Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607 Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754 | Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800 | Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848 | Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877 |
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AP United States History
AP U.S. History is an introductory college-level U.S. history course. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. history from c. 1491 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures.The AP U.S. History framework is organized into nine commonly taught units of study that provide one possible sequence for the course: