<p>Ok, for my APUSH class, we need to write summaries for each chapter about important people, events, and key terms. We have about 120 of these terms for 5 chapters. Does that seem about right or a bit too much? Some summaries we have include: the Olmecs, the Aztecs, Sir Walter Raleigh, Martin Luther..</p>
<p>Also, do you think knowing where the events and people occured or having been to would help in tying events together? My book simply gives a name like Geneva but it leaves out the country so I’m left to wonder where this place is.. because orignally I had thought it to be located in Africa lol.</p>
<p>Well, I think it’s an excellent idea to write summaries and to try to connect what you learn to modern-day events. It sounds like a few too many terms though. Don’t stress out if you don’t know anything about the Olmecs or Sir Walter Raleigh. I’d focus on summarizing, that means getting a broad view of political, social, and economic aspects of the history. And it’s also generally a good idea to know where events happened in general </p>
<p>General Examples:
French-Canada
British-Northeast, Chesapeake
Spanish-Mexico, Southwest, Florida, Georgia</p>
<p>American Revolution: Largely in the North, but moved on to south. What was the effect of the Revolution on slaves and on the rest of the south?</p>
<p>Indian removal: Largely from the southeast to west of the Mississippi.</p>
<p>Stuff like that. But you don’t need to know that the Oregon Trail started from two cities called Nauvoo and Independence and ended around Astoria.</p>