Master AP US History with our comprehensive question bank covering all 9 time periods from pre-Columbian America to the present day.
Contact and colonization
Exam weight: 4-6%
Colonial society development
Exam weight: 6-8%
Revolution and new nation
Exam weight: 10-17%
Democracy and expansion
Exam weight: 10-17%
Civil War and Reconstruction
Exam weight: 10-17%
Industrialization and Gilded Age
Exam weight: 10-17%
Progressivism, WWI, WWII
Exam weight: 10-17%
Cold War and civil rights
Exam weight: 10-17%
Modern America
Exam weight: 4-6%
Section I Part A: Multiple Choice
55 questions, 55 minutes
Section I Part B: Short Answer
3 questions, 40 minutes
Section II Part A: Document-Based
1 DBQ, 60 minutes
Section II Part B: Long Essay
1 LEQ (choose from 3), 40 minutes
Identify and explain historical developments.
Analyze source context and perspective.
Make and support historical arguments.
Connect events to broader context.
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