American history from 1491 to the present
Know the structure before you walk in.
55 questions, 55 minutes, 40% of score.
Plus 3 Short Answer Questions, 40 minutes, 20% of score.
1 DBQ (60 min, 25%) + 1 LEQ (40 min, 15%).
Total free-response portion: 100 minutes, 40% of score.
No calculator.
Total exam time: 3 hours 15 minutes.
Approximately 11% of students score a 5.
Scores of 3+ typically earn college credit.
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Unit 1Native American societies and early European exploration and colonization
Unit 2Colonial societies, slavery, and British imperial policy
Unit 3Revolution, Constitution, and the early republic
Unit 4Democracy, expansion, and reform movements
Unit 5Civil War, Reconstruction, and sectional conflict
Unit 6Industrialization, urbanization, and the Gilded Age
Unit 7Progressivism, imperialism, WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII
Unit 8Cold War, civil rights, and social change
Unit 9Reagan era, globalization, and contemporary America
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