Master the AP U.S. History » (2ND BK&CDR)

Scoring high on the AP Exam translates to saved time and money--but how much? Peterson's updated Master the AP series answers this question with a new Quick-Reference Chart for each test by college and university, test designation, required score, credits granted, courses waived, and any stipulations. Students don't have to wonder how their college of choice will reward their hard work.Each book also contains in-depth subject reviews along with test-taking strategies and two full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations.

Before You Begin     xi
How This Book Is Organized     xi
Special Study Features     xii
Appendix     xii
You're Well on Your Way to Success     xiii
Give Us Your Feedback     xiii
Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score     xiv
AP U.S. History Basics
All About the AP U.S. History Test     3
10 Facts About the AP U.S. History Test     3
Scoring the AP U.S. History Test     6
Study Plans for the AP U.S. History Test     8
Summing It Up     14
Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses
Practice Test 1: Diagnostic     25
Section I     26
Section II     38
Answer Key and Explanations     43
Self-Evaluation Rubric for the Advanced Placement Essays     62
AP U.S. History Strategies
Answering the Multiple-Choice Questions     67
Basic Information About Section I     67
Attacking the Questions: Practical Advice     68
Practicing     70
Exercise 1     71
Answer Key and Explanations     73
Exercise 2     75
Answer Key and Explanations     76
Exercise 3     77
Answer Key andExplanations     78
Summing It Up     80
Writing a "9" Essay     81
Basic Information about Section II     81
Good Writing     83
Planning and Writing Each Essay: Practical Advice     85
Summing It Up     86
Writing the DBQ Essay     87
Defining the DBQ     87
The Game Plan     89
Summing It Up     97
Writing the Free Response Essays     99
Defining the Free Response Questions     99
The Game Plan     100
Practical Advice     100
Free Response Essays     101
Suggestions for Free Response Essays, Part B     102
Suggestions for Free Response Essays, Part C     106
Self-Evaluation Rubric for the Advanced Placement Essays     110
Summing It Up     112
AP U.S. History Review
Reviewing the Colonial Period to 1789     115
Discovery, Settlement, and Expansion, 1492-1754     115
Colonial Society Around 1750     124
The Move to Independence, 1754-1776     128
The American Revolution, 1775-1783     134
Drafting the Constitution     139
Summing It Up     141
The Constitution and Important Supreme Court Cases     143
The U.S. Constitution     143
Twelve Important Supreme Court Decisions     148
Additional Supreme Court Cases with Impact on Historical Events     154
Summing It Up     156
Reviewing the New Nation to Mid-Century     157
The New Nation, 1789-1800     158
The Age of Jefferson, 1800-1816     163
Nationalism: Prosperity and Change     167
Sectionalism     172
The Age of Jackson, 1828-1848     175
A Changing Society and an Emerging Culture     179
Summing It Up     184
Reviewing the Events Leading to the Civil War and Its Aftermath     185
Territorial Expansion and Sectional Crisis     185
Prelude to the Civil War     189
The Civil War     193
Reconstruction     198
Summing It Up     204
Becoming an Urban and Industrial World Power     205
The New South     206
The Last Frontier     209
Industry, Labor, and Big Business     212
Urban Society     215
Intellectual and Cultural Movements     217
The Gilded Age     219
The Nation Abroad, 1865-1914     223
The Progressive Era     226
Summing It Up     231
Reviewing the Twentieth Century: 1915 to the Present     233
Wilson and World War I     234
The 1920s     237
The Great Depression     240
The New Deal     242
Diplomacy in the 1920s and 1930s     246
World War II     249
The Beginning of the Cold War at Home and Abroad     254
The 1950s     258
The 1960s     260
The 1970s     265
The United States Since 1980     268
Summing It Up     276
Two Practice Tests
Practice Test 2     287
Section I     287
Section II     301
Answer Key and Explanations     306
Self-Evaluation Rubric for the Advanced Placement Essays     327
Practice Test 3     337
Section I     337
Section II     351
Answer Key and Explanations     357
Self-Evaluation Rubric for the Advanced Placement Essays     376
College-by-College Guide to AP Credit and Placement     381