I The College Board Advanced Placement Examination UNITED STATES HISTORY Section I1 Part A (Suggested writing time-40 minutes) I Percent of Section I1 score-50 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-I and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both= key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. 1. To what extent did the natural environment shape the development of the West beyond the Mississippi and the lives of those who lived and settled there? How important were other factors? I