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

2 hours21 questions
1
6 marks

Evaluate the relative importance of the effects transatlantic voyages between 1491 and 1607 had on the Americas.

2
6 marks

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

3
6 marks

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

4
6 marks

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

5
6 marks

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

6
6 marks

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

7
6 marks

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

8
6 marks

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

9
6 marks

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

10
6 marks

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

11
6 marks

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

12
6 marks

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

13
6 marks

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

14
6 marks

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

15
6 marks

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

16
6 marks

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

17
6 marks

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

18
6 marks

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

19
6 marks

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

20
6 marks

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

21
6 marks

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