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Notes on the Practice Exam
Introduction
!is section provides a description of how the questions in the AP Practice Exam
correspond to the components of the course framework included in the
AP U.S. History Course and Exam Description. For each of the questions in the
AP Practice Exam, the key concepts, learning objectives, and primary practice or
skill from the course framework are indicated.
In addition, the multiple-choice and free-response questions include the
following features:
• For multiple-choice questions, the correct response is indicated with a
justification for why it is correct. !ere are additional explanations that
address why the other responses are incorrect.
• Free-response questions include scoring guidelines that explain how students
can use knowledge learned in the AP U.S. History course to answer the
questions.
!e AP U.S. History Exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long and includes both a
1 hour and 35 minute multiple-choice and short-answer section (Section I) and a
1 hour and 40 minute free-response section (Section II). Each section is divided
into two parts, as shown in the table on the following page. Student performance
on these four parts will be compiled and weighted to determine an AP Exam score.
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Percentage of
Number of Total Exam
Section Question Type Questions Timing Score
I Part A: Multiple-choice 55 questions 55 minutes 40%
questions
Part B: Short-answer 3 questions 40 minutes 20%
questions • Required
Question 1:
periods 3–8
• Required
Question 2:
periods 3–8
• Choose
between
• Question 3:
periods 1–5
OR
• Question 4:
periods 6–9
II Part A: Document-based 1 question: 60 minutes 25%
question periods 3–8 (includes
15-minute
reading period)
Part B: Long essay 1 question, 40 minutes 15%
question chosen from
three options on
the same theme:
• periods 1–3
• periods 4–6
• periods 7–9
Time Management
Students need to learn to budget their time so that they can complete all parts
of the exam. Students will not be able to move on to Part B of Section I until the
55 minutes of Part A are completed and their responses to the multiple-choice
questions are collected. Time management is especially critical with regard to
Section II, which consists of two essay questions. Students are given a 15-minute
reading period and recommended time of 45 minutes of writing time for the
document-based question and 40 minutes for the long essay question, but
students are not forced to move from the document-based question to the long
essay question. Students o#en benefit from taking a practice exam under timed
conditions prior to the actual administration.
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Multiple-Choice Questions
Section I, Part A of the AP U.S. History Exam consists of 55 multiple-choice
questions that are organized into sets of between two to five questions each.
!e questions in each set ask students to respond to a primary or secondary
source, such as written texts, images, charts, graphs, or maps, reflecting the types
of material that historians use in studying the past. Multiple-choice questions
assess students’ ability to reason about this source material in tandem with their
knowledge of content required by the course. !e possible answers for a multiple-
choice question reflect the level of detail present in the required historical
developments found in the concept outline for the course. While a set may focus
on one particular period of U.S. history, the individual questions within that set
may ask students to make connections to thematically linked developments in
other periods.
Course Framework Alignment and Rationales
Question 1
Main Practice/Skill Assessed Learning Objective Key Concept
Analyzing Secondary Sources WOR-1.0 Explain how cultural 1.2.III.A
interaction, cooperation,
competition, and conflict
between empires, nations,
and peoples have influenced
political, economic, and
social developments in North
America.
(A) !is option is incorrect. Shipping inventories documenting trade
between English colonists in Boston and Liverpool would reveal little
about the terms of the interaction between American Indians and
European colonists.
(B) !is option is incorrect. Diaries from British settlers would have focused
primarily on the concerns of the colonial community and would not
likely have revealed much of the interaction with American Indians.
(C) This option is correct. Artifacts from American Indian settlements
could reveal what objects they traded for and how they used the objects,
supporting the argument that materials acquired from trade were
employed in a manner consistent with American Indian customs.
(D) !is option is incorrect. Reports from the Spanish government would
not be likely to have a close perspective on how American Indians
interacted with European culture.
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Question 2
Main Practice/Skill Assessed Learning Objective Key Concept
Causation WOR-1.0 Explain how cultural 1.2.I.B
interaction, cooperation,
competition, and conflict
between empires, nations,
and peoples have influenced
political, economic, and
social developments in North
America.
(A) !is option is incorrect. Some American Indians did travel to Europe,
but there was no large-scale migration.
(B) This option is correct. European explorers introduced several plants and
animals to North America through the Columbian Exchange.
(C) !is option is incorrect. European exploration contributed to the
introduction and expansion of African slavery in the Americas.
(D) !is option is incorrect. Early exploration of North America was
dominated by Spanish explorers, leading to increased interaction
between Spain and other European powers with interests in North
America and a greater role in European a%airs.
Question 3
Main Practice/Skill Assessed Learning Objective Key Concept
Causation WOR-1.0 Explain how cultural 2.1.III.E
interaction, cooperation,
competition, and conflict
between empires, nations,
and peoples have influenced
political, economic, and
social developments in North
America.
(A) !is option is incorrect. English colonists were primarily concerned
with establishing fortified settlements rather than sending religious
missions to convert American Indians to Christianity.
(B) This option is correct. Early English colonists in North America
constructed their settlements as fortified palisades to defend against the
frequent threat of attack by American Indians.
(C) !is option is incorrect. !e English negotiated peace agreements
to coexist with American Indians but did not encourage political
alliances that recognized equal sovereignty.
(D) !is option is incorrect. !e pattern of settlement among English
colonists typically involved the establishment of families and
communities in North America, unlike the French who had few female
settlers and more frequent instances of intermarriage with American
Indians.
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Notes on the Practice Exam
Introduction
!is section provides a description of how the questions in the AP Practice Exam
correspond to the components of the course framework included in the
AP U.S. History Course and Exam Description. For each of the questions in the
AP Practice Exam, the key concepts, learning objectives, and primary practice or
skill from the course framework are indicated.
In addition, the multiple-choice and free-response questions include the
following features:
• For multiple-choice questions, the correct response is indicated with a
justification for why it is correct. !ere are additional explanations that
address why the other responses are incorrect.
• Free-response questions include scoring guidelines that explain how students
can use knowledge learned in the AP U.S. History course to answer the
questions.
!e AP U.S. History Exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long and includes both a
1 hour and 35 minute multiple-choice and short-answer section (Section I) and a
1 hour and 40 minute free-response section (Section II). Each section is divided
into two parts, as shown in the table on the following page. Student performance
on these four parts will be compiled and weighted to determine an AP Exam score.
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Percentage of
Number of Total Exam
Section Question Type Questions Timing Score
I Part A: Multiple-choice 55 questions 55 minutes 40%
questions
Part B: Short-answer 3 questions 40 minutes 20%
questions • Required
Question 1:
periods 3–8
• Required
Question 2:
periods 3–8
• Choose
between
• Question 3:
periods 1–5
OR
• Question 4:
periods 6–9
II Part A: Document-based 1 question: 60 minutes 25%
question periods 3–8 (includes
15-minute
reading period)
Part B: Long essay 1 question, 40 minutes 15%
question chosen from
three options on
the same theme:
• periods 1–3
• periods 4–6
• periods 7–9
Time Management
Students need to learn to budget their time so that they can complete all parts
of the exam. Students will not be able to move on to Part B of Section I until the
55 minutes of Part A are completed and their responses to the multiple-choice
questions are collected. Time management is especially critical with regard to
Section II, which consists of two essay questions. Students are given a 15-minute
reading period and recommended time of 45 minutes of writing time for the
document-based question and 40 minutes for the long essay question, but
students are not forced to move from the document-based question to the long
essay question. Students o#en benefit from taking a practice exam under timed
conditions prior to the actual administration.
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Multiple-Choice Questions
Section I, Part A of the AP U.S. History Exam consists of 55 multiple-choice
questions that are organized into sets of between two to five questions each.
!e questions in each set ask students to respond to a primary or secondary
source, such as written texts, images, charts, graphs, or maps, reflecting the types
of material that historians use in studying the past. Multiple-choice questions
assess students’ ability to reason about this source material in tandem with their
knowledge of content required by the course. !e possible answers for a multiple-
choice question reflect the level of detail present in the required historical
developments found in the concept outline for the course. While a set may focus
on one particular period of U.S. history, the individual questions within that set
may ask students to make connections to thematically linked developments in
other periods.
Course Framework Alignment and Rationales
Question 1
Main Practice/Skill Assessed Learning Objective Key Concept
Analyzing Secondary Sources WOR-1.0 Explain how cultural 1.2.III.A
interaction, cooperation,
competition, and conflict
between empires, nations,
and peoples have influenced
political, economic, and
social developments in North
America.
(A) !is option is incorrect. Shipping inventories documenting trade
between English colonists in Boston and Liverpool would reveal little
about the terms of the interaction between American Indians and
European colonists.
(B) !is option is incorrect. Diaries from British settlers would have focused
primarily on the concerns of the colonial community and would not
likely have revealed much of the interaction with American Indians.
(C) This option is correct. Artifacts from American Indian settlements
could reveal what objects they traded for and how they used the objects,
supporting the argument that materials acquired from trade were
employed in a manner consistent with American Indian customs.
(D) !is option is incorrect. Reports from the Spanish government would
not be likely to have a close perspective on how American Indians
interacted with European culture.
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Question 2
Main Practice/Skill Assessed Learning Objective Key Concept
Causation WOR-1.0 Explain how cultural 1.2.I.B
interaction, cooperation,
competition, and conflict
between empires, nations,
and peoples have influenced
political, economic, and
social developments in North
America.
(A) !is option is incorrect. Some American Indians did travel to Europe,
but there was no large-scale migration.
(B) This option is correct. European explorers introduced several plants and
animals to North America through the Columbian Exchange.
(C) !is option is incorrect. European exploration contributed to the
introduction and expansion of African slavery in the Americas.
(D) !is option is incorrect. Early exploration of North America was
dominated by Spanish explorers, leading to increased interaction
between Spain and other European powers with interests in North
America and a greater role in European a%airs.
Question 3
Main Practice/Skill Assessed Learning Objective Key Concept
Causation WOR-1.0 Explain how cultural 2.1.III.E
interaction, cooperation,
competition, and conflict
between empires, nations,
and peoples have influenced
political, economic, and
social developments in North
America.
(A) !is option is incorrect. English colonists were primarily concerned
with establishing fortified settlements rather than sending religious
missions to convert American Indians to Christianity.
(B) This option is correct. Early English colonists in North America
constructed their settlements as fortified palisades to defend against the
frequent threat of attack by American Indians.
(C) !is option is incorrect. !e English negotiated peace agreements
to coexist with American Indians but did not encourage political
alliances that recognized equal sovereignty.
(D) !is option is incorrect. !e pattern of settlement among English
colonists typically involved the establishment of families and
communities in North America, unlike the French who had few female
settlers and more frequent instances of intermarriage with American
Indians.
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