Long Essay Questions (College Board AP® US History): Exam Questions

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3. Evaluate the extent to which the policies of Reconstruction resulted in political and/or economic changes in American society during the late 19th century.

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4. Evaluate the extent to which technological innovation changed the United States economy in the period from 1890 to 1930.

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2. Evaluate the extent to which the U.S. Constitution strengthened the federal government in the late eighteenth century.

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3. Evaluate the extent to which actions by the United States government promoted settlement in the West from 1800 to 1860.

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4. Evaluate the extent to which international conflicts in the period from 1940 to 1980 affected the role of the United States in the world.

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2. Evaluate the extent to which economic factors influenced European colonization in North America from 1491 to 1763.

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3. Evaluate the extent to which the expansion of slavery shaped political debates in the United States from 1820 to 1861.

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4. Evaluate the extent to which Cold War tensions influenced domestic policies in the United States from 1945 to 1980.

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2.  Evaluate the extent to which the American Revolution fostered change in political and social structures in the United States from 1763 to 1800.

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3. Evaluate the extent to which the women’s rights movement influenced political and social developments in the United States from 1848 to 1890.

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4. Evaluate the extent to which the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s transformed political and social structures in the United States.

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2. Evaluate the extent to which mercantilist policies influenced economic and political relations between Great Britain and its American colonies from 1607 to 1776.

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3. Evaluate the extent to which industrialization affected labor conditions and class relations in the United States from 1865 to 1898.

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4. Evaluate the extent to which government economic policies shaped American society from 1930 to 1970.

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2. Evaluate the extent to which transatlantic trade fostered change in colonial society from the time period of 1607 to 1754.

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3. Evaluate the impact of individuals on the economic and social changes in the United States from 1865 to 1898.

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4. Evaluate the economic and social factors of United States military conflicts from 1990 to 2001.

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2. Evaluate the economic and social factors that contributed to the development and expansion of slavery in the British American colonies from 1607 to 1754.

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3. Evaluate the economic factors that led to the creation of the “New South” in the United States from 1865 to 1898.

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4. Evaluate the relative significance of political and economic outcomes of the Great Society programs from 1945 to 1980.