AP USH Problem.

Test Preparation
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<p>I am taking AP USH right now. We are using the book called "A People and A Nation" fourth edition. My teacher makes us outlines 5-7 pages daily. Unfortunately I don't understand what the textbook is saying, because of all the details and lack of graphs and charts to visualize the information. I am not a english/history person... as you can see I am more of a math person. I am struggling in the class, because my teacher doesn't write good notes on the board and I have no idea what the lecture is about. He gives really hard in class assignments that I don't understand, or can't comprehend. I don't want to fail the class, nor do I want to drop it.</p>

<p>That was my problem. Here is my question - What books would you recommend that would help me get through AP USH that is easy to read and understand?</p>

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<p>My APUSH class uses the American Pageant (Bailey). I find it to be pretty good.</p>

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<p>Is there a book you know that is cheaper and really good?</p>

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<p>If you are looking for cheaper textbooks, you could try purchasing from either eBay, Half, or Amazon.com.</p>

<p>Also, you wouldn't really need to buy the NEWEST edition, as long as it's not like more than 10 years old, since you are not using it as a primary textbook, just to clarify. Older editions tend to be much cheaper.</p>

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<p>I have a 1956 edition of An American Pageant. Don't purchase one that old.</p>

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<p>5-7 pages seems kind of easy. Somewhat. In my A.P. World History Class we have to outline like 20-35 pages for homework. We have two days since we go by block scheduling, but I kind of struggle.</p>

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<p>We have a 2 year AP USH course. I recently scored a 350 on a practice SAT CR portion. As you can see, my comprehension isn't that good. That is why I am having trouble understanding the textbook.</p>