Master the Ap U.S. History Test 2003

by Crum, John W., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780768909968
• ISBN10: 0768909961
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-15
• Publisher: Arco (Peterson's)

Summary

You've worked hard all year long in your AP course, and you deserve the most comprehensive and well-regarded AP U.S. History preparation guide available. Master the AP U.S. History Test is filled with invaluable subject review, expert test-taking techniques, and practice questions. You'll learn to relax and do what it takes to earn the high scores you need for early college credit. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Preface	vii
Introduction	viii
PART 1 Introduction: About AP United States History	1	(66)
U.S. History AP Examination: What to Expect	3	(6)
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	(10)
PART 2 The Essentials of U.S. History	67	(152)
Chronological Time Periods	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	(8)
Unit Four: 1800 to 1840	99	(10)
Unit Five: 1840 to 1877	109	(13)
Unit Six: 1865 to 1900	122	(14)
Unit Seven: 1900 to 1920	136	(11)
Unit Eight: 1920 to 1940	147	(9)
Unit Nine: 1940 to 1960	156	(9)
Unit Ten: 1960 to 1990s	165	(16)
Documents and the Document-Based Question	181	(16)
Three Sample Document-Based Questions	197	(22)
PART 3 Five Sample Multiple-Choice Tests	219	(2)
Multiple-Choice Tests Overview	221	(6)
Sample Tests	227	(8)
Sample Test A	235	(14)
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	249	(11)
Sample Test B	260	(17)
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	277	(10)
Sample Test C	287	(18)
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	305	(12)
Sample Test D	317	(17)
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	334	(11)
Sample Test E	345	(16)
Answer Key and Explanatory Answers	361