AP United States History

Advanced Placement United States History (also known as AP U.S. History or APUSH) is a course and examination offered by College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.

Curriculum

The AP U.S. History course is designed to provide the same level of content and instruction that students would face in a freshman-level college survey class. AP U.S. History classes generally use a college-level textbook as the foundation for the course.

Textbooks

Commonly used textbooks that meet the curriculum requirements include:

  • America's History (Henretta et al.)
  • American History: A Survey (Brinkley)
  • American Passages (Ayers et al.)
  • The American Pageant (Bailey et al.)
  • The American People (Nash et al.)
  • By the People (Fraser)
  • The Enduring Vision (Boyer et al.)
  • Give Me Liberty! (Foner)
  • Liberty, Equality, Power (Murrin et al.)
  • Out of Many (Faragher et al.)
  • A People and a Nation (Norton et al.)
  • Criticism

    American conservatives have criticised the curriculum for downplaying American exceptionalism and failing to foster patriotism. In 2014, there were protests against it in the Jefferson County Public Schools district in Colorado. In 2015, a bill to replace the curriculum was passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives’ Education Committee, but later withdrawn.

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