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1、THETOP30TOPICSYOUNEEDTOSTUDYFORTHEU.S.HISTORYTESTHereisachecklistof30topicsthatareverylikelytoappearontheU.S.HistorySATSubjectTest.Usethislistforalast-minutereviewbeforeyourexam.SeetheTest-TakingStrategiessectionofthisbookforspecifictypesofquestionsandhowtoapproacheachtyp

2、e.1.SETTLEMENTOFNORTHAMERICAKnowthevariousAmericanIndiannationswhofirstsettledNorthAmerica,andwhichnationslivedinwhichregions.SeeChapter1.2.EUROPEANEXPLORATIONANDSETTLEMENTKnowtheareasthatSpain,France,andGreatBritainexploredandsettled,andrecognizethenamesofthemajorexplore

3、rs.SeeChapters1-2.3.BRITISHSETTLEMENTOFTHEATLANTICCOASTKnowthenamesofthe13coloniesthatbecamethefirst13states.Haveabasicideaofwhentheyweresettled,bywhom,andwithwhatmotive(economics,religion,etc.).SeeChapters1-3.4.THEFRENCHANDINDIANWARKnowwhythewarwasfought,whofoughtoneachs

4、ide,andthemostimpor-tanteffectsofthewar’soutcome.Identifythekeynamesofpeopleandplaces.YoushouldbeabletoidentifytheAlbanyPlanofUnionandunderstanditsimportance.SeeChapter5.5.THEAMERICANREVOLUTIONKnowthefollowingabouttheAmericanRevolution:●thefactorsthatleduptoit(effectsofth

5、eFrenchandIndianWar;parliamentarylegislationsuchastheStampAct)●colonialprotestsagainstnewBritishtaxesandBritishresponses(theBostonTeaParty;theIntolerableActs,theformationoftheContinentalCongress)●themainideasandtheauthorsofCommonSenseandtheDeclarationofIndependenceTHETOP3

6、0TOPICSYOUNEEDTOSTUDYFORTHEU.S.HISTORYTEST●majornamesintheAmericanarmy,itsallies,andtheContinentalCongress●majorbattles(BunkerHill,Trenton,NewYork,Saratoga)SeeChapters4-6.6.FOUNDINGDOCUMENTSOFTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICATheseincludetheArticlesofConfederation,theConstitution,a

7、ndtheBillofRights.Youshouldknowthemostimportantauthorsandthemainideasofeach.Youshouldalsobefamiliarwiththeauthors,purpose,andmainideasofTheFederalistPapers.SeeChapters7-8.7.EARLYADMINISTRATIONSIdentifythemostimportantactsandeventsofthefirstfewpresidentialadministrations.K

8、nowthenamesofthePresidents.Beabletoidentifyeachofthefollowingandbrieflyexplainitscausesandeffect