Barron's AP United States History

by Eugene V. Resnick M.A.

Overview

This extensive test prep manual covers the AP United States History curriculum, and will help prepare students for the most current exam with:

• Two full-length practice tests that feature all questions answered and explained
• Test-taking strategies for answering both the test’s multiple choice, short answer, long essay, and document-based questions
• A detailed review of U.S. history, from pre-contact American Indian societies and the evolution of Colonial society, the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the growth of industrial America, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, America in the age of Clinton, Bush, and Obama, and much more

The manual can be purchased alone or with an optional CD-ROM that presents two additional full-length practice tests with automatic scoring and fully explained answers.
BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TEST: Students who purchase this book or package will also get FREE access to one additional full-length online AP U.S. History test with all questions answered and explained.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438007939
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Series
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Eugene has taught in the Social Studies Department at Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York, for 25 years; he has taught AP United States History for 14 of those years. He received a Master’s degree in American History from Brooklyn College.

Table of Contents

Barron's Essential 5
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Preparing for the Redesigned Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam
1 Historical Thinking Skills and Thematic Learning Objectives
2 Navigating the Redesigned Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam
PART TWO: REVIEW SECTION--TIME PERIODS
3 Period 1: 1491-1607 The Meeting of Three Peoples
4 Period 2: 1607-1754 Patterns of Empire and Resistance
5 Period 3: 1754-1800 The Crisis of Empire, Revolution, and Nation-Building
6 Period 4: 1800-1848 The Meaning of Democracy in an Era of Economic and Territorial Expansion
7 Period 5: 1844-1877 Slavery, Civil War, and the Transformation of American Society
8 Period 6: 1865-1898 The Challenges of the Era of Industrialization
9 Period 7: 1890-1945 Economic Dislocation and Reform in the Age of Empire and World War
10 Period 8: 1945-1980 Redefining Democracy in the Era of Cold War and Liberal Ascendency
11 Period 9: 1980-Present Political and Foreign Policy Adjustments in a Globalized World
PART THREE: PRACTICE EXAMS
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
Index