AP United States History — Period 6: 1865–1898

Period 6: 1865–1898 is the sixth of 9 units in the College Board's current AP United States HistoryCourse & Exam Description. It builds on Period 5: 1844–1877 and sets up Period 7: 1890–1945.

Our Period 6: 1865–1898 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.