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9780764177521

Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Advanced Placement U.S. History

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    9780764177521

  • ISBN10:

    0764177524

  • Edition: 7th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-08-01
  • Publisher: Barrons Test Prep
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Summary

Added to this currently available test prep manual is a CD-ROM. It presents a practice test in the computer-based format that closely resembles actual test-taking conditions. The book presents two full-length model Advanced Placement exams in history that closely reflect recent actual exams. All questions are answered and explained. This manual also offers an extensive subject review that covers events from the Colonial era to the present day, plus detailed advice on writing the required history essay.

Table of Contents

Preface v
Part One Introduction: Using This Book 1(10)
Part Two Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination 11(32)
A - Helpful Hints for Studying United States History
11(10)
B - Seven Steps to Make Essay Writing Easy
21(15)
C - Developing Your Own Document Based Question (DBQ)
36(7)
Part Three Reviewing United States History-Chronological Overview and Typical Question Types 43(166)
1 Colonial America Before 1763
43(14)
Essay Type: Assess the Validity/Evaluate This Statement
Multiple-Choice Type: The Chronology Question
2 The Era of the American Revolution 1763-1789
57(20)
Essay Type: Describe . . . Explain
Multiple-Choice Type: The Quotation Question
3 The New Nation 1789-1824
77(18)
Essay Type: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Multiple-Choice Type: How? Why? Cause-and-Effect
4 Jackson and the West 1824-1850
95(22)
Essay Type: In What Ways?
Multiple-Choice Type: Maps
5 Coming of the Civil War, Civil War, and Reconstruction 1850-1877
117(30)
Essay Type: The DBQ
Multiple-Choice Type: Charts and Graphs
6 Growth of Industrial America, Populists, and Progressives 1877-1916
147(23)
Essay Type: Compare
Multiple-Choice Type: Cartoons and Photographs
7 World War I, the Interwar Period, and World War II 1916-1945
170(18)
Essay Type: Defending a Position
Multiple-Choice Type: The Value of Sources
8 The Postwar Period, the Cold War, and After 1945-2003
188(21)
Essay Type: Review
Multiple-Choice Type: Vocabulary
Part Four Taking the Advanced Placement Examination 209(106)
A - A Summary of Things to Remember and to Do
209(6)
B - Practice Advanced Placement United States History Examination-Model A
215(30)
C - Comments and Answers to Questions on Practice Advanced Placement Examination-Model A
245(24)
D - Practice Advanced Placement United States History Examination-Model B
269(24)
E - Comments and Answers to Questions on Practice Advanced Placement Examination-Model B
293(22)
Part Five Major Events, Developments, and Dates in United States History 315(64)
A - Chronological Summary of Major Events and Developments in United States History
315(52)
B - Chronology of Important Dates
367(12)
Glossary Key Words and Phrases from United States History 379(10)
Index 389

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