First Clep Test: American History 1

[pegasus]

Your prep for this exam should depend on how well you already know the history of this era. I just finished this exam about an hour ago and I scored in the very high 70s. Since I already knew colonial and revolutionary history fairly well, I waaay over-prepared for this exam - I found it to be quite easy. But let me be clear that it would have been a guessing gamed had I not already read the biographies of many of the key figures from this era. Also, I'm glad I spent time getting to know the major players in the women's right and abolitionist movements. Also, without study I would've biffed a lot of the questions having to do with religious movements.

If you have the time and the money, the Education Portal Videos and the Instantcert review paper should be sufficient. I found all of the practice exams to be way off in that they were far more difficult than the actual exam. And the flashcards weren't working for me this weekend, so I can't comment as to their value.