Ap Us History Dbq Essay
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ESSAY WRITING QUIZ
AP US HISTORY
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Circle the letter that “most correctly” answers the question with regard to writing an essay on the following topic: “Belief in the freedom of religion was central to the development of some colonies, while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” Assess the validity of this statement.
1. All of the following should appear in an introductory paragraph on this essay topic EXCEPT
a. definitions of important concepts like freedom of religion and development b. a thesis statement that takes a clear position on the argument raised by the question c. a precise restatement of the sentence in quotation marks d. a summary of each side of the argument raised by …show more content…
All of the colonists believed in the concept of freedom of religion, true or false? b. Was the development of some of the colonies driven by the desire for religious freedom or was religious freedom really a peripheral issue in almost all of the colonies? c. Were the colonies that claimed to believe in religious freedom really the most intolerant and the ones who claimed to be intolerant really the most free? d. To what extent was religious persecution a big problem in the colonies?
3. Which of the following would be the BEST thesis statement for an essay on this question?
a. While on the surface religious freedom seems to have been important to the growth of the American colonies, in reality it was rarely an important issue in the development of any of the colonies. b. “Belief in the freedom of religion was central to the development of some colonies, while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” c. Some colonies believed in religious freedom while others did not. d. Contrary to popular belief, all of the colonies had some form of religious freedom.
4. The BEST location for the thesis statement is ____.
a. the first sentence of the second
ESSAY WRITING QUIZ
AP US HISTORY
ELMORE
Circle the letter that “most correctly” answers the question with regard to writing an essay on the following topic: “Belief in the freedom of religion was central to the development of some colonies, while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” Assess the validity of this statement.
1. All of the following should appear in an introductory paragraph on this essay topic EXCEPT
a. definitions of important concepts like freedom of religion and development b. a thesis statement that takes a clear position on the argument raised by the question c. a precise restatement of the sentence in quotation marks d. a summary of each side of the argument raised by …show more content…
All of the colonists believed in the concept of freedom of religion, true or false? b. Was the development of some of the colonies driven by the desire for religious freedom or was religious freedom really a peripheral issue in almost all of the colonies? c. Were the colonies that claimed to believe in religious freedom really the most intolerant and the ones who claimed to be intolerant really the most free? d. To what extent was religious persecution a big problem in the colonies?
3. Which of the following would be the BEST thesis statement for an essay on this question?
a. While on the surface religious freedom seems to have been important to the growth of the American colonies, in reality it was rarely an important issue in the development of any of the colonies. b. “Belief in the freedom of religion was central to the development of some colonies, while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” c. Some colonies believed in religious freedom while others did not. d. Contrary to popular belief, all of the colonies had some form of religious freedom.
4. The BEST location for the thesis statement is ____.
a. the first sentence of the second