<p>I am trying to figure out whether the exam focuses more on concepts (ie. what were the primary causes of the Civil War) or trivia (Treaty of Ghent or XYZ Affair). Any help would be appreciated as it determines how best to study. Also, are the tests in Sparknotes reasonably indicative (by type of question) of the SAT II for USH?</p>
<p>BMP Please</p>
<p>Know everything.</p>
<p>My guess would be there are some of both... although I didn't take that particular SAT II.</p>
<p>it's a decent amount of both. even if you don't know all the trivia, your general knowledge of the era can eliminate all but 1 or 2 answers....</p>
<p>so I would go general knowledge if you're gonna study just one.</p>
<p>(however, your examples, Treaty of Ghent and XYZ Affair are pretty important and should be included in general knowledge)</p>
<p>more appropriate trivia would be --> what was the name of the 'war' in Maine</p>
<p>"who was the first female VP candidate?" trivia like that is what you'll see</p>
<p>the 'war' in maine was the aroostook (sp?) war, but yeah stuff like that.</p>
<p>So, is it necessary to study the autobiography of important figures in history ? ( for example: of presidents, Martin.L.King, influential novelists...). I really don't know, but I notice biographies of these notable figures in Sparknotes.
Thanks in advance for your inputs ! ;)</p>
<p>...bump...</p>
<p>There's about 3-5 pure trivia questions in each exam.</p>
<p>The majority of the test focuses on interpretation of graphs/data and basically general trends of each era.</p>
<p>It's not necessary to know everything there is to know about the notable figures in US history. Just have a good idea of what they did. They are not going to ask you random questions like "Which president was caught naked by an interviewer while swimming?"</p>
<p>Hehe, thanks 4 your halirious reply ;). So, it is still wise to read about life, childhood, biography...of these figures, rite ? Does Sparknotes list enough figures in its website ?</p>
<p>I signed up for SAT II Literature in June, but I want to take SAT II U.S. History instead. Can I just take the history test on the testing day? Do you guys now if we can switch SAT II tests without telling Collegeboard first?</p>