Long Essay Questions (College Board AP® US History): Exam Questions

Evaluate the extent to which the policies of Reconstruction resulted in political and/or economic changes in American society during the late 19th century.

Evaluate the extent to which technological innovation changed the United States economy in the period from 1890 to 1930.

Evaluate the extent to which the U.S. Constitution strengthened the federal government in the late eighteenth century.

Evaluate the extent to which actions by the United States government promoted settlement in the West from 1800 to 1860.

Evaluate the extent to which international conflicts in the period from 1940 to 1980 affected the role of the United States in the world.

Evaluate the extent to which economic factors influenced European colonization in North America from 1491 to 1763.

Evaluate the extent to which the expansion of slavery shaped political debates in the United States from 1820 to 1861.

Evaluate the extent to which Cold War tensions influenced domestic policies in the United States from 1945 to 1980.

Evaluate the extent to which the American Revolution fostered change in political and social structures in the United States from 1763 to 1800.

Evaluate the extent to which the women’s rights movement influenced political and social developments in the United States from 1848 to 1890.

Evaluate the extent to which the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s transformed political and social structures in the United States.

Evaluate the extent to which mercantilist policies influenced economic and political relations between Great Britain and its American colonies from 1607 to 1776.

Evaluate the extent to which industrialization affected labor conditions and class relations in the United States from 1865 to 1898.

Evaluate the extent to which government economic policies shaped American society from 1930 to 1970.

Evaluate the extent to which transatlantic trade fostered change in colonial society from the time period of 1607 to 1754.

Evaluate the impact of individuals on the economic and social changes in the United States from 1865 to 1898.

Evaluate the economic and social factors of United States military conflicts from 1990 to 2001.

Evaluate the economic and social factors that contributed to the development and expansion of slavery in the British American colonies from 1607 to 1754.

Evaluate the economic factors that led to the creation of the “New South” in the United States from 1865 to 1898.

Evaluate the relative significance of political and economic outcomes of the Great Society programs from 1945 to 1980.