<p>Well, that’s not too far ahead of you. We have an essay on Reconstruction to write during break. So much better than writing an essay during class on a topic that you don’t know until you get to class.</p>
<p>Also, how do you guys study? I just read the chapters in the textbook, skim over terms and notes, watch Crash Course US History on YouTube, and read outlines on apstudynotes.org. I am curious to see what you guys do. I don’t typically feel like I am ready for the test, but I don’t ever do too bad.</p>
<p>Get the REA All Access about 2-3 months before the exam (do the 8 week study plan in it). And also get the Crash Course. Read that about 2 weeks before the exam.
Trust me. Got a 5</p>
<p>We got all the way up to the Gilded Age, which is further than last year’s class got by the end of first semester, I think. Plus no homework over break, which is always exciting, although I’ll probably watch some Crash Course videos over break to refresh my memory.</p>
<p>We’re on the Reconstruction Era (Chapters 18+19/33 in the American Journey). My final for history is on January 22nd. 70 or 80 M/C + 1 FRQ + 1 DBQ I believe.</p>
<p>On that note, do you guys think I’d be able to pull off an 800 on the subject test with minimal prepping if I’m also studying for the AP test, which is going to be the week after the subject test?</p>
<p>^Probably. From looking at practice USH tests, it looks significantly easier than the questions I’ve had in AP so far. Depends on how good/well verse you are with history.</p>
<p>My APUSH teacher assigned us the WORST assignment, ever. We had to create our own DBQ in groups, which at first I was like, psch- piece of cake. But it actually turned out to be sooooo hard. I basically did the entire assignment on my own because I got assigned to the worst partners. What ticks me off is that they’ll get the same grade that I’ll get, even though they contributed nothing. Anyways, there’s my little rant about APUSH.</p>
<p>We’re right before the Civil War e.e; I have a bad teacher. He tends to be incredibly lazy so I get an easy A (sorta, I got a B first quarter but that was cuz i didnt do some of the homework (I’m not the best student)), but he tends to gloss over a lot of things. He also somehow manages to be incredibly slow.</p>
<p>Right now I’m just watching some crash course and studying a bit (this is totally new to me! DX Idunnowhatimdoing) cuz i have midterms next week. The test is all multiple choice past AP problems, so hopefully if i do well on it it’ll bode well for the actual AP test.</p>
<p>We have midterms this Thursday and we just finished World War 1. I’m so glad we’re in the 20th century because thanks to APEH, my 20th century knowledge is excellent. </p>
<p>How do you tell the difference between political reasons and economical reasons? Like I’m writing a DBQ on the Gilded Age and I’m not sure if the corruption that occurred during this time (i.e. Jay Gould & Jubilee Fisk, Credit Mobilier, Whiskey Ring) is considered political or economical.</p>
<p>Hey guys so my apush teacher kind of sucks (even though I like him as a person!) and because of all the snow in the northeast we’ve been cramming a lot of info in. Does anyone have any good resources for APUSH like for dbqs, frqs, and essays? Also what’s the best prep book out there? Thanks!</p>
<p>Btw we’re learning about the Cold War and Civil Rights movement right now</p>
<p>@BassGuitar
JQ Adams was a National Republican- this came up after the Democratic Republican party split when the Federalist Party declined after the Hartford Convention.
Jackson was a Democrat. This party formed as opposition to the Republicans after the 1824 election (corrupt bargain).
Van Buren was also a Democrat, but the Liberty Party formed and later joined with the Free-Soil Party on an abolitionist platform. The Whig party also came up during this time. It was supported by industrialists and wealthy planters. </p>
<p>We are almost done with WWII. My teacher has us do quizzes on early chapter as a way to force us to study colonial times. I’m getting less nervous for the AP test, actually. </p>
<p>One important thing you want to note is that the Whig Party was made as direct opposition to Andrew Jackson and his extreme use of executive power. William Henry Harrison won the election of 1942 and was the first Whig president. </p>
<p>The Whigs are basically a parallel to the Federalists who originally started out. They comprised the same kinds of people and had similar political, regional and economic backgrounds. </p>