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American History Lecture One (view source)

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Common mistakes by students in history courses include:
 
Common mistakes by students in history courses include:
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* failure to recognize that American politics is always a battle between two sides
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* failure to recognize that American politics is always a battle between two sides; politics mattered in the past as much as it does today
 
* memorizing dates without understanding the sequence of events (exams rarely ask about dates, but do ask about sequence)
 
* memorizing dates without understanding the sequence of events (exams rarely ask about dates, but do ask about sequence)
 
* getting bogged down in detail and failing to see the big picture
 
* getting bogged down in detail and failing to see the big picture
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