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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