Source: (http://www.fuhsd.net/download.cfm?id=106) Essay Writing Document-based question (DBQ) “Levels of Literacy” (60 minutes‚ 1‚000 words minimum) Task: Describe the variations in the levels of literacy in Old Regime France and trace these variations over time. Analyze the factors that promoted or discouraged the spread of literacy. Analysis of fourteen documents for the DBQ “Literacy in France” essay question: Document # 1: Document # 1 was a comparison of the degree of literacy
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Carly Tucker 9 January‚ 2013 AP US History Mr.Barber Betweeen the years of 1860 and 1877 the united states went through the civil war and reconstruction era. Dramatic changes occurred during this time that brought about drastic constitutional and social development. The dramatic changes brought a revolution. The Civil War was not officially fought over the issue of slavery‚ but one of the most important outcomes of the war was the emancipation of all slaves in the United States. The reasons
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slaves of the south”. The free-laborers were not forced to America in ships‚ stripped of their culture‚ their language‚ and their freedom. The free-laborers were not enslaved. I do not agree with the shoemaker’s statement‚ but rather believe the Southern slaves were treated worse than Northern laborers. It may have been true that laborers in the North had harsh working conditions‚ but they did however‚ have their freedom. The laborers were not treated as if they were property. Slaves were treated
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Anti-Semitism DBQ Valerie Partsch October 26‚ 2014 AP Euro During the 15th through the 18th centuries‚ the attitudes and beliefs about‚ and the treatment of Jews was an important subject. Anti-Semitism (the hostility to or prejudice towards Jews) raged on throughout Europe for most of this time period. Attitudes meaning the feelings about the Jews‚ beliefs meaning how you think the Jews are‚ and treatments meaning how you act towards them based on your attitudes and beliefs. At the beginning
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Ethnic Conflict DBQ Over the course of the years world history has continued to change. New conflicts are constantly developing. In order to keep these conflicts under control special foundations and laws such as the United Nations and the Declaration of Human Rights have been founded. Despite the creation of the United Nations and the issuance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ conflict has continued in the post-World War II era. The attempts at keeping peace have and have not been
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Diego Lopez Liranzo 22 September 2014 AP European History Form VI Analyse the factors that contributed to the emergence of a workers’ opposition movement in Communist Poland in the period 1956-1981. After World War II‚ the official communist party dominated all aspects of Polish politics‚ which soon became an issue with not only the working class of the country‚ but also the intellectual and educated Polish community. Between 1956 and 1981‚ there was an emergence of workers’ opposition against
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occurred in the United States of America. The Civil War‚ also appropriately known as the War between the States‚ was fought from 1861-1865. This war involved the rivalry between the states of the Northern and Southern territories. The War was declared when the Southern states declared their secession and formed the Confederacy‚ a new government‚ of the south. There has been many disputes over which societal events led up to this war and many scholars have tried to narrow down which might be the lead cause
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traditional two-parent household with an older sister and younger brother. Although I was born and raised in Southern California‚ we relocated to Corvallis when I was nine years old. Many years after moving‚ the influences of Southern California are still very present in my family through the slang we use‚ tastes we have‚ and overall perspective on the world. Although it can be beautiful‚ Southern California is a very materialistic and power hungry environment‚ which is something my family and I were
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Gianna Pizoli History 1 L1 P6 DBQ Thomas Jefferson DBQ Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States and in the 1790’s he was a major advocate of state rights and critical of federalist policies. Once elected president in 1801‚ Jefferson continued to advocate for state rights by exercising the power of the national government and the presidency. Thomas Jefferson was not a hypocrite because he continued to support states rights‚ criticize federalist policies and
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Industrial Revolution (DBQ) England‚ the lead world superpower at the time‚ had both the financial and intellectual resources available to put into research and development for Industrial Revolution to begin in England. Being an economic beacon they tended to attract the smartest and most motivated individuals‚ who were in need of work‚ to England. Economic pressures in the textile business‚ which England dominated‚ started to drive toward industrialized factories. The increase of economic efficiently
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