U.S. History 1 CLEP Test

The U.S. History 1 CLEP Test covers the material that is taught in a one-semester class at the 101 college level in United States History. This exam covers the history of the United States from colonization to the end of Reconstruction with emphasis on the years of 1790-1877. English colonies are emphasized.

You will need to answer 120 questions in 90 minutes. There is no penalty for guessing on the test and there are some pretest questions included that are not scored.

You will be required to identify specific periods of time and events. Comparing and contrasting those events and political information will be included. This is one of the more difficult CLEP tests.

Credits: 3

Number of Questions: 120

Time to complete the test: 90 min

Rank of Difficulty: 4

Information you will need to know for the U.S. History 1 CLEP test includes:

• Colonial society
• British relations with the colonies
• The how and why of the American expansion
• The constitution
• Political parties
• The role of government
• Nationalism
• Demographics
• Economics of the time
• Black Slavery
• Immigration
• Causes of major wars
• Influential authors and works
• Influential women

The sections of the U.S. History 1 CLEP test are broken down as follows:

• 35% Political institutions
• 25% Social development
• 10% Economic development
• 15% Cultural and intellectual development
• 15% Diplomacy and international relations

The time periods covered on this test are as follows:

• 30% 1500–1789
• 70% 1790–1877

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