2025-26 Curriculum

AP US History Question Bank

Master AP US History with our comprehensive question bank covering all 9 time periods from pre-Columbian America to the present day.

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9 Time Periods Covered

Period 1: 1491-1607

Contact and colonization

Exam Weight: 4-6%

Period 2: 1607-1754

Colonial society development

Exam Weight: 6-8%

Period 3: 1754-1800

Revolution and new nation

Exam Weight: 10-17%

Period 4: 1800-1848

Democracy and expansion

Exam Weight: 10-17%

Period 5: 1844-1877

Civil War and Reconstruction

Exam Weight: 10-17%

Period 6: 1865-1898

Industrialization and Gilded Age

Exam Weight: 10-17%

Period 7: 1890-1945

Progressivism, WWI, WWII

Exam Weight: 10-17%

Period 8: 1945-1980

Cold War and civil rights

Exam Weight: 10-17%

Period 9: 1980-Present

Modern America

Exam Weight: 4-6%

What You Get

55 MCQ per practice test

Document-based questions (DBQ)

Long essay questions (LEQ)

Short answer questions (SAQ)

Primary source analysis

Historical thinking skills focus

AP US History Exam Format

Section I Part A: Multiple Choice

55 questions, 55 minutes

40% of Score

Section I Part B: Short Answer

3 questions, 40 minutes

20% of Score

Section II Part A: Document-Based

1 DBQ, 60 minutes

25% of Score

Section II Part B: Long Essay

1 LEQ (choose from 3), 40 minutes

15% of Score

Historical Thinking Skills

Developments & Processes

Identify and explain historical developments

Sourcing & Situation

Analyze source context and perspective

Claims & Evidence

Make and support historical arguments

Contextualization

Connect events to broader context

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