AP United States History

This college-level course is an alternative to 11th Grade US history allowing students to study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the United States from c. 1491 to the present analyzing texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and writing essays expressing historical arguments. The course focuses on these historical periods:

• 1491-1607 | Pre- Colombian America and Early European Conquest

• 1607-1754 | Colonial Era and Culture 

• 1754-1800 | Colonial Wars, American Revolution, and the Early Republic 

• 1800-1848 | Growth of the Nation and Territorial Conquest

• 1844-1877 | War with Mexico, Sectional Tensions, Civil War, and Reconstruction

• Unit 6: 1865-1898 | Urbanization and the Gilded Age 

• 1890-1945 | Progressive Movement, American Imperialism, and the World Wars

• 1945-1980 | Cold War and Civil Strife

• 1980-Present | Conservative Resurgence, end of the Cold War, the War of Terror, and Modern-Day

The course will also prepare students to pass the Advanced Placement exam which can reward college credit along with the Florida end of course assessment of United States History.