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apush - using dates as an exam strategy

originally streamed in 2019 with Caleb LagerweyTeacher
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Use dates strategically to strengthen your APUSH exam essays and score higher on the DBQ and LEQ. This video shows you how to organize historical arguments around key turning points from 1491 to present, connect dates to themes across all 9 periods, ...more

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  • 0:00

    Welcome and Introduction

  • 0:31

    Key Dates Discussion

  • 1:03

    Stream Outline

  • 2:04

    Periodization Overview

  • 3:07

    Period 1 and 2

  • 4:39

    Jamestown Significance

  • 6:15

    Period 2 to 3

  • 7:18

    French and Indian War

  • 9:24

    Dates for Context

  • 10:26

    Period 3 to 4

  • 11:29

    Period 4 Reforms

  • 13:01

    Period 4 to 5

  • 15:04

    Period 6 Industrialization

  • 16:05

    Period 7 Imperialism

  • 17:07

    Period 8 Cold War

  • 18:11

    Period 9 Conservatism

  • 19:13

    Required Dates Document

  • 20:17

    Prioritizing Turning Points

  • 22:22

    Key Historical Dates

  • 24:25

    Party Switches Explained

  • 26:00

    Presidents and Big Picture

  • 27:31

    Long Duration Events

  • 30:39

    Second Industrial Revolution

  • 32:43

    Chat Long Duration Ideas

  • 34:21

    Presidents Poster

  • 36:27

    Jason Puit Presidents

  • 39:02

    Memorizing Presidents

  • 41:07

    Presidents to Know

  • 43:12

    Court Cases Advice

  • 45:20

    Exam Examples Start

  • 47:54

    SAQ British Colonies

  • 49:28

    Conservatism Rise 1960

  • 51:02

    Gilded Age Business

  • 52:37

    Tensions 1763-1775

  • 54:10

    Guess Topic Game

  • 56:15

    Critical Period Dates

  • 58:19

    Dates Importance Summary

  • 59:19

    Final Questions and Advice

  • 1:01:56

    Exam Day Tips

  • 1:02:27

    Stream Wrap Up

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