List of AP and AP-related questions from the past twenty-six years. [compiled by Steve Armstrong Additions by Kevin Mallon] (Updated, May 3, 2011) Questions labeled are Copyright © 1980-2011 College Entrance Examination board and Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. “AP” 1607-1763 The Colonial Period AP 2011 Analyze the origins and development of slavery in Britain’s North American colonies in the period 1607 to 1776. AP 2010 In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660’s DBQ AP 2008 Early encounters between American Indians and European colonists led to a variety of relationships among the different cultures. Analyze how the actions taken by BOTH American Indians and European colonists shaped those relationships in TWO of the following regions. Confine your answer to the 1600’s New England Southwest -New York and New France –Chesapeake –Spanish AP 2007 Settler in the eighteenth-century American backcountry sometimes resorted to violent protest to express grievances. Analyze the causes and significance of TWO of the following: of the Paxton Boys -Regulator movement -Shay’s Rebellion -Whiskey Rebellion Analyze the differences between the Spanish settlements in the Southwest and the English colonies in AP 2006 New England in the seventeenth century in of TWO of the following: Politics Religion Economic development • • • AP 2005 Compare and contrast the ways in economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750. AP 2005 was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North “Geography America.” Assess the validity of this statement for the 1600s. Alternate AP 2004 In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-63) alter the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge DBQ of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response. AP 2003 Compare the ways in which TWO of the following reflected tensions in colonial society. Alternate Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) Salem witchcraft trials (1692) • • Pueblo Revolt (1680) Rebellion (1739) • • Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society (to 1740) in AP 2002 TWO of the following regions: New England Chesapeake Middle Atlantic • • •
List of AP and AP-related questions from the past twenty-six years. [compiled by Steve Armstrong Additions by Kevin Mallon] (Updated, May 3, 2011) Questions labeled “AP” are Copyright © 1980-2011 College Entrance Examination board and Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. 1607-1763 The Colonial Period AP 2011 Analyze the origins and development of slavery in Britain’s North American colonies in the period 1607 to 1776. AP 2010 In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political, economic, and social DBQ development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660’s AP 2008 Early encounters between American Indians and European colonists led to a variety of relationships among the different cultures. Analyze how the actions taken by BOTH American Indians and European colonists shaped those relationships in TWO of the following regions. Confine your answer to the 1600’s New England –Chesapeake –Spanish Southwest -New York and New France AP 2007 Settler in the eighteenth-century American backcountry sometimes resorted to violent protest to express grievances. Analyze the causes and significance of TWO of the following: of the Paxton Boys -Regulator movement -Shay’s Rebellion -Whiskey Rebellion AP 2006 Analyze the differences between the Spanish settlements in the Southwest and the English colonies in New England in the seventeenth century in of TWO of the following: • Politics • Religion • Economic development AP 2005 Compare and contrast the ways in economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750. AP 2005 “Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North Alternate America.” Assess the validity of this statement for the 1600s. AP 2004 In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-63) alter the political, economic and ideological DBQ relations between Britain and its American colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response. AP 2003 Compare the ways in which TWO of the following reflected tensions in colonial society. Alternate • Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) • Salem witchcraft trials (1692) • Pueblo Revolt (1680) • Rebellion (1739) AP 2002 Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society (to 1740) in TWO of the following regions: • New England • Chesapeake • Middle Atlantic
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