2007 AP® UNITED STATES HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION II Part A (Suggested writing time—45 minutes) Percent of Section II score—45 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-J and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. 1
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The Gilded Age was a tough time for workers. It was a time of low wages‚ long hours‚ and poor working conditions. To try to get higher wages‚ shorter hours‚ and better working conditions‚ workers would resort to strikes and labor unions. Some labor unions were successful like the Knights of St. Crispin. The Knights of St. Crispin was a labor union for shoe and boot workers. The labor union had its own factories and even its own stores‚ but it didn’t take long for the union to dissipate. However‚
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Throughout America’s history‚ few things have left the nation in such controversial turmoil as the Vietnam War. With an American death toll of almost 60‚000 troops‚ the Vietnam War has gone down in infamy as one of the most tremendous struggles Americans have faced both overseas and on the home front. Because of the tumultuous controversies caused by the war‚ Americans split into two social factions – those against the war and those who supported it. During the years of 1961-1975 - the era in
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Child-rearing was an evolving practice within the English upper class from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. A new adult view of children as mature‚ fragile and inherently good led to changes in the nursing‚ care‚ and discipline of English‚ aristocratic children. In the 16th century‚ much in accordance with the Puritan doctrine‚ children were seen as naturally evil beings. As stated by Robert Cleaver‚ a Calvinist Minister. Children were " wayward and impulsive inclined to evil."(Doc
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From the early beginnings of America to well into the nineteenth century‚ America has been dominantly an agricultural country. Farming and the country life have always been a great part of the American culture. Thomas Jefferson even expressed his gratitude for the farming class by saying Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God‚ if ever He had a chosen people‚ whose breasts He‚ has made His peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue. The American culture was built
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Homework During the 1800s‚ Great Britain’s empire expanded to many countries all over the world. They were a very powerful nation‚ spreading their influences to these countries. Their empire included India‚ parts of Africa‚ and other parts of Asia. Great Britain’s rule had both positive and negative effects on the colonies. Great Britain’s imperialist rule on the colonies had a negative effect. According to Document 7‚ the colonial rule Britain had over India was economically unfair
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Directions: Read the following five document excerpts‚ and then write one well-organized paragraph summarizing the reasons many Americans felt pushed toward independence. Use word processing software‚ such as MS Word or Word Perfect to create your paper. Document 1 A colonist cannot make a button‚ a horseshoe‚ nor a hobnail‚ but some snootly ironmonger or respectable buttonmaker of England shall bawl and squall that his honor’s worship is most egregiously maltreated‚ injured‚ cheated‚ and
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In the post-Civil War United States‚ many large corporations grew in size‚ number‚ and influence by exerting control over their economic sectors through monopolization‚ influencing key political decisions through their key monetary assets‚ which brought an era of poor economic stability and success for the American public. Large corporations in the United States influenced the economy by instilling control over an economic sector through vertical or horizontal integration‚ leading to higher prices
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Ganigan‚ Li‚ Wong 1 Anastasiya Li‚ Kaili Ganigan‚ Vanessa Wong Miss Conner AP US History 10 December 2014 Historians have traditionally labeled the period after the War of 1812 the “Era of Good Feelings.” Evaluate the accuracy of this label‚ considering the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism. Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 18151825 to construct your answer. The "Era of Good Feelings"‚ which took place during James Monroe’s two terms serving as President of the United States
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1. Describe the challenges faced by Franklin Roosevelt upon entering office in 1933. The challenges faced by Franklin Roosevelt upon entering office in 1933 began with the Banking Crisis that led to the Emergency Banking Act to assist with funding for financial institution and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to secure the funds being deposited in the US citizens account. The FDIC helped our financial economy overcome the failure of banks after 1936. As for Government jobs‚ the
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