Clep: History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877

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Summary: OUTSTANDING
Review: If you desire a passing grade.. This book is the one for you

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Summary: One week with this book will be enough!
Review: It's a great study aid. I got a 62, and you only need a 47 at most schools.

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Summary: This book is all you need!
Review: Just nailed the CLEP CBT test with plenty of room to spare. I studied this book exclusively for one full week (about 15 hours a day). Just read the course review and then keep taking the three practice tests and you'll be fine. Yahoo!

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Summary: Outstanding Book
Review: Studied this book for six hours and scored a 63 on the clep.

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Summary: Kathy
Review: This book enabled me to pass the Clep test with flying colors. However, it does not cover all of the current topics being taught in History, so additional reading may be helpful.

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Summary: Passed CLEP with 69!
Review: This book offers an excellent overview of History. I highly recommend using this in preparation for the American History I CLEP exam. In addition to this text, I used Baron's EZ-101 Study Keys, "American History to 1877." I read them simultaneously to get a broader perspective of each era of history, then wrote out key events and people on index cards for review. I also did a lot of the AP US HIstory quizzes on the historyteacher.net website. Combined...after studying for a little more than a week, I acheived a 69 out of 80 on the CLEP test.

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Summary: Good Format for Studying for the Test
Review: This book provides three tests and a process for determining what areas you might be weak in. I found it a great primary reference, but I would suggest that in addition to this book you might need to buy a high school history book, or do some additional reading on the Internet. I passed the test with plenty of spare correct answers and this was my only "purchased" study resource.

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Summary: Great Results
Review: This CLEP guide was an excellent resource for the test. Of all the CLEP tests, I've taken, this was by far the most difficult and the guide helped me to test into the 87th percentile! Thanks REA!

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Summary: Outstanding Review for the CLEP History Exam
Review: This is the only book you will need to pass the CLEP American History to 1877 exam. In addition to reading the narrative, make sure you review all the answers to the CLEP test sample questions...the test answers contain supplemental information you will need for the test. Outstanding book, read the text, and review all of the sample questions and you will blow away the CLEP.

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Summary: It's a interesting overview, but doesn't match Clep
Review: This is the second REA book I've used, the other being Principles of Marketing. For whatever reason, the tests that I took didn't match the topics covered in the book - in fact they were wildly different. Some people here have suggested that you look for other support materials in addition to this book and I second that. For me this book didin't help much. I did extremely well on the Marketing Clep because it asked many questions about the internet and internet marketing (the difference between an intranet vs a internet, for example). On the history test I barely sqeaked by - I would say 20% were on topics covered in the book, but many were cultural-patterns questions - "in the antebellum peroid, middle-class women tended to..." that were not in the study guide. By the way, there were many "antebellum" questions - which isn't mentioned in this book at all - instead it just talks about the Jacksonian years, expansion, pre-war causes, etc, so it might be quite a surprise if you've forgotten what that word means. Just two takeaways: the Clep can be very random, and it's a good idea to look to other sources that cover the topic in more depth.