APUSH Tutor-APUSH study notes and help

Example

Request: “Give me 26 lines of APUSH notes on Progressivism.” Output includes numbered lines with sub-indents for causes (industrialization, urban ills), reformers (Jane Addams, Ida Tarbell, W.E.B. Du Bois), legislation (Pure Food and Drug Act, Federal Reserve Act), presidents’ programs (Roosevelt’s Square Deal, Wilson’s New Freedom), and consequences (expanded federal regulatory role). Includes a 2–3 line exam tip (e.g., how to compare Progressive-era regulation to earlier laissez-faire).

Scenario

A student prepping for a unit test asks: (1) “Key terms only: Spanish–American War.” APUSH Tutor returns a clean list (e.g., Yellow Journalism, De Lôme Letter, Teller Amendment, Platt Amendment, Insular Cases). (2) “One-paragraph summary: causes & effects.” APUSH Tutor provides a tight synthesis that the student converts into flashcards. Result: faster review and improved recall.

Example

DBQ prompt: “Evaluate the extent to which the Market Revolution transformed the U.S. economy and society from 1800–1848.” APUSH Tutor provides: (a) a defensible thesis contrasting regional effects; (b) contextualization (Jeffersonian agrarianism → transportation revolution); (c) document-by-document usage with HIPP sourcing; (d) outside evidence (Erie Canal, Lowell mills, Cult of Domesticity); (e) analysis/complexity by weighing regional/class differences. SAQ example (3 parts): (a) identify one cause of Populism (agrarian debt/railroad rates); (b) explain one effect (Omaha Platform reforms, later Progressive echoes); (c) contrast with a different era’s farmer response (Grange vs. AAA). APUSH Tutor demonstrates concise 2–3 sentence answers per part.

Scenario

A teacher assigns a timed LEQ on Reconstruction. The student drafts a response; APUSH Tutor returns rubric-aligned feedback: flags a vague thesis, adds precise evidence (Military Reconstruction Act, Enforcement Acts), suggests analysis linking federal power to changing definitions of citizenship, and offers a complexity move comparing Reconstruction to the New Deal’s expansion of federal authority.

Example

Active drills: 5 rapid-fire retrieval prompts (e.g., “Define ‘Anaconda Plan’ in one sentence and name one consequence”). Thinking tools: comparison charts (Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans), cause-effect chains (Stamp Act → colonial resistance → Declaratory Act), timelines (Great Depression: 1929 crash → Bank Holiday → Glass–Steagall). Primary-source practice: SOAPSTone/HIPP walkthrough for the Monroe Doctrine; prompts to evaluate audience and purpose; suggestions for complexity (Latin American perspectives).

Scenario

A student building a study plan before the AP Exam requests: (1) a week-by-week schedule; (2) topic checklists; (3) mixed-format practice (SAQ/MC/DBQ). APUSH Tutor assembles a plan with spaced retrieval sessions, targeted review (e.g., Periods 1–2 content gaps), and curated practice cues. It also recommends approachable resources (documentaries, primary-source repositories) to strengthen contextual knowledge.