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🇺🇸AP US History

Exam Dates:

may 6, 2021

, may 19, 2021

, june 2, 2021

The 2021 Advanced Placement US History exam spans c. 1491 CE to the present covering roughly 500 years of American society, politics, and culture. The Fiveable community covers every unit, period, and key topic in APUSH through free resources including study guides, unit reviews, typing practice, videos, trivia/vocab events, and livestream exam prep! We have extensive free response exam prep resources for the DBQ and LEQ and writing support. Find community, study socially, and pass your AP US History exam with Fiveable.

390 resources

🌽Unit 1: Early Contact with the New World (1491-1607)

🏆 Trivia

APUSH Unit 1 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

1.6 Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans

Caleb Lagerwey

2 min read

🖇 Slides

Recap of Period 1 for Quizzes. Potential Multiple Choice Questions - Slides

Caleb Lagerwey

🖇 Slides

Columbus & the Legacy of Discovery - Stream Slides

🎥 Video

Interactions between Native Americans and Europeans

Will Pulgarin

🎥 Video

Recap of Period 1 for Quizzes. Potential Multiple Choice Questions

Caleb Lagerwey

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🦃Unit 2: Colonization of North America (1607-1754)

🏆 Trivia

APUSH Unit 2 Trivia

🎥 Video

Compare and Contrast Colonial America

Pat DiFilippo

📄 Study Guide

2.8 Comparison in Period 2

Robby May

1 min read

🎥 Video

Period 2 Recap & Exam Review

Kate Regan

📄 Study Guide

2.6 Slavery in the Colonies

James Glackin

4 min read

🎥 Video

The Thirteen Colonies

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🔫Unit 3: Conflict and American Independence (1754-1800)

🏆 Trivia

AP US History Unit 3 Trivia

🖇 Slides

Historical Thinking Skills in Period 3 - Slides

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

Constitutional Debate

Pat DiFilippo

🖇 Slides

Constitutional Debate - Slides

Pat DiFilippo

🎥 Video

The Election of 1800 as a Turning Point

Caleb Lagerwey

🖇 Slides

3.0 Review of Periods 3 & 4 - Slides

Caleb Lagerwey

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🐎Unit 4: Beginnings of Modern American Democracy (1800-1848)

🏆 Trivia

AP US History Unit 4 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

4.13 The South in the Early Republic

Sally Kim

1 min read

🖇 Slides

Document Based Questions Period 4 - Slides

Nicole Johnston

📄 Study Guide

4.7 Expanding Democracy

Sally Kim

2 min read

📄 Study Guide

4.14 Causation in Period 4

Robby May

1 min read

🎥 Video

The First and Second Great Awakening

Will Pulgarin

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💣Unit 5: Toward the Civil War and Reconstruction (1844-1877)

🏆 Trivia

APUSH Unit 5 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

5.11 Failures of Reconstruction

Caleb Lagerwey

4 min read

🎥 Video

Period 1-5 Review

🎥 Video

Test Review Session for Period 5

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

Period 5 Review

Amanda DoAmaral

🖇 Slides

Road to the Civil War - Slides

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🚂Unit 6: The Industrial Revolution (1865-1898)

🏆 Trivia

AP US History Unit 6 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

6.3 Westward Expansion Social and Cultural Development

Ashley Rossi

4 min read

🎥 Video

The Gilded Age

🎥 Video

The Rise of Industrialization and City Life During the Gilded Age

Pat DiFilippo

📄 Study Guide

6.8 Immigration and Migration

Ashley Rossi

2 min read

📄 Study Guide

6.10 Development of the Middle Class

Ashley Rossi

2 min read

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🌎Unit 7: The Early 20th Century (1890-1945)

🏆 Trivia

APUSH Unit 7 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

7.6 World War I: Home Front

Caleb Lagerwey

4 min read

📄 Study Guide

7.14 Postwar Diplomacy

Caleb Lagerwey

2 min read

🏆 Trivia

Fiveable Fridays Interwar Trivia

🏆 Trivia

Progressive Era and WWI Trivia

🖇 Slides

The Progressive Era - Slides

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🥶Unit 8: The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945-1980)

🏆 Trivia

APUSH Unit 8 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

8.10 The African American Civil Rights Movement

Robby May

5 min read

🖇 Slides

The Civil Rights Movement and MLK (1940's, 1950's and 1960's) - Slides

Liam Machlin

📄 Study Guide

8.2 The Cold War from 1945-1980

Robby May

13 min read

📄 Study Guide

8.8 The Vietnam War

Robby May

7 min read

🎥 Video

The Cold War

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📲Unit 9: Entering into the 21st Century (1980-Present)

🏆 Trivia

APUSH Unit 9 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

9.3 The End of the Cold War

Caleb Lagerwey

6 min read

📄 Study Guide

9.0 Unit 9 Overview: Contextualization

Caleb Lagerwey

2 min read

📄 Study Guide

9.5 Migration and Immigration

Caleb Lagerwey

3 min read

📄 Study Guide

9.2 Reagan and Conservatism

Caleb Lagerwey

16 min read

📄 Study Guide

9.1 Context: Present Day America

Caleb Lagerwey

1 min read

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🚀Thematic Guides

📄 Study Guide

Theme 1 (NAT) - American and National Identity

Ashley Rossi

34 min read

📄 Study Guide

Theme 5 (PCE) - Politics and Power

Sander Owens

9 min read

📄 Study Guide

Theme 2 (WXT) - Work, Exchange, and Technology

Will Pulgarin

8 min read

📄 Study Guide

Theme 3 (GEO) - Geography and The Environment

Sander Owens

5 min read

📄 Study Guide

Theme 7 (ARC) - American and Regional Culture

@nicole-donawho

28 min read

📄 Study Guide

Theme 4 (MIG) - Migration and Settlement

@nicole-donawho

22 min read

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👉Course Introductions

🖇 Slides

Exam Part I: Multiple Choice and SAQ - Slides

Will Pulgarin

🎥 Video

Using Dates as an Exam Strategy

🎥 Video

APUSH Student Skills

Rebecca Zhu

📰 Blog

The OG colonies

🎥 Video

APUSH for New(er) Teachers

🎥 Video

Fostering a Positive Learning Environment

Nicole Johnston

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🧐Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

🎥 Video

Multiple Choice Practice

Amanda DoAmaral

🎥 Video

Exam Part I: Multiple Choice and SAQ

Will Pulgarin

📄 Study Guide

AP US History Multiple Choice Questions

Becca Schaeffer

9 min read

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📋Short Answer Questions (SAQ)

📰 Blog

APUSH SAQ Practice Prompt Answers & Feedback

Caleb Lagerwey

5 min read

📰 Blog

APUSH Unit 1 SAQ Practice Prompt Answers & Feedback

Caleb Lagerwey

6 min read

🎥 Video

2019 Exam Review - Essay Questions

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📝Long Essay Questions (LEQ)

📄 Study Guide

APUSH Unit 5 Thesis Writing Samples & Feedback

Caleb Lagerwey

5 min read

📰 Blog

AP US History Free Response Help - DBQ/LEQ

Sander Owens

5 min read

🎥 Video

🌶 AP Histories: Live LEQ Scoring with an AP Reader

Kristopher Clancy

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📑Document Based Questions (DBQ)

📄 Study Guide

APUSH Unit 6 Practice DBQ Prompt Answers & Feedback

Caleb Lagerwey

6 min read

📰 Blog

AP US History Free Response Help - DBQ/LEQ

Sander Owens

5 min read

🎥 Video

🌶 Last Minute APUSH Tips & Tricks

Tom Richey

🎥 Video

Building Your Study Skills and DBQ Skills

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

APUSH Last Minute Review

Will Pulgarin

🎥 Video

Imperialism - DBQ Practice

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✏️Blogs

📰 Blog

AP US History Free Response Help - DBQ/LEQ

Sander Owens

5 min read

📰 Blog

How to Get a 5 in AP US History

Sander Owens

6 min read

📰 Blog

Best AP US History Textbooks and Prep Books

Sander Owens

4 min read

📰 Blog

AP US History Self-Study and Homeschool

Sander Owens

5 min read

📰 Blog

Is AP US History Hard? Is AP US History Worth Taking?

Sander Owens

3 min read

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🙏Exam Reviews 2020

🎥 Video

🌶 APUSH Q&A with Tom Richey

Tom Richey

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📆Big Reviews: Finals & Exam Prep

📄 Study Guide

2021 APUSH Exam Guide

12 min read

🎥 Video

Fall Semester Review (2019)

Caleb Lagerwey

🏆 Trivia

Game of 5s: AP US History 2

🎥 Video

🌶 All of US History in 2 Hours

Amanda DoAmaral

🖇 Slides

APUSH - Trends & Possible Essay Topics By Skill

Amanda DoAmaral

🖇 Slides

APUSH - Periods 1-9 by Key Concept (200+ Slides)

Amanda DoAmaral

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❓Q & A sessions

🏆 Trivia

AP US History Game of 5s - Units 1-5

🏆 Trivia

AP US History Game of 5s - Units 6-9

🎥 Video

APUSH Q&A

Caleb Lagerwey

🏆 Trivia

Game of 5s: APUSH Unit 7 Review Trivia

🎥 Video

APUSH Trivia

Amanda DoAmaral

🏆 Trivia

APUSH - Finals Trivia Battle

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🌶️AP Cram Sessions 2021

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP US History Cram Apr 27, 2021

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP US History Cram Apr 20, 2021

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP US History Cram Apr 30, 2021

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP US History Cram Apr 13, 2021

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP US History Finale May 5, 2021

Caleb Lagerwey

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP US History Cram Apr 15, 2021

Caleb Lagerwey

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🌽Unit 1: Early Contact with the New World (1491-1607)

🦃Unit 2: Colonization of North America (1607-1754)

🔫Unit 3: Conflict and American Independence (1754-1800)

🐎Unit 4: Beginnings of Modern American Democracy (1800-1848)

💣Unit 5: Toward the Civil War and Reconstruction (1844-1877)

🚂Unit 6: The Industrial Revolution (1865-1898)

🌎Unit 7: The Early 20th Century (1890-1945)

🥶Unit 8: The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945-1980)

📲Unit 9: Entering into the 21st Century (1980-Present)

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✏️Blogs

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