Features
- updated 2018 text puts recent political events in context, including the 2016 presidential campaign, election outcomes, and the early stages of the Trump administration
- flexibly designed to use in a one-semester or one-year course
- divided into nine chronological periods mirroring the structure of the new AP® U.S. College Board Curriculum Framework, the text reflects the Board’s effort to focus on trends rather than isolated facts
- each period features a one-page overview summarizing the major developments of the period and lists the three featured Key Concepts from the College Board Curriculum Framework
- each Think As a Historian feature focuses on one of the nine historical thinking skills that the AP® exam will test
- each chapter narrative concludes with Historical Perspectives, a feature that addresses the College Board emphasis on how historians have interpreted the events of the chapter in various ways
- the chapter conclusion features a list of key terms, people, and events organized by theme, reflecting the College Board’s focus on asking students to identify themes, not just events
- chapter assessments include eight multiple-choice items, each tied to a source as on the new AP® exam, as well as four short-answer questions and a full practice exam
- period reviews include both long-essay questions and Document-Based Questions
- a comprehensive Answer Key* correlates each question to the College Board Curriculum Framework
* Answer Key is sold only to educators and shipped to school or district addresses only.