AP United States History Practice Exams
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AP United States History practice tests
AP United States History — 2024 Released FRQ · #FF4F
FRQCollege Board · AP US History · MCQ · 17 questions · #E78D
AP United States History — 2025 Released FRQ (Set 2) · #740C
FRQAP United States History — 2025 Released FRQ (Set 1) · #4333
FRQAP United States History — 2024 Released FRQ (Set 2) · #0E89
FRQAP United States History — 2024 Released FRQ (Set 1) · #151A
FRQAP United States History — 2023 Released FRQ (Set 2) · #C3D5
FRQAP United States History — 2023 Released FRQ (Set 1) · #EC9A
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APUSH covers more than 500 years of American history through nine periods (1491 to present). The May 2027 exam is fully digital in the Bluebook app and tests four historical thinking skills: contextualization, comparison, causation, and continuity-and-change-over-time. The exam runs 3 hours 15 minutes total across four parts: 55 stimulus-based MCQs, 3 short-answer questions, one document-based question (DBQ) with 7 documents, and one long-essay question (LEQ).
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Exam format
55
questions
195
minutes
Fully digital (Bluebook app)
| Section | Questions | Time | Score weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Section IA: Multiple Choice | 55 | 55 min | 40% |
Section IB: Short Answer (SAQ) Q1 (1754-1980 secondary sources, required), Q2 (1754-1980 primary source, required), Q3 OR Q4 (choice). | 3 | 40 min | 20% |
Section II Q1: Document-Based Question (DBQ) Includes 15-minute reading period; topics from 1754-1980; 7 documents. | 1 | 60 min | 25% |
Section II Q2: Long Essay (LEQ) Choose 1 of 3 prompts. | 1 | 40 min | 15% |
Course units and exam weights
- Period 1: 1491-16074-6%
- Period 2: 1607-17546-8%
- Period 3: 1754-180010-17%
- Period 4: 1800-184810-17%
- Period 5: 1844-187710-17%
- Period 6: 1865-189810-17%
- Period 7: 1890-194510-17%
- Period 8: 1945-198010-17%
- Period 9: 1980-Present4-6%
Source: College Board AP Students Course and Exam Description.
Curriculum reference sources
Practice exams on this site are original questions written to match official AP format and unit weights. Where helpful, we also link to commercial-safe open educational resources (CC BY 4.0 and U.S. public-domain materials) for curriculum alignment. We do not republish copyrighted prep books or College Board exam items.
OpenStax + LOC primary sources
- U.S. History - OpenStax, Rice University (CC BY 4.0) View source
- LOC Primary Source Set — Civil War - Library of Congress (Public domain) View source
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US History FAQ
- How long is the AP US History exam?
- The total exam is 3 hours 15 minutes: Section IA (MCQ, 55 min), Section IB (SAQ, 40 min), Section II Part A (DBQ, 60 min including a 15-minute reading period), and Section II Part B (LEQ, 40 min).
- Is APUSH the hardest AP history?
- APUSH is widely considered one of the toughest AP exams because of the volume of content (1491 to present) and four distinct question formats. The pass rate hovers around 67-72% but earning a 5 is among the harder fives in the AP catalog.
- How do I prepare for the APUSH DBQ?
- Practice the seven-point rubric: thesis (1), contextualization (1), evidence from documents (3), evidence beyond documents (1), sourcing (1), complexity (1). Use the 15-minute reading period to outline a thesis and group documents by perspective. Time-blocked 60-minute practice is critical.
- Which APUSH period is most heavily tested?
- Periods 3 through 8 (1754 to 1980) carry the bulk of MCQ and FRQ weight, each at 10-17%. Period 1 (1491-1607) and Period 9 (1980-present) are lighter at 4-6% each. The DBQ always covers 1754-1980, and the LEQ rotates among three time periods.