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= Unit 6, Segment 2=

The following is based on the topic outline found in the [|AP US History "Acorn Guide"]. Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).


 * 14. Development of the West in the Late Nineteenth Century**
 * Expansion and development of western railroads
 * Competitors for the West: miners, ranchers, homesteaders, and American Indians
 * Government policy toward American Indians
 * Gender, race, and ethnicity in the far West
 * Environmental impacts of western settlement


 * 17. Populism and Progressivism**
 * Agrarian discontent and political issues of the late nineteenth century
 * Women's roles: family, workplace, education, politics, and reform
 * Black America: urban migration and civil rights initiatives

Kennedy Chapters for this Segment

 * Chapter 23 - Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age (pages 502-527)
 * Chapter 26 - The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution (pages 590-622)

The "New York" Quiz Questions for this section

 * [|Short Answer A] / [|Short Answer B]
 * Multiple Choice - ([|Quiz A] / [|Quiz B] / [|Quiz C] / [|Quiz D] / [|Quiz E] / [|Quiz F])

Kennedy Exam Multiple Choice Questions for this section

 * [|Chapter 23]
 * [|Chapter 26]

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