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Your total resource for Advanced Placement United States History Review. This website is the sole creation of Adam Norris and is not endorsed by the College Board, AP, or any school district.

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    • AP US History Curriculum Period Reviews In 10 Minutes!
    • AP US History Curriculum: Period 1 (1491 – 1607)
    • AP US History Curriculum: Period 2 (1607 – 1754)
    • AP US History Curriculum: Period 3 (1754 – 1800)
    • AP US History Curriculum: Period 4 (1800 – 1848)
    • AP US History Curriculum: Period 5 (1844 – 1877)
    • AP US History Curriculum: Period 6 (1865 – 1898)
    • AP US History Curriculum: Period 7 (1890 – 1945)
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AP US History Curriculum: Period 1 (1491 – 1607)

In this section, you will find videos that cover the entire period 1 for the new APUSH curriculum. This period will account for approximately 5% of your test, so make sure you are familiar with it. Good luck!

Key Concept 1.1 (2015 revisions – most up to date version)

If you would like to download the PowerPoint used in the video, please click here: Key-Concept 1.1 – 2015 Revisions

If you would like to download a Fill-in-the-Blank Guide for the video, click here: Key Concept 1.1 – 2015 Revision

Key Concept 1.2 (2015 revisions – most up to date version)

If you would like to download the PowerPoint used in the video, please click here: Key Concept 1.2 – 2015 revisions

If you would like to download a Fill-in-the-Blank Guide for the video, click here: Key Concept 1.2 – 2015 Revision

APUSH Review: The Encomienda System

If you would like to download the PowerPoint used in the video, please click here: APUSH Review, Encomiendas

If you would like to download a Fill-in-the-Blank Guide for the video, click here: Encomiendas

Comments

  1. Jamie says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:44 PM

    Hi there! These are fantastic! Thank you so much! I have been directing people to your site too. 🙂

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      August 13, 2014 at 3:32 PM

      Thank you very much. I appreciate your support.

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        March 26, 2018 at 1:15 PM

        thanks man

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        • bob says

          July 30, 2020 at 1:43 PM

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          Reply
  2. Jessica says

    August 21, 2014 at 1:06 AM

    There are awesome! Will you be including videos for the other key concepts in APUSH?

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      August 21, 2014 at 1:11 AM

      Yes, I will have all the key concepts for each time period, as well as many of the topics specifically mentioned. Furthermore, I hope to have videos for the themes as well before the exam in May.

      Reply
      • AJ Brandriff says

        May 2, 2018 at 5:42 PM

        Shout out Mrs. Burch’s block 1 APUSH class from Nansemond River High school in Suffolk Virginia

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      • Sherrie Lee Holden says

        August 2, 2018 at 1:41 PM

        Are you still planning to ever do the themes? I’d really like to see your take on how to best interpret them for scholars.

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        • Adam says

          September 2, 2018 at 4:09 PM

          Yes, I will have them up by the end of this year. I’ll be doing it in in-class review leading up to the exam.

          Reply
  3. Dan says

    August 21, 2014 at 1:48 AM

    I am a first year AP teacher and I was just looking for some help and guidance for APUSH this year. Man what you are doing here is awesome stuff and is really going to help me bring the best out in the kids with their ability to review this!
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      August 21, 2014 at 1:57 AM

      I’m really happy to help out. I will have more videos out next week and throughout the school year, so please check back often. Good luck, I hope you like teaching APUSH. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had teaching.

      Reply
  4. Leigh says

    August 26, 2014 at 12:46 AM

    Thank you! This is great work. As a 2nd year AP teacher with 2 other preps, this was a lifesaver!

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      August 26, 2014 at 1:50 AM

      I’m happy to help out. Best of luck to you and your students this year.

      Reply
  5. Nicole says

    August 28, 2014 at 9:40 PM

    I literally suck at history, yet your power-points help me retain all of the pertinent information, and they’re quite easy and fun to read.

    Thank you for putting these together! Keep up the great work of saving AP students’ lives from distress!

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      August 28, 2014 at 11:19 PM

      Thanks for the kind words. I’m really glad the videos are helpful. Good luck!

      Reply
  6. Ashley says

    September 2, 2014 at 12:04 AM

    I was just looking for a way to review before my period 1 exam tomorrow and I am so, so glad I stumbled upon these! They definitely reiterated the more important points and I feel much more confident now 🙂 Thank you so much for making these!

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    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      September 2, 2014 at 12:10 AM

      You’re welcome. Good luck on your quiz. Thanks for watching.

      Reply
  7. Mr. Hackett says

    September 6, 2014 at 2:32 PM

    Hey Mr. Norris, thanks for the great work! A heads up that the video posted under 1.1 on this page appears to be 1.3.

    My students will be enjoying your videos this year!

    Have fun,
    Dan Hackett

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      September 6, 2014 at 6:50 PM

      Thanks for using my website, I really appreciate it. Another teacher mentioned about the video being different. On my end it’s correct, so I’ll try to figure it out. Good luck!

      Reply
  8. Jacob says

    September 17, 2014 at 2:03 AM

    Thank you so much for these! I have my first APUSH test over periods 1 & 2/Chapters 1-5 coming up…this is really helping me in my preparation for this!

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      September 17, 2014 at 11:05 PM

      That’s great to hear. Good luck on your test!

      Reply
  9. Maria Boldt says

    October 1, 2014 at 1:32 AM

    I’m in APUSH and I basically cry like everyday because of it. I’m struggling

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  10. Emma says

    December 15, 2014 at 2:42 AM

    Will you be releasing periods 6-8?

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    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      December 15, 2014 at 6:01 PM

      Yes, I’m recording 6.1 today. More to come after that.

      Reply
  11. Emmy says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:05 AM

    WOW!! this is helping me a lot to prepare for my final tomorrow! thank you so much!

    Reply
  12. Carla Linares says

    December 18, 2014 at 12:28 AM

    Loved these videos. I have my APUSH final tomorow from periods 1-5. This helped alot, thank you!!!!

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    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      December 23, 2014 at 2:48 PM

      I hope you did well. Thanks for watching.

      Reply
  13. Jess says

    December 18, 2014 at 8:54 PM

    These really helped me study for my final tomorrow 🙂 Thank you so much!! I’ve showed your site to a bunch of my friends and they’ve also said that your videos are super helpful!

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      December 23, 2014 at 2:44 PM

      Thanks for spreading the word. I hope you did great on your final!

      Reply
  14. Stella says

    December 25, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    The videos are really awesome and they’re great to watch for review! I’ve covered until Period 6 at school so I’ve been looking for some videos to help me remember some of the stuff and these are super (: I’m looking forward to working on the American Pageant videos as well. Thank you so much and I will make sure to tell the rest of my APUSH class about these videos once school starts again! Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  15. hellen says

    December 30, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    I am a Chinese student, I want to attend the AP U.S. history examination, thank you for your effective works and extinct useful videos and ppts .

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    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      January 4, 2015 at 12:58 AM

      Thank you for your support. Best of luck to you!

      Reply
  16. Amar says

    January 16, 2015 at 12:15 AM

    Hey, your videos are super helpful as I have a final on periods 1-6 tomorrow and honestly I was super scared but I just played your videos, relaxed, and I actually retained quite a bit of information! Please continue these videos! Youre doing Gods work my friend!

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    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      January 19, 2015 at 7:37 PM

      Thanks for watching. I hope you did well on your test!

      Reply
  17. Katie says

    April 15, 2015 at 2:25 AM

    Your videos and fill in the blank outlines are amazing. Your youtube videos on the chapters have helped me throughout the school year, and I will continue to use this website to study in may. Thanks so much, keep doing what you are doing!

    Reply
  18. Joe Binion says

    April 27, 2015 at 2:48 PM

    Thank you so much for the videos. My students love the simplicity of them for review. Keep up the work you are doing, it is greatly appreciated!!!

    Reply
  19. Margaret says

    May 1, 2015 at 7:22 PM

    I concern with all of the other subscribers. I just found this site last week. It is simply amazing. Thank you so much

    Reply
    • anorris21@yahoo.com says

      May 2, 2015 at 1:05 AM

      You’re welcome. Thanks for your support!

      Reply
  20. U WOT M8 says

    May 5, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    U WOT M8

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  21. Charlie says

    May 26, 2015 at 5:27 AM

    I’m guessing most of the stuff here is relevant to the SAT US History?

    Reply
  22. Anna says

    August 4, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Thank you so much for your help – you are a STAR! I presume you have seen the new APUSH course description and new key concepts. Will you be adapting? It’s such a lot of work though!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      August 5, 2015 at 11:25 PM

      I am not updating the key concept videos since the content is pretty much the same. I will, however, clarify the wording with my students and make sure to use the updated version in future videos. Good luck this year!

      Reply
  23. Erika Ninneman says

    August 12, 2015 at 7:31 PM

    Hey Adam,
    Thanks again for all the hard work you have done. Will you be making significant changes to the videos and their guides?

    Reply
    • Adam says

      August 23, 2015 at 2:51 AM

      Hi Erika, I have redone periods 1 and 2 and will do more soon. Thanks!

      Reply
  24. Ms. Patience Douglas says

    August 23, 2015 at 2:24 AM

    Mr. Norris,

    YOU are my HERO!! My students LOVE your videos! You are great help to me, I am teaching APUSH in a school on 7 period days/50 minutes. I was stressing trying to get videos completed prior to school starting and found your material. THANK YOU so much for being willing to share your lessons!! Continue to be AWESOME- Ms. P Douglas

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    • Adam says

      August 23, 2015 at 2:53 AM

      Hi Ms. Douglas, thanks for the kind words. I will have period 3 out soon and the rest will follow soon. Thanks for your support, good luck to you and your students.

      Reply
  25. Quinn says

    September 4, 2015 at 1:35 AM

    Thanks for the help adam! you’re amazing!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      September 5, 2015 at 2:41 AM

      Thanks for watching. Good luck this year.

      Reply
  26. Josie G says

    December 15, 2015 at 12:17 AM

    i just dropped this class for second semester, but i found this website while studying for finals today. i wish i wouldve found this sooner, this wouldve been so so helpful and i wouldnt have dropped the class. these videos are wonderful. thank you.

    Reply
  27. Megan Gordon says

    December 15, 2015 at 4:40 AM

    You must be a saint because I don’t understand how you can spend so much time making videos and teaching students who aren’t even a part of your life!!! Are you getting paid for this at all? Can I send you an edible arrangement or something?? Honestly thank you so so much. Just know that you made a huge difference for me and even made me appreciate history a little bit 🙂 God bless!

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  28. Anonymous says

    December 17, 2015 at 12:36 AM

    These videos have helped me immensely! Thank you so much!

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  29. Hulai says

    December 19, 2015 at 6:00 AM

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  30. Morgan B. says

    January 21, 2016 at 7:42 PM

    I have a midterm tomorrow over a majority of the APush curriculum and I couldn’t be happier that I’ve found these videos! They have all the key points that I know I need to remember and it definitely takes a major load off of my back when it comes to trying to find ways to study. Thank you so much, Adam, you’re a lifesaver!

    Reply
  31. lilly says

    April 13, 2016 at 9:34 PM

    you’ve been saving me for these past years in history and bless you for making these review videos. hopefully i get a 4 or a 5 in a few weeks!!! 🙂

    Reply
  32. Andrea :) says

    April 23, 2016 at 1:21 AM

    Thank you so much! This is such a great way to study without having to spend the money on the review book.

    Reply
  33. Emily says

    April 29, 2016 at 2:18 AM

    You have been so helpful throughout the entire year! Thank you so much for your videos ad review sources! I’m hoping all goes well for the AP exam next week . Thanks again!

    Reply
  34. Angela Hou says

    June 4, 2016 at 3:42 PM

    Hi, Thank you so much for your video.
    Since ” How did natives adapt to their environment?” is an important question, can you give us an sample answer to this question. Furthermore, can you give us an example of the MC that ask something about they way natives adapt to their environment?
    Thank you so much

    Reply
  35. Alex Su says

    August 19, 2016 at 5:33 AM

    Hello I found these worksheets and videos extremely helpful to my students, im just wondering if there is an answer sheet for the fill in blanks worksheets because i need TAs to correct the students notes and im not so comfortable for them to go on my computer and correct from the powerpoint, i want to have a print out answer sheet, if you do can you please send to my email abc45182400@gmail.com (the key concept and the review notes from chapter 1 to 29). Thank you very much.

    Reply
    • Adam says

      August 19, 2016 at 11:17 PM

      Unfortunately, I do not have keys, just the PowerPoints.

      Reply
  36. Henry says

    August 21, 2016 at 10:40 PM

    When will you post the slides for 1.3 on here? Great videos!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      August 23, 2016 at 1:04 AM

      The revised curriculum does not have a 1.3 – only 1.1 and 1.2.

      Reply
  37. josie says

    August 26, 2016 at 1:30 AM

    this website is going to be a lifesaver this year! keep up the amazing work this is awesome! thank you so so much!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      August 29, 2016 at 12:54 AM

      You’re welcome. Thanks for visiting.

      Reply
  38. John says

    September 5, 2016 at 3:06 AM

    Hello. I’m finding these videos very helpful. I’m just wondering what you think is another good way to learn the content and stay on top of the material.

    I’m finding my textbook to contain too much material that seems irrelevant. (Last year, I literally read about 4/5 of my AP Euro book and ended up getting a 4 on my exam because it was too overwhelming)

    And one more thing. Do you think I should worry much about learning all the specific details or stick to the trends, wars, and other main things? Thanks

    Reply
  39. Anastasia says

    September 7, 2016 at 11:50 PM

    Hello! I just wanted to say these videos are amazing for helping me fill out my course framework the night before it’s due… oops 😛 But seriously this site is great and thank you so much for doing all of this, it’s going to be a great help this year!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      September 8, 2016 at 9:56 PM

      Thanks for your support. Good luck this year!

      Reply
  40. quazaca says

    September 17, 2016 at 5:23 AM

    Just studying for my first APUSH test coming up! This website is lots of help already; I can see myself coming back for the rest of the year! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  41. Olivia Showers says

    September 21, 2016 at 4:31 AM

    I really am liking this website so far, but I really need some help. The site wont let me set up a password. It keeps telling me that the link in invalid. I would really like to take advantage of all you have to offer so if there is any way of figuring out that would be wonderful!!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      September 22, 2016 at 1:52 AM

      Check your email, you should be all set.

      Reply
  42. Raemond Farr says

    September 30, 2016 at 5:18 AM

    Hey, thank you so much for putting together these videos!! I have AD/HD and just plain reading to myself often times doesn’t work for studying. I have found that the Khan Academy videos helped me in my other subjects in school but there was never one for history! I felt stuck and like I wasn’t able to learn anything until my APUSH teacher had showed us these videos( Shout out to Mr.Doyle from Evergreen Highschool, Vancouver, Wa) I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time out of your life to help so many others like myself that enjoy History but could never understand it just by reading.

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  43. Trevor Falkinburg says

    November 10, 2016 at 8:07 PM

    I wanted to give a shout out to my all time favorite teacher Ms. Hicks, she is the sweetest most helpful teacher I have ever had and I just wanted to show how much I appreciate all the works she puts in to help her students pass. THANK YOU Ms. Hicks YOU ARE THE BEST!

    Reply
  44. Max says

    May 2, 2017 at 1:25 PM

    Shout-out to my main mans Mr. Hains who keeps APUSH real @ Nyack

    Reply
  45. shreklover says

    August 10, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    awesome video! loved it!

    Reply
  46. Carmen De La Torre says

    August 24, 2017 at 10:40 PM

    This was so helpful!

    Reply
  47. Tigger says

    September 5, 2017 at 2:17 PM

    My class and history teacher loves your videos! Please shout out to Dr. Pointer and his classes!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      September 6, 2017 at 5:48 PM

      Thanks for the support!

      Reply
  48. jbuelterman says

    September 13, 2017 at 6:46 PM

    My APUSH teacher told our class about this website and holy cow has it saved my life. Thank you so much for creating this! It helps so much! Ursuline Academy’s Ms. Bowman’s APUSH class thanks you immensely!

    Reply
  49. Anonymous says

    September 18, 2017 at 10:24 PM

    Thank you for all of your review videos! They help me make sense of each topic and they are my crutch in this year’s APUSH class!

    Reply
  50. Your boy Henry Clay says

    May 10, 2018 at 5:36 PM

    You are the best. You are the reason I’m finna cop this 5 on the exam tomorrow.

    Reply
    • John C Calhoun says

      May 22, 2018 at 4:24 PM

      Lmao facts Adam Norris please respond to this you are the best

      Reply
  51. Melissa D. says

    June 10, 2018 at 8:06 PM

    You are amazing!!! I love how you explain the concepts into simpler terms.

    Reply
  52. Henry Clay says

    April 30, 2019 at 10:21 PM

    SHOUTOUT TO MRS.BETZ CLASS QUINCY ILLINOIS LOL

    Reply
  53. OOORUTHIOOO says

    July 2, 2019 at 2:21 PM

    Lol! Its summer before and Im studying and this is like the greatest!

    Reply
  54. Karen says

    August 29, 2019 at 11:20 AM

    Hello, Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of this hard work. The guided notes & ppts/videos have helped tremendously with the redesign and with accommodating IEPs for the students put in to my AP courses. I appreciate you & all you do.

    Reply
    • Adam says

      August 29, 2019 at 12:19 PM

      Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it. Best of luck to you and your students!

      Reply
  55. William Han says

    April 8, 2021 at 1:52 AM

    Hello Adam! It’s 2021 and I’m still using this video! Thank you for uploading these.

    Reply
    • Adam says

      April 13, 2021 at 12:19 PM

      Thanks for the support! Best of luck!

      Reply
  56. Anonymous says

    April 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM

    Thank you for making this website! It has been helpful for the APUSH finals and now I’m using it to prepare for the AP exam.

    Reply
    • Adam says

      April 16, 2023 at 4:25 PM

      Thanks for using the website. I hope it helps. Best of luck in May!

      Reply

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