It can be fun and useful to browse the web for sites on the A.P. U.S. History Exam. It can also be a black hole that keeps you from fruitful studying. Your history notes, old tests, and the practice AP test book that I recommended are your best resources. If you only have an hour to study, it is better to do a practice essay or multiple choice section and spend time looking up ideas and information that you only recall vaguely for an essay or don't know for a multiple choice question.

However, here are some sites that you may browse to learn more about the test. I've indicated whether they offer content to help you prepare and practice for the test.

• This is the official college board site. It gives basic information about the test. It also has parts of a sample test with grader's comments. It is one of the best places to go to see how your test will be evaluated. This site has the official standards graders are given to evaluate your free response section. This site is worth checking out.

Collegeboard Official Page

• This site by an AP teacher in Ft. Myers, Florida is a good resource for learning more about the format of the exam. He also suggests readings for the DBQ and includes lists of topics by time period for the DBQ. His list of topics may help jog your memory of themes for organizing your review.

AP history teacher page

• The following site allows you to take on-line review quizzes. These quizzes are easy to take. A smiley face tells you immediately if your answer is correct. The site also includes multiple documents for the 2002 DBQ period, 1810-1860. If you prefer working at a computer screen to using a book, this is a good site for recalling facts and familiarizing yourself with primary sources from the DBQ period.

Quiz Page

• This site by an AP teacher includes practice DBQs with documents for the time periods on previous A.P. exams. His page promises DBQs for the 2002 period will be posted by March. These DBQs are teacher and student created.

More Practice on DBQs