AP United States History

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AP United States History

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AP stands for Advanced Placement, which is the university preparatory course. The AP exam was held by the College Board in 1955 to give high school students access to college courses and to complete some of them ahead of schedule if they have the ability to do so. There are 22 categories, including 37 different courses.

AP United States History, as a difficult course, is deeply loved by the majority of students. More than 500000 high school students apply for the examination every year, making it the second most popular AP course.

First of all, AP United States History has its own advantages. The exam range of the AP United States History examination began in 1491, but the main content is still after the founding of the United States in 1776, so the main composition of a country with a time span of no more than 400 years. The content that AP United States History needs students to remember is not a lot, and once students master the materials, the range of the examination is not easy to exceed the outline.

In other words, AP United States History is likely to get high marks. Also, for students who need to study SAT, AP United States History will help them become familiar with American history, so enrolling in AP United States History is like killing two birds with one stone.

AP United States History Exam Content :

  • The exam time is 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • 95 minutes - multiple choice and short answer questions
  • 100 minutes - two essays

Eight Main Themes :

  • American and national identity
  • politics and power
  • work, exchange, and technology
  • American and regional culture
  • migration and settlement
  • geography and the environment
  • America in the world
  • social structures

Curriculum

  • Period 1: 1491 – 1607 (portion in test: 4%-6%）
  • Native American societies before European contact
  • European exploration in the New World
  • The Columbian Exchange
  • Labor, slavery, and caste in the Spanish colonial system
  • Cultural interactions between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
  • Period 2: 1607 – 1754 (portion in test: 6%-8%)
  • How different European colonies developed and expanded
  • Transatlantic trade
  • Interactions between American Indians and Europeans
  • Slavery in the British colonies
  • Colonial society and culture
  • Period 3: 1754 – 1800 (portion in test: 10%-17%)
  • The Seven Years’ War
  • The American Revolution
  • The Articles of Confederation
  • The creation and ratification of the Constitution
  • Developing an American identity
  • Immigration to and migration within America
  • Period 4: 1800 –1848 (portion in test: 10%-17%)
  • The rise of political parties
  • American foreign policy
  • Innovations in technology, agriculture, and business
  • Debates about federal power
  • The Second Great Awakening
  • Reform movements
  • The experience of African Americans
  • Period 5: 1844 – 1877年 (portion in test: 10%-17%)
  • Manifest Destiny
  • The Mexican–American War
  • Attempts to resolve conflicts over the spread of slavery
  • The election of 1860 and Southern secession
  • The Civil War
  • Reconstruction
  • Period 6: 1865 – 1898 (portion in test: 10%-17%)
  • The settlement of the West
  • The "New South"
  • The rise of industrial capitalism
  • Immigration and migration
  • Reform movements
  • Debates about the role of government
  • Period 7: 1890 –1945 (portion in test: 10%-17%)
  • Debates over imperialism
  • The Progressive movement
  • World War I
  • Innovations in communications and technology in the 1920s
  • The Great Depression and the New Deal
  • World War II
  • Postwar diplomacy
  • Period 8: 1945 –1980 (portion in test: 10%–17%)
  • The Cold War and the Red Scare
  • America as a world power
  • The Vietnam War
  • The Great Society
  • The African American civil rights movement
  • Youth culture of the 1960s
  • Period 9: 1980 – Present (portion in test: 4%–6%)
  • Reagan and conservatism
  • The end of the Cold War
  • Shifts in the economy
  • Migration and immigration
  • Challenges of the 21st century