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Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848

Causation in Period 4

Weigh how politics, the economy and foreign policy built an American national identity from 1800 to 1848, and link evidence into causal arguments that score.

Topic 4.14 · 11 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01How a causation argument is built
  2. 02Foreign policy: war and expansion as causes of identity
  3. 03The economy: markets that tied regions together
  4. 04Politics: national parties and national courts
  5. 05The same causes divided the nation
  6. 06Worked examples
  7. 07Where students lose points
  8. 08On the exam

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