Melissa Young - CliffsNotes AP U.S. History Cram Plan

CliffsNotes AP U.S. History Cram Plan TM

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Congratulations! Youve made the decision to take charge of the AP U.S. History course. This book can help you plan your course of study and prepare for the exam. You can use it as a quick reference guide, an in-depth resource, a source for practice, or a refresher on one or more topics in U.S. history. This guide contains a series of reviews that can supplement your textbook and your teachers lectures. Consider it an organized summary of a massive amount of U.S. history information that will allow you to organize and make sense of essential information necessary to be successful on the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.

CliffsNotes AP U.S. History Cram Plan is an easy-to-follow study guide that provides the maximum benefit in a reasonable amount of time. Although it is not meant to substitute for a formal high school AP history class, it provides you with important learning tools to refresh your understanding of the topics outlined in the AP course curriculum framework and key concepts. The skills and concepts defined in this book will not only help you pass the APUSH exam, but will also provide you with exam-oriented approaches and practice material to help you evaluate your strengths and areas of improvement. If you follow the lessons and strategies in this book and study regularly, you will deepen your understanding of U.S. history, which will strengthen your performance on the exam.

CliffsNotes AP U.S. History Cram Plan is organized as follows:

• A general description of the APUSH exam, exam format, scoring, question types, chronological periods, reasoning skills, themes, frequently asked questions, and general strategies.

• A study calendar that provides a detailed suggested plan of action for preparing for the APUSH exam 2 months before your exam.

• A study calendar that provides a detailed suggested plan of action for preparing for the APUSH exam 1 month before your exam.

• A shortened version of the APUSH practice exam in Chapter 13, the Diagnostic Test introduces you to the APUSH question types, evaluates your areas of strength and weakness to help you focus your study, and provides you with a baseline starting point.

• Early Settlement of the Americas (1491 to 1607)

• The Colonial Period (1607 to 1754)

• Revolutionary America (1754 to 1800)

• Early America (1800 to 1848)

• The Civil War and Reconstruction (1844 to 1877)

• The Gilded Age (1865 to 1898)

• The Rise to Global Power (1890 to 1945)

• The Post-War Era and the Cold War (1945 to 1980)

• The Globalization Era (1980 to the Present)

• Includes answers and in-depth explanations for multiple-choice questions, and sample responses and scoring guidelines for the short-answer, document-based, and long-essay questions.

Youre in charge here. You get to decide how to use this book. You can decide to read it from cover to cover or just refer to it when you need specific information. Most people find it useful to start by learning general reasoning skills, themes, and historical periods to develop a broad understanding of U.S. history before memorizing specific facts, concepts, and evidence.

Here are some of the recommended ways to use this book.

• Create a customized study action plan. Be time-wise because your study plan depends on the total amount of time until the exam date. Preview the cram plan calendars in to organize your study time.

• Read (and then reread) the Introduction to become familiar with the exam format, time periods, history disciplinary practices and reasoning skills, themes, question types, and test-taking strategies.

• Take the diagnostic test () to assess your strengths and weaknesses.

• Get a glimpse of what youll gain from a chapter by reading through the key concepts referenced at the beginning of each chapter.

• Follow the recommended sequence of time periods (chapters 412). Within each chapter, take detailed notes on the pages of this book to highlight important facts and topics related to the APUSH key concepts.