Antebellum DBQ
Below, in italics are the instructions you will see on the AP Exam DBQ. Read these to familiarize yourself with the expectations and the
language used. For this exercise, see the directions listed below.
In your response you should do the following.
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State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question.
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Support the thesis or a relevant argument with evidence from all, or all but one, of the documents.
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Incorporate analysis of all, or all but one, of the documents into your argument.
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Focus your analysis of each document on at least one of the following: intended audience, purpose, historical
context, and/or point of view.
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Support your argument with analysis of historical examples outside the documents.
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Connect historical phenomena relevant to your argument to broader events or processes.
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Synthesize the elements above into a persuasive essay.
Directions: 1) Annotate each document, explaining how you would use it within your essay. Your description should
demonstrate analysis beyond description. 2) Fill out the essay organizer in detail
1. Analyze the extent to which the Constitution was a source of sectional discord and tension, ultimately
contributing to the failure of the union it had created.
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ESSAY ORGANIZER INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH Historically Contextual Intro: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thesis: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Essay map themes (You should go beyond writing one or two words for each. Elaborate and refine.) 1) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ BODY PARAGRAPH I Topic Sentence I-­‐ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List of supporting evidence: Details and/or documents you would use in this paragraph. Keep in mind that if you have to few it is either because you don't know the history or have chosen a poor theme for the topic sentence. DOCS-
BODY PARAGRAPH II Topic Sentence II-­‐ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List of supporting evidence: Details and/or documents you would use in this paragraph. DOCS-
BODY PARAGRAPH III Topic Sentence III-­‐ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List of supporting evidence: Details and/or documents you would use in this paragraph. DOCS-
Concession/ Extension: