Note from Mr. O: Remember that when you are writing a DBQ the essay should read the same as a regular essay and the document usage should not disrupt the flow of your argument. Make sure that your thesis and your argument clearly focuses only on the task at hand: to answer the question or prompt‚ to have a clear direct argument with a clearly defined position‚ and utilize as many documents and as much outside information as evidence to support your position. Your evidence‚ whether from the
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Elliott Gengo AP US DBQ Summary 10/7/14 Document A Thomas Jefferson wrote to Gibeon Granger about the powers of the states. Jefferson believes the country is too large to have a single federal government. He believes that the states should have some power too. Jefferson says the Republicans have accepted these rights from the Constitution and the federalists have opposed them. Document B Jefferson tells Samuel Miller that the Constitution doesn’t give the federal government
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BQAfsan Bhuiyan 3/27/2013 Ap Euro Mr. Puckett Corn Law DBQ The prices have gone really high ‚so the poor got frustrated and grain prices were a lot higher which the people needed for a living. Soon‚ in 1815‚ Parlaiment passed a corn law to maintain high prices for demestice produced grain through import from foreign grain. The aristocrats had a lot of avantage during Metternich;s time ‚but in England‚ trade parameter was discussed with nobles‚ middle class and aristocrats. The traders wanted
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Based on the documents‚ the results of the rise in silver production was beneficial to the middle-men who made the trade possible‚ but eventually weakened the states that supplied and likewise received silver. It was fairly common believe in China that with arrival of large amounts of silver would bring prosperity; but with such an extreme amount of this precious metal coming into one are caused problems. The Ming Dynasty declared that all taxes must be payed in silver. This created great disruption
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Between 1775 and 1830‚ in many places African Americans gained their freedom from slavery and in others‚ the institution of slavery expanded. Eventually‚ slavery became abundant in places where it was most necessary and died out in the places where it was of little use. In response‚ most free African Americans and enslaved African Americans took action against their maltreatment by petitions and willingness to fight. The first trend of declining slavery was visible from the first declared emancipation
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Swiss Reformation I. Political situation a. Multinational 1. West – French speaking -> Geneva 2. East – German speaking -> Zurich b. Decentralized Government 1. Semi-autonomous cantons (province or state) 2. Technically part of the HRE‚ but functions as an independent state c. Geography and language -> eastern Switzerland 1st affected by protestant reformation 1. Zurich -> Urich Zwingli a. More radical departure from RCC doctrine + ritual b. Marburg Colloquy (1529) – Martin
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DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION DIRECTIONS: Compose a thesis controlled essay answering the following question based on YOUR analysis of the documents provided below. Take into account both the sources of the documents and the point of view of the authors. DO NOT SIMPLY WRITE A SUMMARY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT. THE QUESTION: What was the scope and the attitude of people toward the institution of slavery in the world from the beginning of civilization to the dawn of modern times? Note to the wise:
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We are exposed to history and cultures in many different ways. While we study history in our Social Studies class‚ there are many more possible ways to experience and learn about our worlds past times and old ways. We continuously study about them from the news‚ traveling‚ musicians‚ theater plays and even Hollywood movies. The movie that I selected to expand my knowledge of history was Apocalypto. Through the events depicted in the film‚ history of the Mayans became a lot easier to understand.
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The northern regions tended to have more religious beliefs. The southern regions tended believe in a church and state separation. According to "The Articles of Agreement‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts in 1636" (Doc D)‚ whoever entered Massachusetts had to comply with the certain articles and orders that shaped a community around God and the share of the land. The “Articles of Agreement‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ 1636’’ is valid document because it was basic laws. As a result of “The Articles of Agreement
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The atomic bomb is the subject of much controversy. The original desire of the United States government when they dropped Little Boy and Fat Man on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not‚ in fact‚ the one more commonly known: that the two nuclear devices dropped upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki were detonated with the intention of bringing an end to the war with Japan‚ but instead to intimidate the Soviet Union. The fact of Japan’s imminent defeat‚ the undeniable truth that relations with Russia were deteriorating
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