AP US History Exam Prep

Practice Quiz presents 29 free review questions and explanations for the AP US History Exam given by the College Board.

Select how would you like to study

Practice Quiz presents 29 free review questions and explanations for the AP US History Exam given by the College Board.

The AP American History Exam is a three hour and five-minute exam with 80 multiple-choice questions, a document-based question and two free-response questions.

The APUSH exam covers US History from the Pre-Columbian era, including Mesoamerica, through Colonial North America, The American Revolution, the Antebellum period, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrialization, WWI, WWII, the Cold War, to the present day.

Check out our better set of AP US History materials here.

Disclaimer: This content is provided for informational purposes only. It has not been edited, fact checked or updated. This content is neither affiliated nor endorsed by the College Board or any other official agency. These questions were written by a third party test prep company and licensed by Practice Quiz for use on this site. Please use at your own discretion.
 

 

FAQs

There are 60 questions on the AP US History Exam, divided into three categories: Multiple Choice (55 questions, 91.67%), Short Answer (3 questions, 5%), and Document-Based Question and Long Essay (2 questions, 3.33%).

The AP US Government Exam is 3 hours long.

Generally, a score of 3 out of 5 or higher is considered a passing score in an AP exam. Scoring at least a 3 is usually required to receive college credit hours. Colleges decide what grade to grant credit for, and some may only accept a 4 or 5.

Passing the AP US History Exam can grant a student college course credit.

Supplemental Test Prep Materials

Question List Mode

Select how would you like to study

Top exams on PracticeQuiz

Author

Ted Chan

Ted Chan

Managing Editor

Ted Chan is the Managing Editor of PracticeQuiz.com. Ted has experience as a journalist and a writer, including editorial or content production roles at ESPN, Better Business Bureau, The Boston Globe, and Forbes. Ted holds a BA from Swarthmore College with High Honors, and a MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ted also studied at the Harvard Business School, earning a Certificate in Value-based Health Care Delivery.

All content, unless otherwise noted, was created for PracticeQuiz. Let an editor now if you have suggested content edits by emailing us at the support address in the header, or by commenting in the Contribute box above.