General Review Tips Prioritize - Focus on topics/areas of weakness first Avoid trying to memorize too much - Review “big picture” concepts first, specific terms/name/events later Look at old materials - Review in-class and reading notes, past essays & tests, study materials from Fall final Try different approaches - There is no “best” way to review (alone/group, on-line/book/flash cards, practice tests/packets – it depends on your learning style – try mixing it up). Find a “middle ground” - Some review better than no review. Too much review is counterproductive. Be positive – You have learned a lot this year & the AP exam is graded on a major curve.

AP Exam Multiple Choice Information 55 minutes for 80 questions Each question has 5 possible answers Multiple Choice counts for ½ of total score No points lost for wrong or skipped questions. Questions get progressively more challenging. BIG curve on multiple choice - Score over 40 likely earns a 3 (passing score) – over 50 likely earns a 4 and over 60 a 5. Chronology of Questions: –16 (20%) pre 1790; 36 (45%) ; 28 (35%) 1915 – 1990 Topic of Questions: –28 (35%) Politics; 28 (35%) Social/Cultural; 12 (15%) Foreign Policy; 8 (10%) Economics; 4 (5%) Cultural/Intellectual

AP Exam Essay Information There is 1 DBQ essay you must write on and 4 FRQ prompts of which you must write on 2. You will be required to write one FRQ on a topic prior to 1880 and one FRQ on a topic after that date. The 5 total essay prompts will range in their topics chronologically and thematically. AP Essay Writing Tips READ prompts multiple times Brainstorm & make a quick “plan of attack” Introduction needs some brief background on “big picture” followed by an on-topic thesis Body paragraphs need to BLEND details with analysis. (Facts & explanations). Grading is “holistic” – no points “taken away”, just earned. If in doubt, make a guess.

A few AP US Exam review websites: Time lines: Terms grouped by “era” General review websites:

Brainstorm significant people, presidents, events, themes, trends and/or ideas from

Key concepts to consider Political: Republicanism, Significant Presidents, Supreme Court/Judicial Review, interpretation of Constitution, Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, Westward expansion & clash w/slavery, Popular Sovereignty, Jacksonian Democracy, Nullification Social: expansion of rights of men, Reform movements & role of women and African Americans in this, slavery, immigration, Republican Motherhood, Cult of Domesticity, 2 nd Great Awakening, Trail of Tears Economic: Impact of Market Revolution, American System, regionalized economy, slavery, role of federal government & banking

In what ways and to what extent did Constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amount to a revolution?

Evaluate the impact of the Civil War on political and economic developments in TWO of the following regions: The South The North The West Focus your answers on the period between 1865 and 1900.

Describe the patterns of immigration in TWO of the periods listed below. Compare and contrast the responses of Americans to immigrants in these periods

Assess the moral arguments and political actions of those opposed to the spread of slavery in the context of TWO of the following: Missouri Compromise Mexican War Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act

Analyze how western expansion contributed to growing sectional tensions between the North and the South. Confine your answer to the period from 1800 to 1850.

The Jacksonian Period ( ) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to this characterization?

Analyze the impact of the market revolution ( ) on the economies of TWO of the following regions. The Northeast The Midwest The South

In what ways did the 2 nd Great Awakening influence TWO of the following during the period ? Abolition Temperance Utopian Communities

Analyze the causes of growing opposition to slavery in the United States from 1776 to In your response, consider both underlying forces and specific events that contributed to the growing opposition.

With respect to the federal Constitution, the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. To what extent was this characterization of the two parties accurate during the Thomas Jefferson’s presidency? (DBQ)