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Welcome to Holt McDougal’s AP US History presentation of the 2010

AP version of The American Pageant 14e by the author team of David

Kennedy, Liz Cohen, and Thomas Bailey. The text is on the College Board’s

approved list for textbooks that meet the curricular requirements for the

AP US History course.

American Pageant remains the market leader in AP US history for a

variety of reasons:

1) The Main reason why it continues to be number one choice for AP is

because of its accessibility. The action oriented and humorous

writing style keeps students interested in the reading.

2) The text has a strong political focus but with newer editions

increasingly integrates social history to better follow criteria of the

AP exam

3) Extensive AP in-text features and AP Ancillary support helps both

teachers and students make the transition to the college-level work

of an AP course

The Distinctive writing style is action-oriented with both humor

and “drama” to convey the story and engage students in the

material. Here are some notable examples from the textbook.

“Examining the Evidence” is a historiographical feature that presents a

photograph, artifact, or brief document and demonstrates how

historians analyze such evidence. It then prompts students to draw their

own conclusions. •“Conflicting Press Accounts of the March on Washington, 1963” (p. 983)

“Varying Viewpoints” are overviews of the scholarly debates

surrounding major historical issues that encourage students to think

critically about disagreements among historians. These one- to two-

page essays appear at the end of approximately half the chapters and

synthesize the latest research. Topics: Colonial America, Constitution, Jacksonian Democracy, Reconstruction, Was the West Really

Won?

•“How Radical was the New Deal?” (p.851)

Another important feature of the program is that we continue to keep up

with changes in the course description by offering more social coverage

with the additon of Elizabeth Cohen to the author team, a social-cultural

historian. “Makers of America” focus on the diverse ethnic, racial, and

activist groups that compose America’s pluralistic society and show how

different social groups impacted our nation’s history. More attention had

been given to the experiences and contributions of women, law, and the

national economy in the antebellum period.

• Examples of these groups are the Californios and Environmentalist

groups and The Chinese (p. 550)

NEW Global focus feature.

•Twelve new “ Thinking Globally” essays, two within each of the

Pageant’s six parts, present different aspects of the American

experience contextualized within world history.

•Readers learn how developments in North America were part of

worldwide phenomena, be it the challenge to empire in the eighteenth

century, the rise of socialist ideology in the nineteenth century, or the

globalization that followed World War II.

•The Era of Globalization (p. 924)

AP in-text features include:

Preparing for the AP* Exam breaks down the AP* U.S. History Exam

listing the types of questions with

examples and the best strategies for answering them. pp. xxxv-xlii

AP* U.S. History Exam Correlation lists the topics students are required

to know for the exam and the page

numbers in the text where they are covered. pp. xliii-xlvii

AP* Review Questions are provided at the end of each chapter and

offer additional practice for students and a

useful means of evaluation for teachers. pp. 108A-108B

DBQ (Document Based Question) Practice at the end of the text

includes 15 practice questions each with 4-10

documents to help students prepare for the DBQ section on the AP*

exam. pp.A63-A112

AP* Free-Response Essay Practice includes 18 essay questions to help

students prepare for the free-response

section on the AP* exam. pp. A115- A116

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Fast Track to a 5 is a

comprehensive test prep

workbook for students now Available

in print and Online.

It includes a diagnostic test, test-taking strategies and tips, complete

AP course content review, and 2 full-length AP practice exams and is

keyed to page numbers in the American Pageant text.

A full array of AP support materials are available with this

program, including:

Student Guidebook, Volume 1 (with answers), Student Guidebook,

Volume 2 (with answers) includes learning objectives, a glossary, and

practice test questions in various formats for each chapter. Aids in

sharpening students’ critical-thinking and analysis skills.

Primary Source Reader: The American Spirit 11/e Vol. 1 & 2

•Written by The American Pageant author team

•New material includes: America in the world economy, the US emergence as

an industrial giant, tensions with Asia, the Treaty of Versailles in global

perspective, and a world in depression

AP Teacher’s Resource Manual includes an overview of

each chapter, suggested lectures, discussion topics,

character sketches and other teaching resources.

AP Teacher’s Resource CD provides Power Point slides of maps and

images from the text, test bank, guidebook, free-response questions, DBQ’s,

and AP review questions with answer key.

AP Print Test Bank is a Test booklet offering multiple-choice (5

options), free response, and true/false questions that are

referenced to each section of the book.

Test Generator CD-ROM allows teachers to create, author/edit, customize, and

deliver multiple types of tests.

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A full array of AP support materials are available with this

program, including:

AP Teacher’s Resource CD provides Power Point slides of maps

and images from the text, test bank, guidebook, free-response

questions, DBQ’s, and AP review questions with answer key.

AP Print Test Bank is a Test booklet offering multiple-choice

(5 options), free response, and true/false questions that are

referenced to each section of the book.

Test Generator CD-ROM allows teachers to create, author/edit, customize,

and deliver multiple types of tests.

An Online ebook is also available through a simple

registration process that enables students to sign in &

access this e-resource.

Textbook Companion Web Site at www.holtmcdougal.com

offers a variety of resources for students, including self-

assessment quizzes, outlines, vocabulary exercises, and skill-

building activities tied to maps and other illustrations.

Password-Protected Teacher Resources

Interactive Student Chapter Resources

Go to Holtmcdougal.com

Select advanced / electives

Select Kennedy, The American Pageant 14/e

Select ‘Online Textbook Resources’

For each Chapter:

Ordering Events,

Primary Sources,

Matching,

Map Mastery,

Interactive Maps,

Flashcards,

Historical Skills,

Chapter Review,

Online activities,

Chronology exercises,

Web links

Support student learning and save time with these password-protected

materials. To request a password, please complete and submit the request

form. After your request has been reviewed and authorized, you will receive a

response from our Faculty Services team within 48 hours with an access code

The site includes online AP questions for teachers to use in the classroom.

American Pageant remains the market leader in AP US history for a

variety of reasons.

1) The Main reason why it continues to be number one choice for AP is

because of its accessibility. The action oriented and humorous

writing style keep students interested in the reading.

2) The text has a strong political focus but with newer editions

increasingly integrates social history to better follow criteria of the

AP exam

3) AP in-text features and AP Ancillary support helps both teachers

and students make the transition to the college-level work of an AP

course