Arco Master the Ap U.S. History Tests 2002

by Crum, John W., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780768907384
• ISBN10: 0768907381
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-15
• Publisher: Arco (Peterson's)

Summary

After employing this guide, students will come away with the test-savvy confidence and knowledge to score high on the AP U.S. History Test.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Preface	vii
Introduction	viii
PART ONE
Introduction: About AP United States History	1	(3)
U.S. History AP Examination: What to Expect	4	(5)
AP Course Survival Skills	9	(10)
How to Write an Essay	19	(6)
Nine Sample Student Essays with Grader Comments	25	(24)
The Ten Types of History Essay Questions	49	(8)
Historiography and the Essay	57	(12)
PART TWO
The Essentials of U.S. History	69	(112)
Unit One: 1607 to 1763	70	(7)
Unit Two: 1763 to 1783	77	(6)
The Constitution	83	(8)
Unit Three: 1783 to 1800	91	(9)
Unit Four: 1800 to 1840	100	(10)
Unit Five: 1840 to 1877	110	(13)
Unit Six: 1865 to 1900	123	(14)
Unit Seven: 1900 to 1920	137	(11)
Unit Eight: 1920 to 1940	148	(9)
Unit Nine: 1940 to 1960	157	(9)
Unit Ten: 1960 to 1990s	166	(15)
Documents and the Document-Based Question	181	(16)
Three Sample Document-Based Questions	197
PART THREE
Multiple-Choice Tests Overview	189	(14)
Sample Tests	203
Sample Test A	203
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	217
Sample Test B	229
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	245
Sample Test C	255
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	273
Sample Test D	285
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	302
Sample Test E	313
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	328