You’ve studied the history, but are you ready for the test?
The AP U.S. History exam is notoriously tough. This Wiley Prep guide will help you maximize your score and earn the college credits you’ve been working for all year. AP U.S. History Prep explains exactly how your test responses will be scored. You’ll also learn strategies for answering multiple choice questions as quickly and accurately as possible, even if you aren’t sure of the answers. When you sit down on test day, you’ll feel confident and calm, so you can do your absolute best.
Inside AP U.S. History Prep, you’ll find two full-length practice exams, so you can get a feel for how the test session will really go. The guide also includes access to a 500-question online test bank, so you can gain extra practice answering multiple choice questions and test your knowledge of U.S. history. Brush up on every area of history covered by the exam, sharpen your test-taking skills, and be ready for every type of AP U.S. history question.
- Take two full-length AP U.S. History practice exams and avoid surprises on test day
- Ensure that you know your history with 500 online multiple choice questions to improve your readiness
- Understand how the test is written and learn the fastest and most accurate way to complete each question type
- Learn how your document based questions, short answer questions, and long essays questions will align to the scoring rubric, so you can write correctly for the test
You’ve been working hard in class to prepare for the AP U.S. History exam―don’t waste this opportunity to earn college credit and show what you know. With Wiley’s AP U.S. History Prep, you’ll be ready to earn your best score!
Jonathan M. Chu holds a PhD from the University of Washington and is a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and editor of The New England Quarterly. A specialist in early American history, he has written on seventeenth century religious dissent and on the economic impact of the American Revolution. He participated in the APUSH Reading in various positions and served as chair of the test development committee and chief reader.
Warren Hierl taught AP® U.S. History at the Career Center in Winston-Salem, NC for thirty- eight years. An original member of the College Board AP® Social Studies Vertical Teams Guide Committee, he has conducted AP® workshops, Summer Institutes, and pre- AP® workshops. He has been a reader, table, exam, and, for ten years, the question leader on the DBQ. He is currently a College Board APUSH consultant, and member of the College Board's Pre-AP® National Faculty.
Louisa Moffitt holds a DAST from Emory University and a PhD from Georgia State University, has taught AP® U.S. History at the Marist School for the past thirty-three years, and served as reader, table, question, and exam leader, and as Assistant Chief Reader. In addition, she has been a member of the Test Development Committee and a College Board consultant and national mentor for the AP® U.S. History program.
Bill Shelton holds a PhD from the University of Kentucky and has taught AP® U.S. History for thirty-nine years; the last thirty-four at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth. He has served as a reader, table, and exam leader and was the Assistant Chief Reader responsible for the introduction of the onsite and online scoring of the short-answer questions. He co-chaired the Test Development Committee and is a College Board Consultant for workshops and institutes throughout the United States and China.
