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: Example: Pay particular attention to qualifiers in questions, such as "EXCEPT".  Every exam there are many students who miss questions because they overlook "EXCEPT".  Question: "George Washington was popular for all of the reasons EXCEPT" ....  You will miss this question if you overlook the "EXCEPT".

: Example: Pay particular attention to qualifiers in questions, such as "EXCEPT".  Every exam there are many students who miss questions because they overlook "EXCEPT".  Question: "George Washington was popular for all of the reasons EXCEPT" ....  You will miss this question if you overlook the "EXCEPT".

'''Tip Number Three''':  Eliminate the wrong answers before picking the right one.  Draw a line through the wrong choices.

'''Tip Number Two''':  Eliminate the wrong answers before picking the right one.  Draw a line through the wrong choices.

Examples of wrong answers that can be immediately eliminated:

Examples of wrong answers that can be immediately eliminated:

<br>Wrong dates or time period

<br>Wrong dates or time period

In fact, students who take the AP exam are encouraged to guess on multiple choice questions even if they can only eliminate one or two answers.  Every time you eliminate a choice, your chance of answering correctly increases greatly.

In fact, students who take the AP exam are encouraged to guess on multiple choice questions even if they can only eliminate one or two answers.  Every time you eliminate a choice, your chance of answering correctly increases greatly.

'''Tip Number Four''':  Stay on track.  Expect to miss a few, but move on to answer the questions you can.  This is like a round of golf: expect to miss some shots.  Skip a question that confuses you.  Move on and then return to the question later.  But make sure you leave space on your answer sheet for any question you skip.

'''Tip Number Three''':  Stay on track.  Expect to miss a few, but move on to answer the questions you can.  This is like a round of golf: expect to miss some shots.  Skip a question that confuses you.  Move on and then return to the question later.  But make sure you leave space on your answer sheet for any question you skip.

'''Tip Number Five''':  There are many ways to find the correct answer for a question.  Try several different approaches until you get the right answer.  For example, put the event in the context of other events.  Use all the information that is given you.  Ask yourself if you could answer the question without ever taking U.S. History (sometimes you can.)  Be clever.  You will maximize your score by being as clever as possible.

'''Tip Number Four''':  There are many ways to find the correct answer for a question.  Try several different approaches until you get the right answer.  For example, put the event in the context of other events.  Use all the information that is given you.  Ask yourself if you could answer the question without ever taking U.S. History (sometimes you can.)  Be clever.  You will maximize your score by being as clever as possible.

'''Tip Number Six''':  Don’t outsmart yourself.  There are no trick questions.  There are traps to avoid falling into, but nothing too clever.  Your first impression about which answer is correct is usually your best choice.  Don’t second-guess yourself into a wrong answer.

'''Tip Number Five''':  Don’t outsmart yourself.  There are no trick questions.  There are traps to avoid falling into, but nothing too clever.  Your first impression about which answer is correct is usually your best choice.  Don’t second-guess yourself into a wrong answer.

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Let’s continue now with the Colonies around the turn of the century (from 1600 to 1700).  Keep the periods separate in your mind:  1600s and 1700s.  In the 1600s most of colonies were just getting started (except ).  In the 1700s, the colonies were established and were just growing stronger.  I should be able to mention an event and you should be able to tell me if it happened in the 1600s or 1700s.

 

Let's continue now with the Colonies around the turn of the century (from 1600 to 1700).  Keep the periods separate in your mind:  1600s and 1700s.  In the 1600s most of colonies were just getting started (except ).  In the 1700s, the colonies were established and were just growing stronger.  I should be able to mention an event and you should be able to tell me if it happened in the 1600s or 1700s.

In 1688, there was upheaval in England.  The people there overthrew [[King James II]], who was Catholic.  His daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange took the throne and reinstated Protestantism, and adopted the [[English Bill of Rights]].  A century later this would inspire the American Bill of Rights.

In 1688, there was upheaval in England.  The people there overthrew [[King James II]], who was Catholic.  His daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange took the throne and reinstated Protestantism, and adopted the [[English Bill of Rights]].  A century later this would inspire the American Bill of Rights.

In 1692, the [[Salem Witch Trials]] began.  There was a panic that some girls, just about your age, were practicing witchcraft.  Girls were prosecuted for this.  Some were convicted and then executed.  The authorities thought that these criminal prosecutions would help expose the ways of the devil for the benefit of everyone.  Then someone observed that killing all these people may itself the work of the devil.  Finally one of the accused said that the wife of the governor was also a witch.  Then they put a stop to the prosecutions and freed everyone who was still alive.  The whole episode did not make the Puritans look very good.

In 1692, the [[Salem Witch Trials]] began.  There was a panic that some teenage girls were practicing witchcraft.  Girls were prosecuted for this.  Some were convicted and then executed.  The authorities thought that these criminal prosecutions would help expose the ways of the devil for the benefit of everyone.  Then someone observed that killing all these people may itself the work of the devil.  Finally one of the accused said that the wife of the governor was also a witch.  Then they put a stop to the prosecutions and freed everyone who was still alive.  The whole episode did not make the Puritans look very good.

1700-1750:  [[salutary neglect]].  Colonies during this time were very different from each other.  The same is true today with respect to homeschooling.  If we were holding this class just 50 miles west in Pennsylvania, each of us would have to register each year with our school district, take tests, and follow a state curriculum.  But we do not have to do any of that in New Jersey.

1700-1750:  [[salutary neglect]].  Colonies during this time were very different from each other.  The same is true today with respect to homeschooling.  If we were holding this class just 50 miles west in Pennsylvania, each of us would have to register each year with our school district, take tests, and follow a state curriculum.  But we do not have to do any of that in New Jersey.