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AP United States History

From pre-Columbian societies to the present — 9 interactive study guides covering every period on the APUSH exam.

PERIODSChoose a Period

Each guide is a self-contained interactive HTML file with flashcards, stimulus-based MCQs, SAQ workbooks, DBQ practice with HIPP analysis, LEQ thesis builders, and common pitfalls.

Period 1Native Americans & European Contact1491 – 1607Diverse indigenous societies, the Columbian Exchange, and the collision of three worlds.25vocab27IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 2Colonial America1607 – 1754Three colonial regions, slavery's entrenchment, salutary neglect, and the Great Awakening.27vocab26IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 3Revolution & the Early Republic1754 – 1800Imperial crisis, independence, the Constitution, and the founding generation's competing visions.28vocab28IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 4Democracy, Reform & Manifest Destiny1800 – 1848Jacksonian democracy, the Market Revolution, abolitionism, and westward expansion.29vocab29IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 5Civil War & Reconstruction1844 – 1877Slavery's crisis, the bloodiest American war, emancipation, and Reconstruction's unfinished revolution.26vocab28IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 6The Gilded Age1865 – 1898Railroads, robber barons, immigrants, Jim Crow, and the populist revolt.28vocab27IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 7Progressive Era, World Wars & the New Deal1890 – 1945Reform, empire, two world wars, the Great Depression, and FDR's transformation of government.28vocab29IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 8Cold War, Civil Rights & Social Change1945 – 1980Containment abroad, the movement for Black freedom, Vietnam, and the unraveling of consensus.26vocab30IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs Period 9The Conservative Era & Contemporary America1980 – presentReagan revolution, end of the Cold War, globalization, 9/11, and deepening polarization.26vocab25IDs10MCQs4SAQs5DBQ docs

TOTALSBy the Numbers

Everything across all 9 periods, mapped to the actual APUSH exam weighting.

243
Vocabulary Flashcards
249
Identification Cards
90
MCQs (40% of exam)
36
SAQ Parts (20% of exam)
45
DBQ Documents (25% of exam)
18
LEQ Prompts (15% of exam)
72
Primary Sources
90
Common Pitfalls

COVERAGEPeriod-by-Period Breakdown

PeriodVocabIDsMCQsSAQsDBQLEQsSourcesPitfalls
1. Contact252710452810
2. Colonial272610452810
3. Revolution282810452810
4. Democracy & Reform292910452810
5. Civil War262810452810
6. Gilded Age282710452810
7. Progressive–WWII282910452810
8. Cold War–1980263010452810
9. Contemporary262510452810
Total243249903645187290
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