Alonso High School
A.P. US History

Instructor, J. M. Joeb
Primary Text = Out Of Many 
Additional Text  =  The Enduring Vision

NEW STUDENTS READ THIS 
APUSH is a college level course.  It is reading intensive and, to be prepared for the AP exam, you will have to be (become) accomplished essayists.  This is not simply Mr. Joeb's requirement - the College Board offers the same opinion.  Before beginning the course go to the College Board and read the information concerning the AP Program in general and AP US History in particular (link located near bottom of 'descriptions' page).

Having done that, click here to read a letter to you AND your parents.

Essay Information

Good essays are important to the APUSH exam.  This is a link to the "well reasoned argument" format.
You can check essay writing suggestions HERE or click on the Ten Commandments of essay writing
Excellent examples of well reasoned essays can be found HERE at Thomas Sowell's archives.

Useful Information 

Note-taking and reading hints are located on this page.  

REVIEW NOTES : Over 1,600 note cards covering US History  are linked here. 

Click HERE for a simple chronological course outline.
Click HERE for our course syllabus

Click HERE for End of Course Review Materials

Course Tools

Tools you will use throughout the course are accessed HERE

APUSH Reading*
Click Here for APUSH Summer Reading Assignment
Readings associated with textbook chapters are here.
The Publisher has provided links here. Use them for research, etc.
 

Research Links 

Here are a few links that may prove useful while doing research.
Evaluating the quality of information on the Internet
Citing internet resources

U. S. Supreme Court Major Decisions U. S. Supreme Court Decisions 1937 -1975

Timelines

Religious Development in the Colonies

  Alexis de Toqueville's Democracy in America will provide several "extra text" readings.  If you don't wish to purchase it, you can find the text at http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/toc_indx.html . 

Go to diplomatic stuff to check documents relating to treaties, agreements, etc.

Here is a list of documents dealing with the period 1810-1860.  Ms. Pojer, an APUSH teacher, compiled it.  This was the DBQ time period for 2002.  It can't hurt to sift through it.

Check out the stuff available FREE from project Gutenberg (click icon)

There's Waaaaaay More HERE