AP US History - Semesters 1 & 2

2 Semesters: Semester 1 is offered in the fall and semester 2 is offered in the spring.

Within AP U.S. History, students will develop and use historical thinking skills (development and processes, sourcing and situation, claims and evidence in sources, contextualization, making connections, and argumentation) and reasoning processes (comparison, causation, and continuity and change) to examine the history of the United States from 1491 to the present. Students will learn through active participation as they analyze sources and collaborate to gain a conceptual understanding of U.S. history. The AP U.S. History course is structured around nine time periods outlined within the College Board Advanced Placement United States History Framework. Each period is divided into key concepts meant to contextualize history and show continuity and change over time. The intention is for students to explore history, establishing economic, political, and social patterns.

Suggested Prerequisites: English 9, English 10