1. THE AP US EXAM: SHORT ANSWERS
OBJ: TO LEARN HOW TO ANSWER THE SHORT ANSWER PORTION of THE AP US HISTORY EXAM
FRIDAY MAY 11, :00a.m.!

2. EXAM FORMAT
3 HOURS 15 MINUTES PART A: 55 MX – 50 MIN – 40% 3 SAQ’S – 40 MIN – 20% PART B: 1 DBQ – 60 MIN (INCL. 15 MIN RDG) – 25% 1 LEQ – 40 MIN – 15% (3 OPTIONS – MORE LATER)

4. FORMAT MUST COMPOSE ESSAY WITHIN PAPER PARAMETERS MUST ANSWER ALL 3
FIRST 2 FROM PERIODS 3-8
3RD SAQ 2 CHOICES 1) PERIODS 1-5 OR 2) PERIODS 6-9
EACH QUESTION WORTH 3 POINTS
NO PARTIAL CREDIT 3 PARTS, EACH PART 1 PT OR 0 PTS
SAQ #1: ANALYZE SECONDARY SOURCE (HISTORIANS)
SAQ #2: CAUSATION OR COMPARISON (TEXT, CHART, CARTOON ETC.)
SAQ#3: WHATEVER REASONING SKILL NOT IN #2.

5. ANSWER SHEET LOOKS LIKE THIS
BE CONCISE & PRECISE, USE SPECIFICS, DON’T JUST QUOTE – EXPLAIN, DEFINE, DESCRIBE
DON’T LABEL PARTS BUT SEPARATE YOUR ANSWER INTO THE 3 PARTS OF THE QUESTION – THIS HELPS READER – SKIPA LINE, INDENT ETC
ONLY WRITE WITHIN THE SPACE PROVIDED & USE A DARK BLUE OR BLACK PEN
REMEMBER, YOU EITHER GET THE POINT (1/1) FOR EACH SECTION OR YOU DON’T (0/1)

6. APUSH THEMES

7. HELPFUL WEBSITES
ory-survey/us-history/v/us-history-overview-1- jamestown-to-the-civil-war