How to Figure Out ANY DOCUMENT on Your AP History Exam

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HEIMLER REVIEW GUIDES (formerly known as Ultimate Review Packet):

When you sit down to study for your AP exams, you need to know that you don't have to know EVERYTHING from your class. Let me tell you what you should remember and what you should forget.

[jonathanh]

I’m actually grateful for this because since it takes me longer to understand documents, I can’t ever finish my practice dbqs in class

[yx_sharon]

The DBQ is hard because old English is so hard to understand qwq

[noob]

For the MCQ my teacher taught us to just read the blurb instead of reading the passage, but if you don't understand the blurb, then she said to only read the first and last sentence of the passage and you should have a good idea.

[megabrainsdev]

What’s helpful for me is to try to identify the main claim of the stimulus. Why did this author write the document? Are they complaining about something or are they rejoicing over something? This is important because you have to know if the author is showing a “positive” attitude or they have a “negative” attitude and they will usually have a central claim.

[travisg]

Thank you SO much Heimler! This is one of the main things I struggle with on my FRQs, the documents are always so dang confusing to me!

[idosss]

Heimler my test is tomorrow, this just saved my day!!!

[sugaryshadows]

Your videos actually make me confident that I'll pass. Cheers!

[peyprevolvo]

This was very helpful! My AP world teacher actually gave us the 2019 AP world DBQ for review today!

[someperson]

Thanks! This really helps with those tough questions/documents👍

[Sbrundin]

Bought your Packet and got a 91 on my last unit test 💪

[zidaankapoor]

@heimlershistory we need a video on APUSH presidents and what they did! Thanks for all the prep!!

[byronairmane]

i’m literally watching this in the testing room rn, good luck everyone !

[willferrigno]

It's funny you mentioned that document with the inlaid box for Portuguese maritime trade, I'm taking AP World this year and last semester we did a mock DBQ which was that prompt and that was the source I didn't use of the 7 since I couldn't figure out how to connect it, seems simple now that you explained it though

[fatimas]

Whats the best way to practice MCQ's and how do I read the passages without wasting time? love your videos btw!!! ❤

[ABcdefgI]

This is exactly what I did on the finals... It was a speech that I had no idea what it was talking about, but I remembered the name of the guy who did it and make stuff up on the spot ku

[russellkim]

Hey Mr. Heimler do you need to have a "however" statement in your thesis for LEQ and DBQ's

[javajammer]

This was SO helpful! Thank you for all of your videos! I

have a question about writing DBQs and LEQs. Do you have to add specific dates while you're writing? For example if I was writing about the Proclamation of 1963 I would probably need to know that date, but do you have to specifically date other events such as the Boston Massacre?

[randumb_teto]

I don’t know what to do
My APUSH teacher tells me to not read the prompt to not read the documents with funnel vision so I don’t skip information that isn’t as relevant to the prompt because it could be important for something else…

[salmon]

Broooo that specific document messed me up on a practice dbq! I started talking about how the pants he was wearing were Portuguese style not indian 😅

[NickAngeles]

I wish this video was out 2 years ago when I was taking AP Euro at home 🤦‍♂️ 😂