what is the best book for UShistory???

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<p>hi
I was about to buy the barrons book but my friend said it had alot of errors, i looked at the princten review book but the book has world history so...</p>

<p>please, if you know a good study tool for the history test, recommand it...
thank you in advanced</p>

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<p>amsco. apparently it's GOD</p>

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<p>I have not taken American history since sophomore year (I have recently concluded my junior year in high school) and can honestly attest to efficacy of using the Kaplan book's succinct, pointed review material and practice exams. I believe that I knew the answers to 80-81/90 questions on the exam as a result of Kaplan's review.</p>

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<p>amsco is all you need for review. kaplan has difficult but pretty good practice tests.</p>

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<p>I used AMSCO, as did 3/4 of the APUSH class here at my school, and it worked pretty nicely...</p>

<p>the only downside is that if you feel some odd inclination to do the quizzes at the end of the chapters, you have to buy the answer sheets from the publisher online separately ... but no one here did and I'm sure we all did fine</p>

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<p>AMSCO is God. </p>

<p><em>worships</em> :D</p>

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<p>barrons is good.</p>

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<p>I love barrons. While it may not have a lot of detailed information the lists/timelines are awesome. My strategy was to take the lists/timeline and go to wikipedia and read each article. I think this is a good strategy for history because a lot of the history writers take their own viewpoint on history (For example Brinkley focuses on labor) but wikipedia has a potpourri of viewpoints and thus allows for a broader understanding. I hope this helps!</p>

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<p>i didn't like the way barron's was organized, but thtas just me </p>

<p>i used wikipedia the most</p>

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<p>thank you guys/girls for the suggestions....
i looked up amsco but didn't get good results,
what is the full name of the book you guys used?? what edition?? most recent i'm guessing....but what year</p>

<p>thank you again</p>

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<p>AMSCO is like god so i've heard</p>

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<p>so i have amsco from apush so if i JUST read that i should be good for a 780+??</p>

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<p>I used amsco and barrons and pulled off a 800.</p>

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<p>Is AMSCO outdated or is it still effective? Can I get 700+ with using AMSCO?</p>

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<p>Amsco goes all the way to the War in Iraq so obviously its not outdated. Make sure that you get the latest edition when you order it though. I just took the June SAT II using AMSCO and I expect a 780-800 score; a 700 or even an 800 is possible with AMSCO just make sure that you put in the adequate time to prepare.</p>