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Get the AP college credits you’ve worked so hard for… Our savvy test experts show you the way to master the test and score higher. This new and fully expanded edition includes a comprehensive review course of all the topics covered on the exam: the Colonial Period, the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution, Westward expansion, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrialism, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Vietnam Era, Watergate, Carter, and the New Conservatism. Features 6 full-length practice exams with all answers thoroughly explained.
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DETAILS
– Comprehensive, up-to-date subject review of every US history topic used in the AP exam
– 6 full-length practice exams. All exam answers are fully detailed with easy-to-follow, easy-to-grasp explanations.
– CD-ROM TESTware program containing 3 of the book’s 6 practice exams to give you the closest thing to experiencing an exam live at a computer testing center.
– Study schedule tailored to your needs
– Packed with proven key exam tips, insights and advice
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TESTware CD-ROM is both Windows and Macintosh compatible.
> Suitable for any PC with 16 MB of RAM minimum, Windows 98 or later.
> Any Macintosh with a 68020 or higher processor, 16 MB of RAM minimum, System 7.1 through 10.2x.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT OUR BOOK AND TESTware
ABOUT THE TEST
ABOUT THE REVIEW SECTION
SCORING THE EXAM
CONTACTING THE AP PROGRAM
AP U.S. HISTORY STUDY SCHEDULE
AP UNITED STATES HISTORY COURSE REVIEW
1 The Colonial Period (1500-1763)
2 The American Revolution (1763-1787)
3 The United States Constitution (1787-1789)
4 The New Nation (1789-1824)
5 Jacksonian Democracy and Westward Expansion (1824-1850)
6 Sectional Conflict and the Causes of the Civil War (1850-1860)
7 The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
8 Industrialism, War, and the Progressive Era (1877-1912)
9 Wilson and World War I (1912-1920)
10 The Roaring Twenties and Economic Collapse (1920-1929)
11 The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1941)
12 World War II and the Post-War Era (1941-1960)
13 The New Frontier, Vietnam, and Social Upheaval (1960-1972)
14 Watergate, Carter, and the New Conservatism (1972-2001)
AP UNITED STATES HISTORY PRACTICE TESTS
Test 1
Answer Sheet
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Test 2
Answer Sheet
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Test 3
Answer Sheet
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Test 4
Answer Sheet
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Test 5
Answer Sheet
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Test 6
Answer Sheet
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
INSTALLING REA’s TESTware
Technical Support
USING YOUR INTERACTIVE TESTware
About Research & Education Association
AP US HISTORY EXCERPT
ABOUT OUR BOOK AND TESTware
This book – along with our exclusive AP U.S. History TESTware software – provides an accurate and complete representation of the Advanced Placement Examination in U.S. History. REA’s comprehensive course review, frequently cited as the best on the bookshelf, and our six practice exams are based on the format of the latest AP U.S. History Exam. Each of our practice exams includes every type of question that you can expect to encounter when you take the AP exam. Following each REA practice exam is an answer key complete with detailed explanations. Our explanations are designed to contextualize he material so that it will stick with you and thus boost your command of the subject matter and the ins and outs of the AP itself.
Our printed practice exams 4, 5, and 6 are also on CD-ROM are part of our interactive AP U.S. History TESTware. Taking the exams on the computer will afford you additional study features and the benefits of enforced timed conditions, individual diagnostic analysis of what subjects need extra study, and instant scoring. For your convenience, our TESTware has been provided for you in both Windows and Macintosh formats. Many features are included that you will find helpful as you prepare for the AP U.S. History Test. See page ix for our study schedule and guidance on how to gain maximum benefits from this book and software package. (For instructions on how to install and use our software, please refer to the appendix at the back of the book.)
By studying our review section, completing all six practice exams, and carefully checking the answer explanations, students can discover their strengths and weaknesses and prepare themselves effectively for the actual AP U.S. History Examination.
Teachers of AP U.S. History courses will also find REA’s book and software to be an excellent resource in the classroom. In fact, many AP instructors use it as a supplementary text because it so comprehensively supports and addresses specific curriculum objectives for the course and exam. Our interactive TESTware software is an outstanding tool to help boost your students’ test-taking confidence. For TESTware site-license information, point your Web browser to www.rea.com and click on “Teachers’ Corner.”
ABOUT THE TEST
The Advanced Placement Program is designed to allow high school students to pursue college-level studies while attending high school. The three-hour five-minute AP U.S. History exam is usually given to high school students who have completed a year’s study in a college-level U.S. History course. The test results are then used to determine the awarding of course credit and/or advanced course placement in college.
According to the College Board, students taking this exam are called upon to demonstrate “systematic factual knowledge” and bring to bear critical, persuasive analysis of the full sweep of U.S. history. This is why we make every effort to establish and build upon context for you, rather than encouraging rote memorization of disconnected facts.
The AP U.S. History Exam is divided into two sections:
1) Multiple-Choice: This section is composed of 80 multiple-choice questions designed to gauge your ability to understand and analyze U.S. history from the Colonial period to the present. The majority of the questions, however, are based on 19th- and 20th-century history. This section tests factual knowledge, scope of preparation, and knowledge-based analytical skills. You’ll have 55 minutes to complete this section, which accounts for 50 percent of your final grade.
2) Free-Response: This section is composed of three essay questions designed to measure your ability to write coherent, intelligent, well-organized essays on historical topics. The essays require you to demonstrate mastery of historical interpretation and the ability to express views and knowledge in writing. The essays may relate documents to different areas, analyze common themes of different time periods, or compare individual and group experiences which reflect socioeconomic, racial, gender, and ethnic differences. Part A consists of a mandatory 15-minute reading period, followed by 45 minutes during which you must answer a document-based question (DBQ), which changes from year to year. In Part B the student chooses to answer on two of the topics that are given. You will have 70 minutes to write these essays. The free-response section counts for 50 percent of your final grade.
These topics are broken down into thirds:
– Political Institutions (1/3rd)
– Social and Economic Change (1/3rd)
– Behavior and Public Policy, Diplomacy and International Relations, Intellectual and Cultural Development (1/3rd)
The time periods covered are as follows:
– Pre-Colonial through 1789 (1/6th of exam)
– 1790-1914 (1/2 of exam)
– 1915-present (1/3rd of exam)
ABOUT THE REVIEW SECTION
This book begins with REA’s concise yet thorough 230-page review of U.S. history designed to acquaint you with the exam’s scope of coverage. Our review covers these topics and historical time periods:
– The Colonial Period (1500-1763)
– The American Revolution (1763-1787)
– The United States Constitution (1787-1789)
– The New National (1789-1824)
– Jacksonian Democracy and Westward Expansion (1824-1850)
– Sectional Conflict and The Causes of the Civil War (1850-1860)
– The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
– Industrialism, War, and the Progressive Era (1877-1912)
– Wilson and World War I (1912-1920)
– The Roaring Twenties and Economic Collapse (1920-1929)
– The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1941)
– World War II and the Post-War Era (1941-1960)
– The New Frontier, Vietnam, and Social Upheaval (1960-1972)
– Watergate, Carter, and the New Conservatism (1972-2001)
SCORING THE EXAM
The multiple-choice section of the exam is scored by crediting each correct answer with one point and deducting one-fourth of a point for each incorrect answer. You will neither receive a credit nor suffer a deduction for unanswered questions. The free-response essays are graded by instructors and professors from across the country who come together each June for a week of non-stop AP essay grading. Each essay booklet is read and scored by several graders. Each grader provides a score for the individual essays. The DBQ is scored on a scale …
