AP U.S. History Past Exam Questions
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Below are free-response questions from AP U.S. History Exams administered before the course and exam were initially redesigned in 2014-15.
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Looking for free-response questions and scoring information from the 2015 exam and later? Visit The AP U.S. History Exam. See also: AP U.S. History Document-Based Questions, 1973-1999 (.pdf/32.2MB)
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Prior to the May 2012 exam administration, for selected AP subjects, another version of the exam called "Form B" was administered outside of North, Central, and South America.
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