AP Review
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Now don't be scared. It's not really that hard. Just study hard and cram hard.
Simply put, CRAM CRAM CRAM!
Check out all the stuff below. Review them all, and I guarantee you'll get a 5 on the APUSH exam! Well...hopefully :)
What is the AP U.S. History Exam?
This AP test covers American history from the early European explorers to the present. Topics include political institutions and their behavior, social and cultural developments, public policy, economic development, international relations, and diplomacy.
The AP United States History Exam format is:
Part 1 (55 minutes)
-70 Multiple choice questions
Part 2 (130 minutes including 15-minute mandatory reading period)
-1 Document-based essay question
-2 Essay questions
Each part of the test counts for 50% of the final test grade. Within Part 2 of the exam, the DBQ counts for 45% and the 2 essays combine for 55%. The mandatory reading period is in place to allow students time to read and analyze the documents that are provided for the DBQ. Even though historical documents are provided for this question, it is still critical to incorporate outside knowledge as part of your answer in order to get a top score. The multiple choice and the free-response questions cover the time period from the early explorers to the present, but the majority of the questions are on the 19th and 20th centuries.
The AP United States History Exam format is:
Part 1 (55 minutes)
-70 Multiple choice questions
Part 2 (130 minutes including 15-minute mandatory reading period)
-1 Document-based essay question
-2 Essay questions
Each part of the test counts for 50% of the final test grade. Within Part 2 of the exam, the DBQ counts for 45% and the 2 essays combine for 55%. The mandatory reading period is in place to allow students time to read and analyze the documents that are provided for the DBQ. Even though historical documents are provided for this question, it is still critical to incorporate outside knowledge as part of your answer in order to get a top score. The multiple choice and the free-response questions cover the time period from the early explorers to the present, but the majority of the questions are on the 19th and 20th centuries.
AP U.S. History Practice Exams
One does not simply ace the APUSH exam without some practice or cramming. Unless you're smart like me :) just kidding. Here we are.
Here is the 2008 APUSH Exam released by Collegeboard
| 2008 APUSH Exam.pdf |
Here is the 1996 APUSH Exam released by Collegeboard
| 1996 APUSH Exam.pdf |
Here is a complete APUSH Exam by MaxScore
| APUSH Practice Exam.pdf |
APUSH Cram Packets
Hopefully you checked this website months before or at least weeks before the AP exams to see if there was anything useful on this website for you. Well there is!
The AP exam review packets are in order from relaxed studying to CRAMMING sessions.
Download them all if you like. It has been my pleasure of helping you during your APUSH year!
Cheers!
The AP exam review packets are in order from relaxed studying to CRAMMING sessions.
Download them all if you like. It has been my pleasure of helping you during your APUSH year!
Cheers!
| Pre-Panic Mode History.doc |
| AP U.S. History Review Packet.pdf |
| Cram session.doc |
How to do a APUSH DBQ
Credits to the teacher who made this powerpoint!
Obviously it is what the title says. This will help you plan and do a APUSH DBQ well. The FRQ is similar but without the use of documents as done in a DBQ but this is also excellent advice for the FRQ as well (in my opinion)
Obviously it is what the title says. This will help you plan and do a APUSH DBQ well. The FRQ is similar but without the use of documents as done in a DBQ but this is also excellent advice for the FRQ as well (in my opinion)
| How to do a APUSH DBQ.ppt |
Our Recommendations
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United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination. Click this link to be directed to the page for purchase.
AP U.S. History Crash Course. Click this link to be directed to the page for purchase.
United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination. Click this link to be directed to the page for purchase.
AP U.S. History Crash Course. Click this link to be directed to the page for purchase.
