<p>Hey guys,
I'm one of those who freak out like a day before the ap exam!!!
the APUSH anxiety is killing me!! :(
I think I'll be okay with the Multiple choice part
but I'm really worried about the essays!!</p>
<p>What topics do you guys think would come up this year??
I wanted to organize facts into "groups" such as important eras, ideas, trends, etc.. that might come up for DBQ and FRQ this year.</p>
<p>And it would be a huge help for me to grasp which topics are likely to come up (considered important--really... i don't get which ones are important) cuz I certainly don't have time to study everything now.</p>
<p>can you guys help me please? :)</p>
<p>P.S. Oh and is Crash Course legit?? I mean... there are rumors that it is just a book that someone put infos from past exams and that it's not gonna help this year... I really need to know if it is efficient to read that book cuz I'm really out of time.</p>
<p>And how do you write the DBQ? my teacher didn't teach us :(</p>
<p>oh and how is the giant apus (GIANT AHAP)review packet that someone put up on CC? is it good?</p>
<p>I am like you; I am worried about the essays but not about the MC.
Basically, I’m going to review the little stuff (i.e characteristics of life in the colonies, industrialization, economic development, territorial/economic expansion, growth of cities, etc.) Its basically the material that your essays will need.</p>
<p>Bump… anyone else??</p>
<p>Hey, can I have the link to the review packet? </p>
<p>Maybe there will be something about Lincoln… it’s been 200 years since he was born. But then again, they just might NOT care.</p>
<p>Maybe something about early colonies, manifest destiny, civil rights… but honestly, I’m just going to study all I can and not stress about FRQs too much.</p>
<p>The Crash Course words itself based on questions from previous AP released exams. But the information is solid.</p>
<p>Well, the book focuses on William Lloyd Garrison. He appeared in almost all the tests. What makes you think he wont be on this one? Just one of many examples. It’s probable that many questions, in different forms, will reoccur in the 2009 exam. So I would recommend it. I also like the fact that if you read the whole book, the book kind of repeats some important information, so it’ll stick in your brain. In addition, it covers the major eras and themes of U.S. history, so it’s a pretty solid way to prepare for essays on the test. I knew almost nothing about Jackson and the common man, but the book gives you a good big picture of everything, so you can think of some of the policies during his admin, then you can go to the provided documents for extra memory refreshing. E-Z</p>
<p>I heard several possibilities that might be the topic for the DBQ:
Great Depression
Reconstruction (I hope not lol)
I’m going to cram as much knowledge I can tomorrow and hopefully do well.</p>
<p>Reconstruction- De-construction of my brain. hahaha</p>
<p>Reconstruction is actually one of the easier important time periods to understand. Antebellum, on the other hand…</p>
<p>i don’t understand guilded age…</p>
<p>Lol Relax…</p>
<p>The DBQ’s are actually the easiest types of essays to write in the AP. All the information is in the documents… use your own knowledge to get outside info. But the essay 2 and 3, you don’t get any clues.</p>
<p>For essay 2 and 3, here are my tips:</p>
<p>Choose a topic which isn’t broad. Those may look easy at first but they are actually very hard to answer in 40 mins. Choose something that is specific even if you don’t know too much about it. As you plan, you should automatically get some ideas of the topic if you studied properly.</p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>