| Preface | p. vi |
| Introduction: Using This Book | p. 1 |
| Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination | p. 11 |
| Helpful Hints for Studying United States History | p. 11 |
| Seven Steps to Make Essay Writing Easy | p. 19 |
| Developing Your Own Document Based Question (DBQ) | p. 34 |
| Reviewing United States History--Chronological Overview and Typical Question Types | p. 41 |
| Colonial America Before 1763 | p. 41 |
| Essay Type: Assess the Validity/Evaluate This Statement | |
| Objective Type: The Chronology Question | |
| The Era of the American Revolution 1763-1789 | p. 57 |
| Essay Type: Describe ... Explain | |
| Objective Type: The Quotation Question | |
| The New Nation 1789-1824 | p. 79 |
| Essay Type: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? | |
| Objective Type: How? Why? Cause-and-Effect | |
| Jackson and the West 1824-1850 | p. 98 |
| Essay Type: In What Ways? | |
| Objective Type: Maps | |
| Coming of the Civil War, Civil War, and Reconstruction 1850-1877 | p. 121 |
| Essay Type: The DBQ | |
| Objective Type: Charts and Graphs | |
| Growth of Industrial America, Populists, and Progressives 1877-1916 | p. 153 |
| Essay Type: Compare | |
| Objective Type: Cartoons and Photographs | |
| World War I, the Interwar Period, and World War II 1916-1945 | p. 178 |
| Essay Type: Defending a Position | |
| Objective Type: The Value of Sources | |
| The Postwar Period, the Cold War, and After 1945-2000 | p. 198 |
| Essay Type: Review | |
| Objective Type: Vocabulary | |
| Taking the Advanced Placement Examination | p. 223 |
| A Summary of Things to Remember and to Do | p. 223 |
| Model Advanced Placement United States History Examination | p. 229 |
| Comments and Answers to Questions on Model Advanced Placement Examination | p. 259 |
| Major Events, Developments, and Dates in United States History | p. 281 |
| Chronological Summary of Major Events and Developments in United States History | p. 281 |
| Chronology of Important Dates | p. 334 |
| Clossary: Key Words and Phrases from United States History | p. 345 |
| Index | p. 355 |
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