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AP® United States History Past Exam Tests / Questions

AP United States History past exam questions provide essential practice, aiding students in effective AP exam preparation.

Year Wise Multiple Choice Questions

2017 – Multiple Choice Questions

2015 – Multiple Choice Questions

2014 – Multiple Choice Questions

2024: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions – Set 1 Free-Response Questions – Set 2

2023: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions – Set 1 Free-Response Questions – Set 2	Scoring Guidelines Set – 1 Scoring Guidelines Set – 2 Chief Reader Report – Set 1 Chief Reader Report – Set 2 Scoring Statistics – Set 1 Scoring Statistics – Set 2 Score Distributions	Sample Responses – DBQ – Set 1 Sample Responses – DBQ – Set 2 Sample Responses – LEQ 2 – Set 1 Sample Responses – LEQ 2 – Set 2 Sample Responses – LEQ 3 – Set 1 Sample Responses – LEQ 3 – Set 2 Sample Responses – LEQ 4 – Set 1 Sample Responses – LEQ 4 – Set 2 Sample Responses – SAQ 1 – Set 1 Sample Responses – SAQ 1 – Set 2 Sample Responses – SAQ 2 – Set 1 Sample Responses – SAQ 2 – Set 2 Sample Responses – SAQ 3 – Set 1 Sample Responses – SAQ 3 – Set 2 Sample Responses – SAQ 4 – Set 1 Sample Responses – SAQ 4 – Set 2

2022: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses – DBQ Sample Responses – LEQ 2 Sample Responses – LEQ 3 Sample Responses – LEQ 4 Sample Responses – SAQ 1 Sample Responses – SAQ 2 Sample Responses – SAQ 3 Sample Responses – SAQ 4

2021: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free Response Questions	Sample Response – DBQ Sample Response – LEQ 2 Sample Response – LEQ 3 Sample Response – LEQ 4 Sample Response – SAQ 1 Sample Response – SAQ 2 Sample Response – SAQ 3 Sample Response – SAQ 4	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions

2019: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses DBQ Sample Responses Q1 SA Sample Responses Q2 LEQ Sample Responses Q2 SA Sample Responses Q3 LEQ Sample Responses Q3 SA Sample Responses Q4 LEQ Sample Responses Q4 SA	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distribution

2018: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 DBQ Sample Responses Q1 SA Sample Responses Q2 LEQ Sample Responses Q2 SA Sample Responses Q3 LEQ Sample Responses Q3 SA Sample Responses Q4 LEQ Sample Responses Q4 SA	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions

2017: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 DBQ Sample Responses Q1 SA Sample Responses Q2 LEQ Sample Responses Q2 SA Sample Responses Q3 LEQ Sample Responses Q3 SA Sample Responses Q4 SA	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions

2016: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 DBQ Sample Responses Q1 SA Sample Responses Q2 LEQ Sample Responses Q2 SA Sample Responses Q3 LEQ Sample Responses Q3 SA Sample Responses Q4 SA	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2015: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Introduction and Preface Short Answer Question 1 Short Answer Question 2 Short Answer Question 3 Document-Based Question 1 Long Essay Question 2 Long Essay Question 3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions