 1812? (3pts)

Wk. 7 Superlatives Week of March 12, 2012

1. What were the two most significant foreign policy developments during Jefferson's time in office? Explain (4pts)

2. What were the two most important advancedments to transportation in the era 1810 to 1825? Explain (4pts)

3. What were the two most significant economic policy developments in the era 1790-1830? Explain (4 pts)

Wk. 8 Superlatives Week of March 19, 2012

 

1. What were the three greatest contributing factors to the rise of sectionalism in the period 1830 to 1853? (6 pts) Explain.

 

2. What are three most prominent ways that democratic ideals manifest themselves in social change in the Age of Jackson? Explain (6 pts)

 

3. What are the three most significant technological developments in the era, 1790 - 1850? Explain (4 pts.)

 

Wk. 9 None due to Ch. 31-34 Exam

 

Wk. 10 Superlative #9 Week of April 9, 2012

1. What were the three greatest causes of the increased political participation of the common man in the era 1815-1825? (3pts)

2. What were the 3 most significant causes of the rise of mass democracy? (3pts)

3. What were the 4 most significant characteristics of the first party system? (4 pts.)

4. Analyze and explain the 4 most significant characteristics of the 2nd Party System. (4pts)

Wk. 11 Superlatives #10 Week of April 16th 2012

1. What are the 2 greatest similarities between the Democrats and Whigs in the period 1836-1852? The 3 key differences? (5pts)

2. What are the two greatest developments of Jackson's time in office? Why (2 pts)

3. What are the two greatest changes to the ideals of American womenhood between the American Revolution and the outbreak of the Civil War? Explain how these ideals influenced the lives of women during this period. (4 pts.)

4. What are the 3 most important changes to the USA related to the Market Revolution? (3pts.)

Wk. 12 Superlatives #11 Week of April 23rd 2012

1. What are the 3 greatest causes of the 2nd Great Awakening? The 3 greatest effects? (6pts)

2. What 3 key differences existed between southern and northern colonies, 1607 -1750? (3 pts.)

3. What were the 3 most important long term causes of the Civil War? The two most important short term causes? Explain your responses. (5 pts.)

4. What were the two greatest accomplishments of the era of Reconstruction? The two greatest failures? Explain your responses. (4 pts)

Wk. 13 Superlatives #12 - Due Week of April 30th, 2012

1. Which of the following was responsible for the most enduring change to the nation - Bacon's Rebellion, Shays' Rebellion, or the Stono Rebellion? Why? (3 pts.)

2. Who was the most progressive president? Explain your response in three or more sentences. (3 pts.)

3. What events were most important in changing the role of the federal government in the twentieth century to one of caring for the well being of the people? Explain your response in three or more sentences. (3 pts)

4. What were the three most important reasons why the United States become involved in World War II? Explain your response in three or more sentences. (6 pts)

 

Wk. 14 Superlative #13 Due Tuesday, May 8

1.Identify the 4 most significant effects associated with the end of the French and Indian War in 1763. Explain your reasoning. (4 pts)

2. What were the three greatest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Explain your responses. (3 pts.)

3. What were the three greatest causes of the rise of America's Second Industrial Revolution? The three greatest effects? (6 pts.)


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