Introduction
The Advanced Placement (AP) United States History Exam is a challenging test that covers a wide range of topics from American history. In order to prepare for the exam, it is important to practice answering multiple-choice questions (MCQs). This practice exam contains 50 MCQs that are similar to the ones you will see on the actual exam.
MCQs
1. Which of the following was a major cause of the American Revolution?
(A) The Stamp Act
(B) The Boston Tea Party
(C) The Coercive Acts
(D) All of the above
2. Who was the first President of the United States?
(A) Thomas Jefferson
(B) George Washington
(C) John Adams
(D) James Madison
3. Which of the following was a major issue in the election of 1800?
(A) The Alien and Sedition Acts
(B) The Louisiana Purchase
(C) The War of 1812
(D) The Missouri Compromise
4. Which of the following was a major cause of the Civil War?
(A) Slavery
(B) Economic differences between the North and South
(C) Political differences between the North and South
(D) All of the above
5. Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) Ulysses S. Grant
(C) Robert E. Lee
(D) Jefferson Davis
6. Which of the following was a major issue in the Reconstruction era?
(A) The Thirteenth Amendment
(B) The Fourteenth Amendment
(C) The Fifteenth Amendment
(D) All of the above
7. Which of the following was a major cause of the Spanish-American War?
(A) The sinking of the Maine
(B) The Cuban independence movement
(C) The yellow press
(D) All of the above
8. Who was the President of the United States during the Spanish-American War?
(A) William McKinley
(B) Theodore Roosevelt
(C) William Howard Taft
(D) Woodrow Wilson
9. Which of the following was a major issue in the Progressive Era?
(A) The rise of big business
(B) The growth of cities
(C) The spread of immigration
(D) All of the above
10. Who was the President of the United States during the Progressive Era?
(A) Theodore Roosevelt
(B) William Howard Taft
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Warren G. Harding
11. Which of the following was a major cause of World War I?
(A) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(B) The rise of nationalism
(C) The growth of imperialism
(D) All of the above
12. Who was the President of the United States during World War I?
(A) Woodrow Wilson
(B) Warren G. Harding
(C) Calvin Coolidge
(D) Herbert Hoover
13. Which of the following was a major issue in the 1920s?
(A) The Great Depression
(B) The rise of organized crime
(C) The growth of consumerism
(D) All of the above
14. Who was the President of the United States during the Great Depression?
(A) Herbert Hoover
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(C) Harry S. Truman
(D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
15. Which of the following was a major cause of World War II?
(A) The rise of fascism
(B) The invasion of Poland by Germany
(C) The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
(D) All of the above
16. Who was the President of the United States during World War II?
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) John F. Kennedy
17. Which of the following was a major issue in the Cold War?
(A) The Berlin Blockade
(B) The Cuban Missile Crisis
(C) The Vietnam War
(D) All of the above
18. Who was the President of the United States during the Cold War?
(A) Harry S. Truman
(B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Lyndon B. Johnson
19. Which of the following was a major issue in the Civil Rights Movement?
(A) The Brown v. Board of Education decision
(B) The Montgomery Bus Boycott
(C) The March on Washington
(D) All of the above
20. Who was the President of the United States during the Civil Rights Movement?
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Lyndon B. Johnson
(D) Richard Nixon
21. Which of the following was a major issue in the Vietnam War?
(A) The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
(B) The My Lai Massacre
(C) The Tet Offensive
(D) All of the above
22. Who was the President of the United States during the Vietnam War?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Gerald Ford
23. Which of the following was a major issue in the Watergate Scandal?
(A) The break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters
(B) The cover-up of the break-in
(C) The impeachment of Richard Nixon
(D) All of the above
24. Who was the President of the United States during the Watergate Scandal?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) Gerald Ford
(C) Jimmy Carter
(D) Ronald Reagan
25. Which of the following was a major issue in the 1970s?
(A) The oil crisis
(B) The Iran hostage crisis
(C) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(D) All of the above
26. Who was the President of the United States during the 1970s?
(A) Gerald Ford
(B) Jimmy Carter
(C) Ronald Reagan
(D) George H. W. Bush
27. Which of the following was a major issue in the Reagan Era?
(A) The end of the Cold War
(B) The Iran-Contra affair
(C) The Persian Gulf War
(D) All of the above
28. Who was the President of the United States during the Reagan Era?
(A) Ronald Reagan
(B) George H. W. Bush
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) George W. Bush
29. Which of the following was a major issue in the Clinton Era?
(A) The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
(B) The impeachment of Bill Clinton
(C) The September 11 attacks
(D) All of the above
30. Who was the President of the United States during the Clinton Era?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) George W. Bush
(C) Barack Obama
(D) Donald Trump
31. Which of the following was a major issue in the George W. Bush Era?
(A) The War on Terror
(B) The Iraq War
(C) The Great Recession
(D) All of the above
32. Who was the President of the United States during the George W. Bush Era?
(A) George W. Bush
(B) Barack Obama
(C) Donald Trump
(D) Joe Biden
33. Which of the following was a major issue in the Obama Era?
(A) The Affordable Care Act
(B) The end of the War in Iraq
(C) The rise of ISIS
(D) All of the above
34. Who was the President of the United States during the Obama Era?
(A) Barack Obama
(B) Donald Trump
(C) Joe Biden
(D) Kamala Harris
35. Which of the following was a major issue in the Trump Era?
(A) The COVID-19 pandemic
(B) The Black Lives Matter protests
(C) The January 6 attack on the Capitol
(D) All of the above
36. Who was the President of the United States during the Trump Era?
(A) Donald Trump
(B) Joe Biden
(C) Kamala Harris
(D) Nancy Pelosi
37. Which of the following is a major issue in the Biden Era?
(A) The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
(B) The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
(C) The rise of inflation
(D) All of the above
38. Who is the President of the United States during the Biden Era?
(A) Joe Biden
(B) Kamala Harris
(C) Nancy Pelosi
(D) Mitch McConnell
39. Which of the following is a major trend in American history?
(A) The westward expansion of the United States