APUSH Essay 2

Test Preparation
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<p>The Pilgrims did not use tobacco as a cash crop... lol</p>

<p>BTW I just found my outline for what i wrote for the DBQ, I forgot about this test...</p>

<p>Economic:
- agrarian society, although starting to think about industrialization due to the break with the mother country britain
- westward expansion = increase in farming - land ordinance of 1785, northwest ordinance of 1787 = only form of government income under the articles
- no trade regulation under the articles and unstable currencies = no tariffs, no federal money for internal improvements and military(shays rebellion) etc...
- post constitutional convention --> more government regulation, gives the feds the power to collect revenue</p>

<p>Social:
- increased agrarian society and westward expansion = institution of slavery increased
- Despite Womens protests, still no rights
- Dec of Independence made white males think about natural rights --> property, liberty, and life.
- Westward Expansion mutes the proclomation of 1763 and makes it acceptable for americans to move on to Native American Lands
- I think I had more but forgot</p>

<p>Political:
- Articles - Unicameral legislature, they fail
- Constitutional Convention - written by wealthy aristocrats - more government power compromised with the Bill of Rights
- Beginning of the Two party system - Federalists and Anti Federalists
- Separation of Powers - legislature, executive, judicial.
- no rights for people who are not white males.</p>

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<p>you might only get a 5 on it...i think one of the six base elements was using a majority of the documents.</p>

<p>i could be wrong though</p>

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<p>grumpybear i heard you cant get past a 6/9 on the essay if you dont use all of the documents or all of the documents - 1.</p>

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<p>a 5 out of...and what do they mean by "majority"?</p>

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<p>I think you are right california.</p>

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<p>5 out of 9</p>

<p>for the DBQ there are 6 base points you must cover before you can get the 3 additional points</p>

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<p>ryan2288: "The Pilgrims did not use tobacco as a cash crop... lol"</p>

<p>1611 TOBACCO CASH CROP IN VIRGINIA
Jamestown, Virginia, turns to tobacco growing to ensure its success as a colony. In 1612 John Rolfe introduces Virginia tobacco in London. Within a few years, Virginia tobacco helps make King James I of England rich, despite his feeling that it is unhealthy to smoke it.
Source: <a href="http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog02/feature/index_text.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog02/feature/index_text.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>too bad pilgrims are not virginians, they are from plymouth colony in Massachussets. But nice try.</p>

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<p>hm on the college board 2004 grading rubric they say that the 8-9 essay uses a "substantial" number of documents, and the 5-7 essay uses "some" documents. whatever.</p>

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<p>well my teacher who was a former AP grader said one had to use all of the docs to get higher than a 6 usually.</p>

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<p>yeah you're probably right :/
is a 6 good?</p>

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<p>I literally fudged my entire Virginia essay, I honestly had no idea what I was talking about, probably got near the lowest possible score on that, but I know I wrote a kick-ass DBQ with unique document structure (at least in respect to my peers--i.e. didin't follow the 'guide' in the question of economic, social, political, did my own thing), I did well on the MC, and my last essay (the one on 60's stuff) was pretty good. I ended up with a 4.</p>

<p>And whoever said you need to use ALL documents doesn't know what they're talking about. My friend panicked and only used 4 documents and ended up with a 4.</p>

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<p>3 6's and good mc would get you a 5 easily.</p>

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<p>RC you dont have to be a genius or even near perfect to get a 4, you could get a 0 on the DBQ and still get a 4.</p>

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<p>I never said I was a genius or even implied I was 'near perfect.'</p>

<p>All I'm saying is I did FINE with 1 *****ty essay, and responded to whoever said it was absolutely imperative to use every document.</p>

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<p>I think you are letting your frustration get in the way of the context of the post. The poster specifically asked about the core for the DBQ alone. I told him the general breakdown to get a good score on the DBQ, not the entire exam...</p>

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<p>thanks for all of your input guys</p>

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<p>Haha ryan WHAT frustration? I'm happy with my 4, as I expected a 3.</p>

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<p>ryan2288, you are incorrect. The minimum for a good score is Half of the Documents + 1. Using 6 out of 9 documents is just fine.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I chose essay #2 and got a 5. I did make one mistake in saying that the Massachusetts colony was based on textiles during that time period, rather than shipbuilding, but my points about the economical affects of Massachusetts politics in that period were still correct, so this, my APUSH teacher told me, would only be considered a "minor error."</p>