APUSH Exam Review: Thesis Writing

Below are a series of prompts from LEQs and DBQs. Please only write a thesis for each of the prompts below.

Question 1

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Evaluate the extent to which trans-Atlantic voyages in the period from 1491 - 1607 affected the Americas. (LEQ)

Question 2

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Evaluate the relative importance of causes of population movement to British America in the period from 1607 to 1754 . (LEQ)

Question 3

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Analyze the role of trans-Atlantic trade and Great Britain’s mercantilist policies in the economic development of the British North American colonies in the period from 1650 to 1750. (LEQ)

Question 4

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Evaluate the extent to which the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War, 1754–1763) marked a turning point in American relations with Great Britain . (LEQ)

Question 5

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Evaluate the extent of change in ideas about American independence from 1763 to 1783 . (DBQ)

Question 6

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To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer, be sure to discuss the political, social, and economic effects of the revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800 . (DBQ)

Question 7

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Evaluate the extent to which the United States developed a national identity between 1800 and 1855. (DBQ)

Question 8

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Evaluate the extent to which the market revolution marked a turning point in women’s lives in the period from 1800 - 1850. (LEQ)

Question 9

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Evaluate the extent to which debates over slavery in the period from 1830 to 1860 led the United States into the Civil War. (LEQ)

Question 10

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Evaluate the extent to which the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) marked a turning point in the debate over slavery in the United States. (DBQ)

Question 11

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Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the rise of industrial capitalism in the United States in the period from 1865 to 1900. (LEQ)

Question 12

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Evaluate the relative importance of different causes for the expanding role of the United States in the world in the period from 1865 - 1910. (DBQ)

Question 13

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Evaluate the extent to which international conflicts in the period from 1898 to 1930 affected the role of the United States in the world. (LEQ)

Question 14

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Evaluate the relative importance of different causes for the expanding role of the United States in the world in the period from 1865 - 1910. (LEQ)

Question 15

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Evaluate the extent to which the role of the federal government in the United States economy changed from 1932 to 1980. (DBQ)

Question 16

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Evaluate the extent to which economic growth led to changes in United States society in the period from 1940 to 1970. (DBQ)

Question 17

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Evaluate the extent to which scientific or technological innovation changed the United States economy in the period from 1950 - 2000. (LEQ)

Question 18

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Explain the reasons why a new conservatism rose to prominence in the United States between 1960 and 1989. (DBQ)

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