ap-us-history-course-and-exam-description

APUnitedStatesHistoryCourseandExamDescription2014AP®UNITEDSTATESHISTORY13008545914b-9115’sleadingeducationalinstitutionsandisdedicatedtopromotingexcellenceandequityineducation.Eachyear,theCollegeBoardhelpsmorethansevenmillionstudentsprepareforasuccessfultransitiontocollegethroughprogramsandservicesincollegereadinessandcollegesuccess—includingtheSAT®andtheAdvancedPlacementProgram®.Theorganizationalsoservestheeducationcommunitythroughresearchandadvocacyonbehalfofstudents,educators,andschools.Forfurtherinformation,visit®EquityandAccessPolicyTheCollegeBoardstronglyencourageseducatorstomakeequitableaccessaguidingprinciplefortheirAP®programsbygivingallwillingandacademicallypreparedstudentstheopportunitytoparticipateinAP.WeencouragetheeliminationofbarriersthatrestrictaccesstoAPforstudentsfromethnic,racial,andsocioeconomicgroupsthathavebeentraditionallyunderserved.SchoolsshouldmakeeveryefforttoensuretheirAPclassesreflectthediversityoftheirstudentpopulation.TheCollegeBoardalsobelievesthatallstudentsshouldhaveaccesstoacademicallychallengingcourseworkbeforetheyenrollinAPclasses,whichcanpreparethemforAPsuccess.Itisonlythroughacommitmenttoequitablepreparationandaccessthattrueequityandexcellencecanbeachieved.©2014TheCollegeBoard.CollegeBoard,AdvancedPlacementProgram,AP,APCentralandtheacornlogoareregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard.Allotherproductsandservicesmaybetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.VisittheCollegeBoardontheWeb:®1OfferingAPCoursesandEnrollingStudents2HowAPCoursesandExamsAreDeveloped2HowAPExamsAreScored3UsingandInterpretingAPScores4AdditionalResources4AbouttheAPU.S.HistoryCourse5AboutThisCourse5CollegeCourseEquivalent5Prerequisites5ParticipatingintheAPCourseAudit7CurricularRequirements7ResourceRequirements8TheAPU.S.HistoryCurriculumFramework9Introduction9OverviewoftheCurriculumFramework9I.HistoricalThinkingSkills11SkillTypeI:ChronologicalReasoning12SkillTypeII:ComparisonandContextualization14SkillTypeIII:CraftingHistoricalArgumentsfromHistoricalEvidence16SkillTypeIV:HistoricalInterpretationandSynthesis17II.ThematicLearningObjectives20Identity21Work,Exchange,andTechnology22Peopling23PoliticsandPower24AmericaintheWorld25EnvironmentandGeography—PhysicalandHuman26Ideas,Beliefs,andCulture27III.TheConceptOutline28HistoricalPeriods28HowtoUsetheConceptOutline29Period1:1491–160732Period2:1607–175436Period3:1754–180042Period4:1800–184849Period5:1844–187755©2014TheCollegeBoard.ivPeriod6:1865–189861Period7:1890–194566Period8:1945–198072Period9:1980–Present78IV.TheAPU.S.HistoryExam82ExamDescription82TimeManagement82HowStudentLearningIsAssessedontheAPExam82Multiple-ChoiceQuestions83Short-AnswerQuestions83Document-BasedQuestion84LongEssayQuestion84SampleExamQuestions85SectionI86PartA:Multiple-ChoiceQuestions86AnswerstoMultiple-ChoiceQuestions97PartB:Short-AnswerQuestions98SectionII108PartA:Document-BasedQuestion108PartB:LongEssayQuestions115Appendix:ScoringRubrics121APU.S.HistoryDocument-BasedQuestionRubric121APU.S.HistoryLongEssayRubric123IndextotheCurriculumFramework125©2014TheCollegeBoard.vAcknowledgmentsAcknowledgmentsAPU.S.HistoryRedesignCommissionThisgroupofhistoriansandteachersconvenedin2006–2007toreviewtheAPU.S.Historycourse.Itdefinedthehistoricalthinkingskills,themes,andscopeofthecoursethatwouldbenecessarytoensurealignmenttocollegeanduniversitysurveycoursesinUnitedStatesHistory.• FredAnderson,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,CO• JulieBell,JamesMadisonSchool,Dallas,TX• TedDickson,ProvidenceDaySchool,Charlotte,NC• RosemaryEnnis,SycamoreHighSchool,Cincinnati,OH• GeriHastings,CatonsvilleHighSchool,Catonsville,MD• ChristineHeyrmann,UniversityofDelaware,Newark,DE• KathleenKean,NicoletHighSchool,Glendale,WI• DavidKennedy,StanfordUniversity,Stanford,CA• ElizabethKessel,AnneArundelCommunityCollege,Arnold,MD• StuartLade,BrainerdHighSchool,Brainerd,MN• CassandraOsborne,OakRidgeHighSchool,OakRidge,TN• E.AnthonyRotundo,PhilipsAndoverAcademy,Andover,MA• DarylMichaelScott,HowardUniversity,Washington,DCAPU.S.HistoryCurriculumDevelopmentandAssessmentCommitteeThisgroupofhistoriansandteachersworkedinconsultationwithotherhistoryeducatorsandexpertsinhistorylearningandassessmenttocreatethecurriculumframeworkandrecommendedexamformatfortheredesignedcourse.• KevinByrne,GustavusAdolphusCollege,St.Peter,MN• TedDickson,ProvidenceDaySchool,Charlotte,NC• JasonGeorge,TheBrynMawrSchoolforGirls,Baltimore,MD• GeriHastings,CatonsvilleHighSchool,Catonsville,MD• JohnP.Irish,CarrollHighSchool,Southlake,TX• EmmaLapsansky