2019 International Practice Exam LEQ

Evaluate the extent to which the Gilded Age economy fostered change in the United States in the period from 1870 to 1900.

In your response, you will be assessed on the following.

**Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning. **Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt. **Support an argument in response to the prompt using at least two pieces of specific and relevant evidence. **Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt. **Demonstrate a complex understanding of a historical development related to the prompt through sophisticated argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.