Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap United States History Advanced Placement Examination

by Kellogg, William O.

• ISBN13: 9780764111570
• ISBN10: 0764111574
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

This latest edition features expanded advice on preparing for the important essay section--including a full-length model exam explaining the answers--more sample multiple-choice questions, and a time line of U.S. history.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vi
Introduction: Using This Book	p. 1
Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination	p. 11
Helpful Hints for Studying United States History	p. 11
Seven Steps to Make Essay Writing Easy	p. 19
Developing Your Own Document Based Question (DBQ)	p. 34
Reviewing United States History--Chronological Overview and Typical Question Types	p. 41
Colonial America Before 1763	p. 41
Essay Type: Assess the Validity/Evaluate This Statement
Objective Type: The Chronology Question
The Era of the American Revolution 1763-1789	p. 57
Essay Type: Describe ... Explain
Objective Type: The Quotation Question
The New Nation 1789-1824	p. 79
Essay Type: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Objective Type: How? Why? Cause-and-Effect
Jackson and the West 1824-1850	p. 98
Essay Type: In What Ways?
Objective Type: Maps
Coming of the Civil War, Civil War, and Reconstruction 1850-1877	p. 121
Essay Type: The DBQ
Objective Type: Charts and Graphs
Growth of Industrial America, Populists, and Progressives 1877-1916	p. 153
Essay Type: Compare
Objective Type: Cartoons and Photographs
World War I, the Interwar Period, and World War II 1916-1945	p. 178
Essay Type: Defending a Position
Objective Type: The Value of Sources
The Postwar Period, the Cold War, and After 1945-2000	p. 198
Essay Type: Review
Objective Type: Vocabulary
Taking the Advanced Placement Examination	p. 223
A Summary of Things to Remember and to Do	p. 223
Model Advanced Placement United States History Examination	p. 229
Comments and Answers to Questions on Model Advanced Placement Examination	p. 259
Major Events, Developments, and Dates in United States History	p. 281
Chronological Summary of Major Events and Developments in United States History	p. 281
Chronology of Important Dates	p. 334
Clossary: Key Words and Phrases from United States History	p. 345
Index	p. 355
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