Practice Multiple-Choice Questions

Prepare for the Advanced Placement United States History exam with these practice multiple-choice questions based on primary sources in the Gilder Lehrman Collection and secondary sources from History Now, the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s online journal.

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Period 1: 1491–1607

4–6% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of how contact among Europeans, Native Americans, and West Africans created a new world on a continent controlled by American Indians.

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Period 2: 1607–1754

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Test your knowledge of how Europeans and American Indians competed for dominance in North America, leading to the emergence of distinctive colonial and native societies.

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Period 3: 1754–1800

10–17% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of British efforts to reassert control over its colonies and how this led to the creation of a new American republic and debates over its identity.

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Period 4: 1800–1848

10–17% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of how the new republic struggled to extend democratic ideals amid rapid changes in economy, territory, and population.

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Period 5: 1848–1877

10–17% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of how regional tensions, particularly over slavery, led to a civil war that transformed American society as the nation expanded.

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Period 6: 1865–1898

10–17% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of how the shift from an agricultural to an industrial society brought significant economic, political, and cultural changes.

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Period 7: 1890–1945

10–17% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of how a pluralistic United States faced domestic and global challenges, debated government activism, and defined its international role.

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Period 8: 1945–1980

10–17% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of how the US dealt with prosperity, new global responsibilities, and the struggle to uphold its ideals after World War II.

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Period 9: 1980–Present

4–6% Exam Weighting

Test your knowledge of how the US faced ideological debates, redefined foreign policy, and adapted to globalization and technological change in the new century.

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