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History of the United States I: test yourself

17 unit quizzes, a mid exam, and a 120-question final modeled on the CLEP History of the United States I blueprint. Everything is free to take. Passing the final unlocks a verifiable certificate.

Unit quizzes

10 questions each · free · retake any time

  1. The Americas, Europe, and West Africa Before 1492
  2. Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650
  3. Creating New Social Orders: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700
  4. Rule Britannia! The English Empire, 1660–1763
  5. Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protest, 1763–1774
  6. America's War for Independence, 1775–1783
  7. Creating Republican Governments, 1776–1790
  8. Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820
  9. Industrial Transformation in the North, 1800–1850
  10. Jacksonian Democracy, 1820–1840
  11. A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800–1860
  12. Cotton is King: The Antebellum South, 1800–1860
  13. Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860
  14. Troubled Times: The Sectional Crisis, 1850–1860
  15. The Civil War, 1860–1865
  16. The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877
  17. Capstone: The Four Cross-Cutting Themes

Answers are checked as you go, each with the lesson to review.

Mid exam

50 questions · units 1–9 · free · retake any time

A checkpoint on the first half of the course, drawn fresh from a pool of 100 each time. Scored at the end, with a breakdown by content area and the lessons to review.

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Final exam

120 questions · 90 minutes · whole course

Scored 20–80; 50 passes. Weighted like the exam blueprint: political institutions, political developments, and public policy 25%, social developments 25%, cultural and intellectual developments 20%, economic developments 15%, diplomacy and transnational interactions 15%.

One passing attempt unlocks the certificate. Attempts are unlimited with a 24-hour wait, each a fresh draw.

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Free to take, paid to certify

Quizzes, the mid exam, and the final are free. The only paid item is the issued, verifiable certificate, unlocked by passing the final. It comes with this badge to download and post.

StudyWalks finals are modeled on the CLEP exam blueprint in scope, format, and rigor. Scores are StudyWalks scores, not CLEP scores, and are not affiliated with or recognized by the College Board.