<p>How did you go about memorizing the time periods? Like from 1700-1800, etc, those events.
Because on the FRQs and DBQs, there's going to be prompts that lists the years, but I'm having a hard time remembering what event is in what year.</p>
<p>Any other tips you have as well? Thanks</p>
<p>Flashcards flashcards flashcards. I did not have a difficult time with the time periods, but memorization of events, color coding, repetition ect. really helped me. I got a 4.</p>
<p>Really? I didn’t really think flashcards were necessary. I mean, if you know the basics of the time periods, you’ll do fine. btw i got a 5</p>
<p>How are you supposed to write the DBQs and essays?</p>
<p>For the essays, it seems like there’s only really two things to write… I can’t fill out space.</p>
<p>Well, for the DBQ’s, think of it this way: Write it like a normal essay (like the other two), except you get some hints from the documents about what you should write on. </p>
<p>For the other essays, I have no idea. My teacher never really taught us. Just vomit everything you know on the topic into that essay.</p>
<p>Two simple phrases will always help you score high on history essays, I cannot stress this enough. Vomiting info is good, but it needs to be supplanted with, “This was caused by…” and “The significance/effect of this is…” Those simple phrases, however mechanical, will force you to analyze. They got me a nine on every essay in AP World and a solid 7/8 average in APUSH</p>
<p>Crash Course will help with the time periods.</p>
<p>The AMSCO US History review book is really great! A lot of reading, but it has all the info you’ll need to know for the AP exam.</p>
<p>Rote memorization doesn’t help. Try and think of things in relative terms. For example, associate words with people, times, events, and places. Slavery: antebellum period, Jefferson Davis, Civil War, Emancipation, things like that. APUSH is generally an easy exam, so you should be fine. I got a 5.
Every year seems to get a different period in our history to focus on in the MC. Obviously, post Iran-Contra isn’t really essential to know, because we’ve lived through it. I remember that when my brother took it, there was a question on Timothy McVeigh and OKC.</p>
<p>I had an amazing teacher last year who made us take tests by time periods and memorize them yearlong, so it wasn’t so hard. I studied this like crazy though (and got a 5). Good luck!:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.historyteacher.net/USQuizMainPage.htm]USQuizMainPAge[/url”>USQuizMainPAge]USQuizMainPAge[/url</a>] (Giant AHAP Review Guide. Has an arrow pointing to it) :D</p>
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<p>Yeah. I just crammed this–read the whole thing in the week before the exam (which I do not recommend, you might wanna give yourself 2-3 weeks because I was reading like 5 hrs/day). But anyway, my only studying was reading AMSCO and I got a 5. :D</p>