How important is it to know historians for APUSH?

<p>you know</p>

<p>Crevecour
Degler
Handlin</p>

<p>The guys who talk about slavery, Melting Pot, stuff like that.</p>

<p>Not important last year. You need to know other people - like founders of important social organizations or authors of books (1 or 2 questions on the MC).</p>

<p>Not important I believe. I don’t even remember those people. I believe there will be at least one question about book authors and there book’s significance during the particular time period.</p>

<p>I got a 5 last year on APUSH, and I have absolutely no idea who those people are. I don’t think you ever have to know the name of any historians, except, like the previous posters said, authors of important works of literature like</p>

<p>The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
The Gilded Age (Mark Twain)
…</p>