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U.S. HISTORY
CLEP PREP

CLEP US History 1 exam description and sample questions
CLEP US History 2 exam description and sample questions

Students may be interested in Saylor's U.S. History 1 and U.S. History 2 courses, free equivalents to college-level American history classes.


PRIMARY SOURCES:

HippoCampus U.S. History
A Biography of America - videos, transcripts, timelines, and maps
U.S. History online textbook
PASS American History, Part 1, and American History, Part 2. (Teacher's guides with student workbooks following are included in each file.)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

U.S. History online flashcards
An Outline of American History
America's History in the Making - videos and texts (Created for teachers, but can be used by anyone.)
Digital History - US History online
SparkNotes U.S. History Study Guide (Scroll down on page.)
Pink Monkey American History Study Guide
CLEP U.S. History 1
CLEP U.S. History 2

TESTING PRACTICE AND FINAL EXAM:

High School U.S. History quiz
U.S. History study guides, sample tests, and End-of-Course exams


Recommended Course of Study:

Download the PASS textbooks. Design a study schedule that includes reading from the PASS books and the online textbook. (Be sure to complete the exercises in the PASS books.) Watch the videos and explore the accompanying resources at the Biography of America website. Follow the lessons at the HippoCampus site. The additional resources are provided for extra study and help. Finish the course by taking the sample tests and End-of-Course exams.