Part Three- Document Based Question (DBQ)



Part Three- Document Based Question (DBQ)

This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents may have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. As you analyze the documents, take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view.

Directions: Read each document in Part A and answer the questions about each document that follows it. Then read the directions for Part B and write your essay.

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Document One

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DOCUMENT ONE

1. What would be an appropriate title for the picture shown in document one?

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2. Name one group of people who used the buffalo AND describe one way the buffalo was used.

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3. Explain why the men in the picture are shooting buffalo.

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DOCUMENT TWO

4. Why were the men in the picture called “forty-niners”?

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5. Explain why a prospector’s life might be “like a dog’s life”.

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DOCUMENT THREE

6. Why would an American family choose to move west in the 1800’s?

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7. Describe one hardship that an American family might face in the west.

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DOCUMENT FOUR

8. Who found the gold mentioned in the passage AND where was it found?

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9. Why did the rate of settlers moving west for gold increase rapidly during this time period?

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DOCUMENT FIVE

10. According to the poster, what did the West offer to new settlers?

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DOCUMENT SIX

11. Name two forms of technology that followed Americans moving west.

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12. If the woman in the painting was to represent America, how did Americans view the movement westward? Explain your answer.

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DOCUMENT SEVEN

13. What are the Native Americans in the painting doing?

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14. What caused Native Americans to do this?

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DOCUMENT EIGHT

15. Describe the changes in population of non-Native Americans and Native Americans between 1805 and 1900.

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