Welcome to AP US History!Advanced Placement United States History is a challenging course designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United State history. It is a year-long survey course of American history, from the Pre-Columbian era to the present. Solid reading and writing skills, along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study, are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative thinking skills, essay writing, interpretation of original documents, and historiography.
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