U.S. History

The Review Material Multiple Choice Q & A

The new 5th edition, co-authored by Tom Barnes and Gordon Utz, contains review material, 1,220 new multiple-choice questions, 4 DBQ’s, and 16 free-response questions. Section I consists of 18 chapters of review material (for time periods 1492-2002) with 50 multiple-choice questions in each chapter. Section II consists of 4 complete sample AP exams—each sample exam consisting of 80 multiple-choice questions, 1 DBQ, and 4 free-response questions, which simulate the actual examination. Student answer keys for the multiple-choice questions are separately packaged. Each class order is accompanied by a FREE Teacher’s Manual, which provides extensive explanations for all the questions in the book including rubrics and sample essay thesis analysis.

The 18 chapters of the 5th edition AP U.S. History book are:

• Pre-Columbian and European Exploration
• European Colonization
• Revolutionary War and Confederation
• Constitution and the New Federal Nation
• Jefferson to Jackson
• Antebellum, Intellectual, Social and Economic History
• Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War
• Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
• The Gilded Age
• Imperialism, Progressives, and World War I
• The Roaring Twenties and the Crash of '29
• Roosevelt and the New Deal
• Roosevelt and the Second World War
• Truman Administration: The 40’s and the Cold War
• Eisenhower Administration: The 50’s and the Cold War
• The New Frontier, The Great Society and the Vietnam War
• Nixon to Carter: The World in Turmoil
• Contemporary American History

The authors of the 5th edition are Tom Barnes, AP U.S. History teacher emeritus at Laguna Hills High School, Laguna Hills, California and Gordon Utz, AP U.S. History teacher at Stratford Senior High School, Houston, Texas.

The review units are a new feature to our books and are organized for quick reference to provide in-depth review for your students. The questions in the 5th edition are as demanding as students will find on the actual AP United States History Examination, making its use more on target than other review books. It will enable your students to be better prepared. Why not give your students the edge?

"My students said this was the best single review tool for the AP exam."
Garry Barnette / Fort Dorchester HS, North Charleston, SC