Question

Hey guys! Please only answer this if you have experience in an AP History course (preferably US History, but World and Euro are ok too!)

I have my first DBQ, and I'm having a little bit of trouble writing my claim. I have my first draft, but I'm not sure if it's good. Can you please review it, and tell me if it is good, and if not, how I should improve it?

"Compromises, such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the economic division between the North and South, and disputes over the presence of democracy within the institution of slavery were the most significant causes of the Civil War during the Antebellum Period, as they were the principal sources of disunity within the United States of America."

The question is "Evaluate the relative importance of the causes of the Civil War from 1830 to 1861."

Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

Answer: I think your claim is great as long as you have evidence that you can support it with and feel comfortable commenting on that evidence to link the causes and their importance.

Step-by-step explanation:

you stated the causes of the civil war very efficiently but the prompt asks you to evaluate their importance so in your writing I think that you need to make sure to acknowledge why those causes were important and how they led specifically to the civil war. You started this by saying they were all sources of disunity I would just go a step further and explain why that makes them important and why they led to the civil war.

Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any questions. I hope I helped a little. Ap classes are hard but just keep going you got this!