AP United States History — Period 1: 1491–1607

Period 1: 1491–1607 is the first of 9 units in the College Board's current AP United States HistoryCourse & Exam Description. It opens the course and sets up Period 2: 1607–1754.

Our Period 1: 1491–1607 set has 12 practice questions, each with a written explanation, a one-line key takeaway, and a rationale for every wrong choice — so you learn why the right answer is right and why each distractor is tempting. You can work them as a timed set or read the worked solutions straight through.