ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY

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2. 2 THE BASICS THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION ARE PRETTY SIMPLE ESSENTIALLY YOU WILL SELECT THE BEST ANSWER THAT FITS THE QUESTION AND RECORD ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET

3. 3 BREAKDOWN BY ERA

4. 4 BREAK DOWN BY GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER

5. 5 EXPLANATION OF CHARTS A BIAS TOWARD THE CONSTITUTION THROUGH WWI POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES EMPHASIZED LITTLE ABOUT ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TRENDS AT MOST TWO OR THREE QUESTIONS PAST 1975

6. 6 TYPES OF QUESTIONS

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14. 14 Average, Highest, and Lowest Approval Ratings, by percentage of all eligible voters, for American Presidents, 1953 to 1974

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16. 16 NO MILITARY HISTORY AND TRIVIAL PURSUIT

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19. 19 THE BIG PICTURE

20. 20 THE BIG PICTURE CON�T

21. 21 Here�s how to crack it

22. 22 Try This Question

23. 23 Here�s how to crack it

24. 24 THE GUESSING PENALTY AND PROCESS OF ELIMINATION

25. 25 THE GUESSING PENALTY AND PROCESS OF ELIMINATION con�t

26. 26 THE GUESSING PENALTY AND PROCESS OF ELIMINATION con�t

27. 27 THE GUESSING PENALTY AND PROCESS OF ELIMINATION con�t

28. 28 COMMON SENSE CAN HELP Sometimes an answer on the m/c section contradicts common sense. Eliminate those answers. Common sense works on the APUSH exam 26. Which of the following best explains the most important effect tobacco cultivation had on the development of the Chesapeake Bay settlements during the 17th century? A. Because tobacco cultivation requires large tracts of fertile land, it led to rapid expansionism in the region. B. The immediate commercial success of tobacco forced the settlers to defend against attacks by Spanish and French settlers, who wanted to take control of the tobacco trade. C. Tobacco provided the settlers a lucrative crop to trade with nearby native American tribes. D. Dependence on tobacco as their only cash crop brought the settlements to financial ruin in the early 1600s. E. British customs houses established in the region to regulate tobacco trade led to widespread resentment of the British by the colonists.

29. 29 How to apply common sense. What would the first answer choice to be eliminated? C - Because why would the Indians trade for something they could easily grow? Was there ever an attack by the French or Spanish during the 17th century? If there was that would have been big news. It didn�t happen, so eliminate that answer. If tobacco was the main crop, wouldn�t that help the finances of the settlement rather than ruin it. Eliminate D The period of colonial resistance was still a hundred years away. Eliminate E That leaves us with the correct answer of A

30. 30 Context Clues Some questions contain clues or vocabulary words that will either lead you to the correct answer or at least help you eliminate an incorrect answer. 60) The confiscation act of 1861 authorized the Union to a. divert commercial production toward the war effort b. negotiate a settlement to the Civil war with ambassadors from the Confederacy c. liberate those slaves used by the Confederacy �for insurrectionary purposes� d. stop merchant ships headed for Europe and seize their cargo e. arrest those advocating secession and hold them without a writ of habeas corpus

31. 31 Context Clues If you don�t remember the confiscation act of 1861, the word confiscation might give you enough of a context clue to answer the this question correctly anyway. Which answers don�t deal with confiscation? b - negotiate e - arrest a - diverting commercial production d - does not mention WHOSE ships are to be seized c - this is correct because slaves are considered private property. In order to liberate them they had to confiscate private property.

32. 32 SUMMARY Familiarize yourself with the different types of questions that will appear on the m/c section. Be aware that you will see many questions about political and social history, some questions about international relations, and relatively few about economic and cultural trends. Tailor your studies accordingly. Look for �big picture� answers. Correct answers on the m/c section confirm important trends in American History

33. 33 SUMMARY - con�t The test will not ask you about weird exceptions that contradict those trends. It also will not ask you about military history. You will not be required to perform miraculous feats of memorization. However, you still must study and become familiar with all the basics of American History. (There�s a lot of basics to know though)

34. 34 SUMMARY - con�t Use process of elimination on all but the easiest questions. Once you have worked on a question, eliminate some answers, and convinced yourself that you cannot eliminate any other incorrect answers, you should guess and move on the next question Use common sense. Look for context clues.

35. 35 Final Conclusion It is your responsibility to prepare for the test. Studying the night before for a few hours will not do any justice. You have spent an entire year in this class to prepare you for this test. Don�t blow it! Seize the opportunity to earn college credit and demonstrate success.