Official AP US History Exam Discussion

Test Preparation
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<p>My thesis was "The economic, political, and social spheres of the United States weren't significantly effected by the American revolution."</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.eccentrix.com/members/mrreed/0203/ap/0203writingguide.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.eccentrix.com/members/mrreed/0203/ap/0203writingguide.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>It doesnt look that its too hard to get a 5</p>

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<p>According to that rubric, it actually looks hard to get a 2-4 on an essay, unless you babbled about something not important.</p>

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<p>average score is a 3.. i think..</p>

<p>does that mean that most ppl dont know what they are talking about in thier essays??</p>

<p>that might be true since it is one of the most commonly taken AP exams in the world..</p>

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<p>are you sure the time period was 1775-1800? that's very limited. I remembered thinking there was some leeway after 1800. or am i just wrong? because that totally screws up my essay. gahhhh</p>

<p>EDIT: yeah i checked. ....i'm soooo dead</p>

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<p>constitution was ratified in 1791 and i didnt want to include since u couldnt really immediatly see its effects..
but u could really see how the Articles of Confederation SLIGHLY damaged the economy</p>

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<p>Wait, what did you write about the West's interest in Mexican War? Although I extensively discussed the sectional interests of N/S, I didn't know what to write about the West.</p>