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AP U.S. History · Unit 6

Period 6: 1865–1898

Investigate industrial capitalism, western settlement, migration, urban growth, reform, and political conflict in the Gilded Age.

Time period
1865–1898
Learning path
14 topics
Exam weighting
10%–17%
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Period 6: 1865–1898 · 14 connected topics

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Follow the official sequence from Topic 6.1 through Topic 6.14, then open any topic to see its objectives and study-resource availability.

  1. Topic 6.1Contextualizing Period 6Build a clear APUSH understanding of Contextualizing Period 6, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  2. Topic 6.2Westward Expansion: Economic DevelopmentBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Westward Expansion: Economic Development, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  3. Topic 6.3Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural DevelopmentBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  4. Topic 6.4The “New South”Build a clear APUSH understanding of The “New South”, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  5. Topic 6.5Technological InnovationBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Technological Innovation, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  6. Topic 6.6The Rise of Industrial CapitalismBuild a clear APUSH understanding of The Rise of Industrial Capitalism, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  7. Topic 6.7Labor in the Gilded AgeBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Labor in the Gilded Age, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  8. Topic 6.8Immigration and Migration in the Gilded AgeBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  9. Topic 6.9Responses to Immigration in the Gilded AgeBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  10. Topic 6.10Development of the Middle ClassBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Development of the Middle Class, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  11. Topic 6.11Reform in the Gilded AgeBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Reform in the Gilded Age, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  12. Topic 6.12Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded AgeBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  13. Topic 6.13Politics in the Gilded AgeBuild a clear APUSH understanding of Politics in the Gilded Age, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic
  14. Topic 6.14Continuity and Change in Period 6Build a clear APUSH understanding of Continuity and Change in Period 6, including its historical context, major developments, and significance within Period 6: 1865–1898.12 min overviewNotesPracticeFlashcardsExplore topic

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Questions to carry through the unit

Key question 1

How did industrialization transform the economy and class structure?

Revisit this after every topic.

Key question 2

How did migration and western expansion reshape communities?

Revisit this after every topic.

Key question 3

How did Americans debate government’s role in a changing society?

Revisit this after every topic.