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Peterson's AP U.S. History

ISBN: 9780768918243 | 0768918243
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Arco (Peterson's)
Pub. Date: 11/22/2004

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SummaryTable of Contents
Offers advice and strategies on studying for the U.S. history advanced placement test, and includes sample test questions and answers.
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Red Alertp. 1
10 Strategies for Acing the Examp. 1
10 Facts About the AP U.S. History Examp. 3
Scoring High on the AP U.S. History Examp. 6
Study Plan for the AP U.S. History Examp. 9
The Panic Planp. 13
Why Take the Diagnostic Test?p. 15
Diagnostic Testp. 17
Answer Sheetp. 19
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Answers and Explanationsp. 39
Answering the Multiple-Choice Questionsp. 63
Practice Planp. 63
Basic Informationp. 63
Attacking the Questions: Practical Advicep. 65
Practicingp. 66
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Answers and Explanationsp. 69
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Answers and Explanationsp. 73
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Answers and Explanationsp. 76
About Writing a "9" Essayp. 79
Practice Planp. 79
Basic Information About Section IIp. 80
Good Writingp. 81
Planning and Writing Each Essay: Practical Advicep. 83
Writing the DBQ Essayp. 85
Defining the DBQp. 85
The Game Planp. 87
Writing the Free Response Essaysp. 95
Defining the Free Response Questionsp. 95
The Game Planp. 96
Practical Advicep. 96
Free Response Essaysp. 97
Suggestions for the Free Response Essays, Part Bp. 98
Suggestions for the Free Response Essays, Part Cp. 102
Reviewing the Colonial Period to 1789p. 109
Discovery, Settlement, and Expansion, 1492-1754p. 109
Colonial Society Around 1750p. 119
The Move to Independence, 1754-1776p. 124
The American Revolution, 1775-1783p. 130
Drafting the Constitutionp. 135
The Constitution and Important Supreme Court Casesp. 139
The United States Constitutionp. 139
Twelve Important Supreme Court Decisionsp. 144
Some Additional Supreme Court Cases With Impact on Historical Eventsp. 151
Reviewing the New Nation to Mid-Centuryp. 153
The New Nation, 1789-1800p. 153
The Age of Jefferson, 1800-1816p. 160
Nationalism: Prosperity and Changep. 164
Sectionalismp. 170
The Age of Jackson, 1828-1848p. 174
A Changing Society and an Emerging Culturep. 178
Reviewing the Events Leading to the Civil War and Its Aftermathp. 185
Territorial Expansion and Sectional Crisisp. 185
Prelude to the Civil Warp. 189
The Civil Warp. 193
Reconstructionp. 199
Becoming an Urban and Industrial World Powerp. 207
The New Southp. 207
The Last Frontierp. 210
Industry, Labor, and Big Businessp. 214
Urban Societyp. 218
Intellectual and Cultural Movementsp. 221
The Gilded Agep. 223
The Nation Abroad, 1865-1914p. 227
The Progressive Erap. 231
Reviewing the Twentieth Century: 1915 to the Presentp. 237
Wilson and World War Ip. 237
The 1920sp. 241
The Great Depressionp. 244
The New Dealp. 246
Diplomacy in the 1920s and 1930sp. 252
World War IIp. 255
Truman and the Beginning of the Cold Warp. 259
The Eisenhower Yearsp. 264
The Kennedy/Johnson Yearsp. 266
The Nixon Yearsp. 272
The United States Since 1974p. 275
Practice Test 1p. 283
Answer Sheetp. 285
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Answers and Explanationsp. 307
Practice Test 2p. 335
Answer Sheetp. 337
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Answers and Explanationsp. 361
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