The Key to a US Essay?

<p>From what I have gathered from taking an AP European History class as well as the AP test and from my AP US History class this year, would I be safe to say that the key to a successful essay response is the amount of specific dates, names, events, OUTSIDE INFORMATION, DETAILS and DETAILS!! yes?</p>

<p>ps. and cutting the fluff (b.s.) which is kind of hard to do..sometimes i can't even tell between bs and actaully information.</p>

<p>Well the problem is I only got about 2 weeks left and I procastinate a lot too. How in the world am I going to cram all that infos inside my head in time?</p>