How to Prepare for the SAT II

I took the AP US history exam last year and received 5. Now for the fall I plan on taking the SAT II, so I bought the book and took the diagnostic test and got more than half wrong, the questions seemed impertinent to american history and ambiguous. But the book does cover the topic in depth and the summary is helpful. Don't feel dejected when doing poorly on the tests.

I found this book to be more detailed and helpful than Princeton's guide for AP US History and I used this to review for my AP exam. All the information is organized very well. Every president has their own chapter where you'll find everything important about them (what they did, their policies, etc...). There's also lots of other info that you need to know. Great book!

This book covers everything you need or want to know about American History. I didn't even manage to get through the book entirely and still managed to pick up a 750 on the SAT II thanks to this book. I constantly refer to it whenever I have any questions about American History, and it really has helped expand my knowledge.

Surprisingly, this book was of tremendous help to me when I was studying for the AP US History exam last year (I received a 4). It wasn't particuarly useful for the SAT II, but I highly recommend it for AP review. The layout of the book begins with pre-colonial basics, "The Age of Exploration," the colonies, and then launches into the American Revolution. After explaining [in detail] the Constitution, the book is organized by presidency. These "chapters" are fairly concise and well organized. Don't bother hiliting: everything is important.