APUSH DBQ Basics

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DBQ stands for...

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Document Based Question

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DBQ's are basically a prompt and a set of primary source documents.

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True

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A DBQ document set contains how many primary source documents total?

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7

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How many documents do I want you to try and write about in your DBQ?

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At least four

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A DBQ is different from an LEQ in that...

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DBQ's have documents and LEQ's don't.

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A contextualization paragraph for a DBQ should always start with:

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"Before..."

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A DBQ thesis statement MAY require that you focus on certain filters (social, economic, political, cultural)

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True

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A DBQ/LEQ thesis statement MAY require that you use a modifier (strongest, most significant, etc.)

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True

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A DBQ/LEQ thesis statement will ALWAYS require historical specifics.

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True

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How many documents should you attempt a HIPP analysis for in a DBQ? Options: 1, 3, 5, All 7

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3