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Taking this practice exam should provide students with an idea of their general areas of strengths and weaknesses in preparing for the actual AP Exam. Because this AP United States History Practice Exam has never been administered as an operational AP Exam, statistical data are not available for calculating potential raw scores or conversions into AP grades.  \nThis AP United States History Practice Exam is provided by the College Board for AP Exam preparation. Teachers are permitted to download the materials and make copies to use with their students in a classroom setting only. To maintain the security of this exam, teachers should collect all materials after their administration and keep them in a secure location. Teachers may not redistribute the files electronically for any reason.  \n© 2008 The College Board. All rights reserved. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, AP Central, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks ofthe College Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. All other products and services maybe trademarks oftheir respective owners. Visit [the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com](the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com).  \nContents  \nDirections for Administration ............................................................................................ ii  \nSection I: Multiple-Choice Questions ................................................................................ 1  \nSection II: Free-Response Questions .............................................................................. 14  \nStudent Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section ...................................................... 22  \nMultiple-Choice Answer Key ........................................................................................... 23  \nFree-Response Scoring Guidelines.................................................................................. 24  \nThe College Board: Connecting Students to College Success  \nThe College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is  \ncomposed of more than 5,000 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational  \norganizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT® , the PSAT/NMSQT® , and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) . The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs,  \nservices, activities, and concerns.  \nVisit [the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com](the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com).  \nAP Central [is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.com](is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.com).  \nAP® United States History  \nDirections for Administration  \nThe AP United States History Exam is 3 hours and 5 minutes in length and consists of a multiple-choice and a free-response section.  \n• The 55-minute multiple-choice Section I contains 80 questions and accounts for 50 percent of the final grade.  \n• The 130-minute free-response Section II includes a mandatory 15-minute reading period. 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