ABCTE United States History & PTK Study Guide 2027–2028 | American Board Teacher Certification Prep, 200 Practice Questions (PDF)

Prepare for two of the three exams you need for American Board history certification in one guide: the U.S. History exam and the Professional Teaching Knowledge (PTK) exam. Every section follows the official U.S. History domains and PTK domains, and both practice tests are weighted like the real exams. (American Board history certification also requires the World History exam, which this guide does not cover.)

What's Inside

• Exam overview: the U.S. History exam (125 multiple-choice questions, 240 minutes, Proficient 279 of 500) and the PTK (100 multiple-choice questions in 150 minutes plus a 60-minute writing task, passing 257 of 500 and 4 of 6), test-center and online options, results, retakes and fees

• U.S. History from first peoples and European exploration through the colonies, the Revolution and the Constitution, the early republic, the Jacksonian era and the sectional crisis, the Civil War and Reconstruction, industrial and Progressive America, the twenties, the Depression and World War II, and postwar America through the end of the Cold War

• Key documents, laws, Supreme Court cases, amendments and compromises, each tied to what caused it and what followed

• PTK: instructional design, effective instructional delivery, classroom management, assessment and progress monitoring, diverse learners, school law and professional responsibility, all set in middle and high school history classrooms

• The PTK writing task: how it is scored, a planning method, model response outlines and a checklist

• Timelines, comparison tables, charts and diagrams, plus Exam Tips, Common Traps, Primary Source Spotlights and classroom scenarios in every chapter

• Study schedules, FAQs and test-taking strategies

• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each (60 U.S. History + 40 PTK), 200 questions total, with a complete answer key and an explanation for every question

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in

• Clickable table of contents

• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop or phone

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This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (American Board) or Pearson VUE.