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$97

Exam Cost

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75 min

Time

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3-6

Credits

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~50/80

Passing

What You'll Study

Unit 1: Colonial Period (1491-1763)

Columbian Exchangecolonial economiesindentured servitude and slaveryFrench and Indian WarFirst and Second Great Awakenings

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Columbian Exchange→ Colonial economies (regional)→ Slavery & indentured servitude→ Great Awakening

📺 Student-recommended video creators (free)

→ Heimler's History (Steve Heimler) — AP US History unit reviews (period 1-5 cover US Hist I) · Reddit-favorite — concise period reviews and key documents→ Crash Course US History (John Green) — Full US History playlist (47 episodes) · Episodes 1-22 cover the pre-1877 US Hist I material→ Modern States — Free US History I CLEP video course · CB-recommended; voucher-eligible after completing

Unit 2: American Revolution (1763-1783)

taxation without representationDeclaration of IndependenceRevolutionary War strategyLoyalists vs Patriots

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Taxation without representation→ Declaration of Independence→ Revolutionary War

Unit 3: Early Republic (1783-1820)

Articles of ConfederationConstitutional ConventionFederalist vs Anti-FederalistMarbury v. MadisonWar of 1812 and Era of Good FeelingsIndian Removal Act and Trail of Tears

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Articles of Confederation→ Constitutional Convention→ Federalist vs Anti-Federalist→ Marbury v. Madison→ War of 1812

Unit 4: Expansion and Reform (1820-1860)

Manifest DestinyJacksonian democracyabolitionism and women's suffrageMissouri CompromiseTranscendentalism (Emerson, Thoreau)Market Revolution and Lowell millsMexican-American WarCompromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska ActDred Scott decision

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Manifest Destiny→ Jacksonian democracy→ Abolition & women's suffrage→ Missouri Compromise→ Compromise of 1850 & Kansas-Nebraska→ Dred Scott decision

Unit 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)

secessionEmancipation Proclamationtotal war strategyReconstruction amendments

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Secession & start of Civil War→ Emancipation Proclamation→ Reconstruction amendments (13/14/15)→ End of Reconstruction (1877)

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Free Resources We Recommend

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Modern States: US History I

Modern States (College Board partner)

Free full video course. Earn the free CLEP voucher after 70% completion.

OpenStax: U.S. History (OpenStax, Vol. 1-16)

OpenStax (free, peer-reviewed)

Ch. 1–15 cover early colonization through Reconstruction.

Khan Academy: US History

Khan Academy

Full chronological timeline — pre-1877 for CLEP I.

YouTube: CrashCourse US History

YouTube

Episodes 1-22 cover through Reconstruction.

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Course Notes

- OpenStax US History (openstax.org/books/us-history): CC BY 4.0 - Khan Academy US History (khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history) - Saylor HIST211 (learn.saylor.org)

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