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  • Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607 (30)
  • Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754 (25)
  • Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800 (31)
  • Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848 (28)
  • Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877 (23)
  • Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898 (25)
  • Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945 (30)
  • Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980 (33)
  • Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present (25)
Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607

DBQ: Causation - The Impact of European Exploration and Colonization

Evaluate the extent to which European exploration and colonization of the Americas in the period 149

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - The Impact of European Colonization

Evaluate the extent to which European colonization affected Native American societies in the period

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - European Exploration and Its Impact

Evaluate the relative importance of economic, religious, and technological factors in motivating Eur

Hard

LEQ: Causation - European Colonization

Evaluate the extent to which European colonization affected the social and economic structures of Na

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which the Columbian Exchange affected Native American societies in the period

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of Slavery in the Americas

Evaluate the extent to which the introduction of African slavery affected the societies and economie

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Encomienda System

Evaluate the extent to which the encomienda system affected the social and economic structures of in

Extreme

LEQ: Causation - The Role of Disease in the Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which the introduction of European diseases affected the population and socie

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - European Religious Influence

Evaluate the extent to which European religious practices and beliefs changed in response to interac

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Native American and European Relations

Evaluate the extent to which Native American-European relations changed from the period of initial c

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Role of Technology in Exploration

Evaluate the extent to which advancements in navigation and shipbuilding technology changed European

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - European Exploration

Evaluate the relative importance of technological advancements and religious motivations in the Euro

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LEQ: Relative Causes - Native American and European Interactions

Evaluate the relative importance of disease, military conquest, and religious conversion in the Euro

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Spread of Slavery in the Americas

Evaluate the relative importance of economic demand for labor, European racial attitudes, and indige

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Columbus' Arrival

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - European Competition

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Native American Societies

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Bering Land Bridge

Analyze the significance of the Bering Land Bridge theory in understanding the origins of Native Ame

Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Columbus's Arrival

Analyze the impacts of Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492.

Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Columbian Exchange

Analyze the impacts of the Columbian Exchange on global societies and economies.

Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Cultural Interactions

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - European Encounters

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Native American Societies

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Easy

SAQ: Historians Disagree - Pre-Columbian Societal Complexity

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SAQ: Primary Source - Account by Bartolomé de las Casas

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SAQ: Primary Source - Columbus' First Impressions

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - European Colonization Strategies

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - European Encounters

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Impact of the Columbian Exchange

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Native American and European Views of Land

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Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754

DBQ: Causation - Economic Policies and Colonial Resistance

Evaluate the extent to which British economic policies in the period 1651–1754 led to resistance in

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - Colonial Resistance and British Trade Policies

Evaluate the extent to which British trade policies affected colonial resistance in the period 1650–

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Impact of Salutary Neglect

Evaluate the extent to which the policy of salutary neglect affected colonial autonomy in the period

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Navigation Acts

Evaluate the extent to which the Navigation Acts affected the economic development of the British No

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Salem Witch Trials

Evaluate the extent to which the Salem Witch Trials affected the social and religious landscape of N

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LEQ: Changes in History - Colonial Diversity

Evaluate the extent to which the diversity of the British American colonies changed in response to i

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Slavery in the Colonies

Evaluate the extent to which the institution of slavery changed in the British American colonies in

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Development of Autonomy in the American Colonies

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the development of autonomy in the American colonies i

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The First Great Awakening

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the First Great Awakening in the American colonies in

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Navigation Acts

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Colonial Population Growth

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Mercantilism and Colonial Trade

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Salem Witch Trials

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Stono Uprising

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - British Economic Policies and Colonial Response

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Colonial Government Structures

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Colonial Rebellions

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Puritan Motivations

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Navigation Acts

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SAQ: Primary Source - Declaration of Independence

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SAQ: Primary Source - John Adams on Independence

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SAQ: Primary Source - Navigation Acts

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SAQ: Primary Source - Salem Witch Trials

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SAQ: Primary Source - Washington's Farewell Address

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Slavery in the Colonies

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Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800

DBQ: Causation - Colonial Resistance and the Path to Independence

Evaluate the extent to which British economic policies following the Seven Years' War led to the Ame

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - Road to the American Revolution

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the American Revolution in the period 1763–1776.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Seven Years' War on Colonial-British Relations

Evaluate the extent to which the Seven Years' War (1754-1763) affected colonial-British relations in

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Role of Taxation without Representation

Evaluate the extent to which the principle of 'taxation without representation' led to the developme

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Development of American Political Parties

Evaluate the extent to which the development of political parties in the 1790s changed the political

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Impact of Revolutionary Ideals on Women's Roles

Evaluate the extent to which the roles of women in American society changed as a result of the Ameri

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Articles of Confederation to the Constitution

Evaluate the extent to which the United States Constitution represented a change from the Articles o

Easy

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Seven Years' War on Colonial Relations

Evaluate the extent to which colonial relations with the British government changed in response to t

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The American Revolution

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the American Revolution in the period 1754–1776.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Failure of the Articles of Confederation

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the failure of the Articles of Confederation in the pe

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Formation of Political Parties

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the formation of the first political parties in the Un

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Shift in Colonial Attitudes

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the shift in colonial attitudes towards Britain betwee

Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Boston Tea Party

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Constitutional Convention

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Stamp Act

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Taxation and Colonial Resistance

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Articles of Confederation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Constitutional Convention

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Declaration of Independence

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Stamp Act

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Taxation without Representation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Declaration of Independence

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Development of Political Parties

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Seven Years' War

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Constitution

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Stamp Act

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Articles of Confederation

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Constitution of the United States

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SAQ: Primary Source - Washington's Farewell Address

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Alien and Sedition Acts and the Patriot Act

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

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Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848

DBQ: Causation - The Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the extent to which the Louisiana Purchase led to the expansion of the United States' terri

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - Westward Expansion and National Identity

Evaluate the extent to which westward expansion affected the development of a national identity in t

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Louisiana Purchase in the period 1800–1804.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the extent to which the Louisiana Purchase affected territorial expansion and national poli

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Missouri Compromise

Evaluate the extent to which the Missouri Compromise affected the sectional tensions between the Nor

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Revolution of 1800

Evaluate the extent to which the 'Revolution of 1800' affected political party dynamics in the Unite

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the extent to which the Louisiana Purchase changed the United States' territorial expansion

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the War of 1812

Evaluate the extent to which the War of 1812 changed U.S. foreign policy and national identity in th

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Missouri Compromise

Evaluate the extent to which the Missouri Compromise changed the debate over slavery in the United S

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Missouri Compromise

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Missouri Compromise in the period 1800–1848.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Monroe Doctrine

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Monroe Doctrine in the period 1800–1848.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - War of 1812

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the War of 1812 in the period 1800–1848.

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Missouri Compromise

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Election of 1824

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Louisiana Purchase

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Missouri Compromise

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Monroe Doctrine

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Jacksonian Democracy

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - War of 1812

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Election of 1800

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Louisiana Purchase

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SAQ: Primary Source - The War of 1812

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Federalists and Whigs

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Jefferson's Policies vs. Jackson's Policies

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Jeffersonian Republicans and Jacksonian Democrats

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - War of 1812 and Mexican-American War

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Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877

DBQ: Changes in History - The Path to the Civil War

Evaluate the extent to which the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Treaty affected the sectional te

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Reconstruction's Impact on African American Rights

Evaluate the extent to which the rights of African Americans changed as a result of Reconstruction i

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Civil War's Impact on Federal and State Power

Evaluate the extent to which the balance of power between the federal government and the states chan

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Expansion and Conflict

Evaluate the relative importance of territorial expansion, slavery, and sectionalism as causes of th

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Reconstruction

Evaluate the relative importance of political, economic, and social factors in shaping the outcomes

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Compromise of 1850

Evaluate the relative importance of political compromises, economic changes, and social movements in

Easy

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Failure of Reconstruction

Evaluate the relative importance of political resistance, economic constraints, and social attitudes

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - End of the Civil War

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Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Seneca Falls Convention

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - American Principles

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Emancipation Proclamation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Civil War Battles

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Political Parties and Ideologies

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Slavery and Expansion

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SAQ: Primary Source - Calhoun's Exposition and Protest

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SAQ: Primary Source - Grant's Veto of the Civil Rights Bill

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Medium

SAQ: Primary Source - Lincoln's 'House Divided' Speech

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Medium

SAQ: Primary Source - Morse's Anti-Catholic Sentiment

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Hard

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Civil War Battles and Political Changes

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Economic Changes North and South

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Reconstruction Policies

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Slavery and Emancipation

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - The Compromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898

DBQ: Causation - The Age of Invention and Labor Movements

Evaluate the extent to which technological advancements and industrialization led to the development

Medium

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Age of Invention and Economic Growth

Evaluate the relative importance of technological innovation and labor movements in shaping the econ

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Effects of Jim Crow Laws

Evaluate the extent to which Jim Crow laws affected African American communities in the South during

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of Technological Advancements on Industrial Growth

Evaluate the extent to which technological advancements in the late 19th century affected industrial

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Populist Movement

Evaluate the extent to which the Populist movement of the late 19th century affected American politi

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Industrialization and Labor Movements

Evaluate the extent to which labor movements in the United States changed in response to industriali

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Populist Movement

Evaluate the extent to which the Populist movement changed American politics and society in the peri

Extreme

LEQ: Changes in History - Women's Suffrage Movement

Evaluate the extent to which the women's suffrage movement in the United States changed in response

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Expansionism and Imperialism

Evaluate the relative importance of economic motives versus strategic and military considerations in

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Labor Movements

Evaluate the relative importance of economic conditions versus labor union strategies in shaping the

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Populist Movement

Evaluate the relative importance of economic conditions versus political actions in the rise and fal

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Populist Movement

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - California Gold Rush

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Reconstruction Era

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Gettysburg Address

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - American Imperialism

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Women's Suffrage

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Industrialization's Impact

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Medium

SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Populist Movement

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SAQ: Primary Source - Declaration of Independence

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Easy

SAQ: Primary Source - Gettysburg Address

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SAQ: Primary Source - Washington’s Farewell Address

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Medium

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Industrialization's Impact on Urban and Rural Life

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Tariffs

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Easy
Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945

DBQ: Causation - The Progressive Era's Impact

Evaluate the extent to which the Progressive Era (1900-1920) led to significant social and political

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Effects of World War II on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which World War II affected American society in the period 1941–1945.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Influence of the New Deal on American Political and Economic Systems

Evaluate the extent to which the New Deal influenced the American political and economic systems in

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Progressive Era Reforms

Evaluate the extent to which the role of the federal government in regulating economic activity chan

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The New Deal's Impact

Evaluate the extent to which the New Deal changed the relationship between the federal government an

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Great Depression

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Great Depression in the period 1929–1933.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - The New Deal

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the implementation of the New Deal in the period 1933–

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - U.S. Entry into World War I

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the United States' entry into World War I in the perio

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - U.S. Foreign Policy Shifts Pre-WWII

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of shifts in United States foreign policy in the period 1

Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Coolidge's Business Philosophy

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Wilson's Call for WWI

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Progressive Ideals

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The New Deal

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - U.S. Entry into WWI

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - US Entry into WWII

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Civil Rights Movements

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Progressive Era Reforms

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Great Depression

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - US Foreign Policy 1890–1945

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Impact of the New Deal

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Open Door Policy

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Use of Atomic Bombs

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Women in WWII

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SAQ: Primary Source - Bazhanov on Stalin

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SAQ: Primary Source - FDR's First Inaugural Address

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SAQ: Primary Source - FDR's Speech to Congress

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Declaration of Independence

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - New Deal and WWII Domestic Policies

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Progressive and Populist Movements

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - The Great Migration and Women's Roles in WWI

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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

DBQ: Causation - The Marshall Plan and the Cold War

Evaluate the extent to which the Marshall Plan led to the containment of communism in the period 194

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - The Effectiveness of Civil Rights Legislation

Evaluate the extent to which civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s affected the progress of the

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - The Impact of Civil Rights Legislation on Racial Equality

Evaluate the extent to which civil rights legislation in the 1960s affected racial equality in the U

Medium

DBQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Vietnam War on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which the Vietnam War affected American society and domestic policy in the pe

Extreme

DBQ: Changes in History - The Impact of Truman's Policies on Cold War Dynamics

Evaluate the extent to which the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan affected the dynamics of the Cold

Medium

DBQ: Relative Causes - Cold War Policies

Evaluate the relative importance of economic assistance, military aid, and political support in the

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Effects of the Eisenhower Interstate System

Evaluate the extent to which the development of the Interstate Highway System under President Eisenh

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of McCarthyism on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which McCarthyism affected American society in the period 1950–1970.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Marshall Plan on European Recovery

Evaluate the extent to which the Marshall Plan affected European economic recovery in the period 194

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Civil Rights Movement's Impact on Legislation

Evaluate the extent to which the Civil Rights Movement changed federal legislation in the period 195

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement on American Culture

Evaluate the extent to which American culture changed in response to the Civil Rights Movement in th

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Cold War on American Domestic Policy

Evaluate the extent to which American domestic policy changed in response to the Cold War in the per

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Vietnam War's Impact on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which the Vietnam War changed American society in the period 1964–1980.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - Civil Rights Movement

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Civil Rights Movement in the period 1945–1980.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Civil Rights Movement's Shift in Strategy

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the shift in strategy within the Civil Rights Movement

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Eisenhower's Farewell Address

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Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Truman Doctrine

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Eisenhower's Farewell Address

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - JFK's Inaugural Address

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Vietnam War's Impact

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Civil Rights Movement

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Marshall Plan

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Rise of Conservatism

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SAQ: Primary Source - Eisenhower on the Armaments Industry

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SAQ: Primary Source - Eisenhower's Farewell Address

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SAQ: Primary Source - Friedan on Women's Rights

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SAQ: Primary Source - Johnson on Civil Rights

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SAQ: Primary Source - Kennedy on Public Information and Secrecy

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Eisenhower's and Nixon's Foreign Policies

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Korean War and Vietnam War

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - McCarthyism and Red Scare

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

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Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present

DBQ: Causation - The Bush Presidency and the New World Order

Evaluate the extent to which the presidency of George H.W. Bush led to a new world order in the peri

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - Reaganomics and its Impact

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the economic changes in the United States in the perio

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Reaganomics

Evaluate the extent to which Ronald Reagan's economic policies affected the American economy in the

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Digital Revolution

Evaluate the extent to which the digital revolution affected the American workforce and economy in t

Extreme

LEQ: Causation - The War on Terror

Evaluate the extent to which the War on Terror reshaped U.S. foreign policy and American society in

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Immigration and American Society

Evaluate the extent to which American society changed in response to the increase in immigration fro

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Reaganomics and Economic Inequality

Evaluate the extent to which economic inequality in the United States changed in response to Reagan'

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Role of Women in the Workforce

Evaluate the extent to which the role of women in the American workforce changed in response to soci

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The War on Terror and U.S. Foreign Policy

Evaluate the extent to which U.S. foreign policy changed in response to the War on Terror in the per

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The End of the Cold War

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the end of the Cold War in the period 1980–1991.

Easy

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Rise of Conservatism

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the rise of conservatism in the period 1960–1980.

Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Immigration Act of 1965

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Reagan's Policies

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Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Repeal of Glass-Steagall

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Digital Revolution

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Post-Cold War Vision

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Reagan's Vision of Government

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Role of Women in Society

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Medium

SAQ: Historians Disagree - Immigration Act of 1965

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Medium

SAQ: Historians Disagree - Reaganomics

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Medium

SAQ: Primary Source - End of the Cold War

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Hard

SAQ: Primary Source - Immigration Act of 1965

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Easy

SAQ: Primary Source - NAFTA

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Medium

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Immigration Policies from 1980 to 2000

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Hard

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Reaganomics and Clinton's Economic Policies

Answer the following AP US History Short Answer Question

Easy

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Where can I find practice free response questions for the AP United States History exam?
The free response section of each AP exam varies slightly, so you’ll definitely want to practice that before stepping into that exam room. Here are some free places to find practice FRQs :
  • Of course, make sure to run through College Board's past FRQ questions!
  • Once you’re done with those go through all the questions in the AP United States HistoryFree Response Room. You can answer the question and have it grade you against the rubric so you know exactly where to improve.
  • Reddit it also a great place to find AP free response questions that other students may have access to.
How do I practice for AP AP United States History Exam FRQs?
Once you’re done reviewing your study guides, find and bookmark all the free response questions you can find. The question above has some good places to look! while you’re going through them, simulate exam conditions by setting a timer that matches the time allowed on the actual exam. Time management is going to help you answer the FRQs on the real exam concisely when you’re in that time crunch.
What are some tips for AP United States History free response questions?
Before you start writing out your response, take a few minutes to outline the key points you want to make sure to touch on. This may seem like a waste of time, but it’s very helpful in making sure your response effectively addresses all the parts of the question. Once you do your practice free response questions, compare them to scoring guidelines and sample responses to identify areas for improvement. When you do the free response practice on the AP United States History Free Response Room, there’s an option to let it grade your response against the rubric and tell you exactly what you need to study more.
How do I answer AP United States History free-response questions?
Answering AP United States History free response questions the right way is all about practice! As you go through the AP AP United States History Free Response Room, treat it like a real exam and approach it this way so you stay calm during the actual exam. When you first see the question, take some time to process exactly what it’s asking. Make sure to also read through all the sub-parts in the question and re-read the main prompt, making sure to circle and underline any key information. This will help you allocate your time properly and also make sure you are hitting all the parts of the question. Before you answer each question, note down the key points you want to hit and evidence you want to use (where applicable). Once you have the skeleton of your response, writing it out will be quick, plus you won’t make any silly mistake in a rush and forget something important.