Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: CLEP-0008 Organization's ID: CLEP-0008 Organization: College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Location: Certified CLEP test centers throughout the U.S. Length: Approximately 1.5 hours Dates Offered: 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2029 12/1/2018 - 12/31/2023 7/1/2001 - 11/30/2018 3/1/1996 - 6/30/2001 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 United States History I Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 50 and above Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 examination covers material that is usually taught in the first semester of a two-semester course in United States history. The exam covers the period of United States history from early European colonization to the end of Reconstruction, with the majority of the questions on the period of 1790 through 1877. In the part covering the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, emphasis is placed on the British colonies. The exam includes a small number of questions on the Americas before 1500. The exam contains approximately 120 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Skills Measured: Questions on the History of the United States I examination require students to demonstrate one or more of the following abilities:• Identify and describe historical phenomena• Analyze and interpret historical phenomena• Compare and contrast historical phenomenaThe subject matter of the History of the United States I examination is drawn from the following topics. The percentages next to the main topics indicate the approximate percentage of exam questions on that topic.Topical Specifications:• 30% Political institutions, political developments, and public policy• 30% Social developments• 10% Economic developments• 20% Cultural and intellectual developments• 10% Diplomacy and transnational interactionsChronological Specifications:• 30% 1500–1789• 70% 1790–1877The following themes are reflected in a comprehensive introductory survey course:• The nature of indigenous societies in the Americas. This theme includes a small number of questions on the Americas before 1500.• The impact of European discovery and colonization upon indigenous societies. The focus is placed on the British colonies, but this theme includes a small number of items on Spanish, French, and Dutch colonization, and the Columbian Exchange.• The origins and nature of slavery and resistance to it• Immigration and the history of ethnic minorities• The history of women, changing gender roles, and family structures• The development and character of colonial societies• British relations with the Atlantic colonies of North America• The changing role of religion in American society• The causes, events, and consequences of the American Revolution• The content of the Constitution and its amendments, and their interpretation by the United States Supreme Court• The development and expansion of participatory democracy• The growth of and changes in political parties• The changing role of government in American life• The intellectual and political expressions of nationalism• Major movements and individual figures in the history of American literature, art and popular culture• Abolitionism and reform movements• Long-term demographic trends (immigration and internal migration)• The motivations for and character of American expansionism• The process of economic growth and development• The causes and consequences of conflicts with Native Americans, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War and Reconstruction Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) American Government (CLEP-0007) American Literature (CLEP-0010) Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (CLEP-0011) Biology (CLEP-0018) Calculus (CLEP-0038) Chemistry (CLEP-0019) College Algebra (CLEP-0013) College Composition (CLEP-0040) College Composition Modular (CLEP-0041) College Mathematics (CLEP-0004) View All Courses Page Content