<p>I had a pretty good teacher, but about 6 or 7 of us got 5’s (out of about 60 kids). just study key vocab, know when to apply them, uh cause and effect is important. treaties, foreign entanglement. it’s all about detail, and knowing when to use it for the essay. I didn’t find last years MC too hard, and the essays were pretty straightforward (all in my opinion, like i said our teacher was great). For the DBQ, first look at the question, and write down everything you think that pertains to the era/theme/whatever. Write specifics. Then start looking at the documents, and see if they match up any of your “pre-thinking”.</p>