Equip your students to excel on the AP(R) United States History Exam, as updated for 2016 Features flexibility designed to use in a one-semester or one-year course divided into nine chronological periods mirroring the structure of the new AP(R) U.S. College Board Curriculum Framework, the text reflects the Board's effort to focus on trends rather than isolated facts each period features a one-page overview summarizing the major developments of the period and lists the three featured Key Concepts from the College Board Curriculum Framework each Think As a Historian feature focuses on one of the nine historical thinking skills that the AP(R) exam will test each chapter narrative concludes with Historical Perspectives, a feature that addresses the College Board emphasis on how historians have interpreted the events of the chapter in various ways the chapter conclusion features a list of key terms, people, and events organized by theme, reflecting the College Board's focus on asking students to identify themes, not just events chapter assessments include eight multiple-choice items, each tied to a source as on the new AP(R) exam, as well as four short-answer questions period reviews include both long-essay questions and Document-Based Questions in the format of those on the AP(R) exam, as updated for 2016