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  Practice: Document Based Questions Practice
AP U.S. History Sem 1 Name:  
Date:  

Use the documents listed in the chart below to answer the document-based
question. You can find all of these documents on the AP U.S. History Research
Library. You should spend about 15 minutes examining the documents and
planning out your answer and 45 minutes writing. Use the chart below to take notes
on each document. Note: You will not be graded on your notes, just on your final
essay.

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 Document Title Notes

John Locke, The

Reasonableness of
Christianity

Baron de Montesquieu,
The Spirit of the Laws

Jonathan Edwards,
"Christian Knowledge"

George Whitefield, "The

Extent and
Reasonableness of
Self-Denial"

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 Letter from John
Adams to Mercy
Warren

Use your notes to address the document-based question below. Be sure to answer the
question directly and address all aspects of the prompt. You should develop a clear
thesis and focus your writing on supporting that thesis. Your essay should be three to
five paragraphs in length. Each paragraph should support and develop your thesis. In
your response you should:

State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question.

Support the thesis or argument with evidence from all, or all but one, of the
documents.

Incorporate analysis of all, or all but one, of the documents into your argument.

Focus your analysis of each document on at least one of the following: intended
audience, purpose, historical context, and/or point of view.

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 Support your argument with analysis of historical examples outside of the
documents.

Question: Examine the connections between the values of the Enlightenment and the
Great Awakening and the emergence of republican ideals in the American colonies
during the middle of the 18th century.

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Here is the rubric on which your assignment will be graded.

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 Requirements Points Points
Possible Awarded

Thesis 5  
State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of
the question.

Evidence 15  
Incorporate evidence from historical events and all, or all
but one, of the documents into your argument.

Contextualization 5  
Accurately and explicitly connect your argument to
broader historical events and/or processes.

Analysis and Reasoning 15  

Incorporate analysis of the documents into your
argument.

Total 40

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