1983 AP US History DBQ
The College Board Advanced Placement Examination AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time--40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to demonstrate a broad grasp of the documents and to support your assertions about the documents by citing key pieces of evidence from them. Be sure to use your knowledge of the period to develop your answer to the two parts of the question. 1. Documents A-H reveal some of the problems that many farmers in the late nineteenth century (1880-1900) saw as threats to their way of life. Using the documents and your knowledge of