AP US History FRQ Practice

Practice FRQ 1 of 16

In your response you should do the following:

Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
Support an argument in response to the prompt using at least two pieces of specific and relevant evidence.
Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
Demonstrate a complex understanding of a historical development related to the prompt through sophisticated argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.

2. Evaluate the extent to which the natural environment shaped the development of Native American societies in North America from 1491 to 1607.

3. Evaluate the extent to which the introduction of the encomienda system transformed the lives of Native Americans in the Spanish Empire from 1492 to 1607.

4. Evaluate the extent to which European and Native American worldviews regarding religion and land use differed in the period from 1492 to 1607.

Which question did you answer?

Practice FRQ 1 of 16

In your response you should do the following:

Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
Support an argument in response to the prompt using at least two pieces of specific and relevant evidence.
Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
Demonstrate a complex understanding of a historical development related to the prompt through sophisticated argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.

2. Evaluate the extent to which the natural environment shaped the development of Native American societies in North America from 1491 to 1607.

3. Evaluate the extent to which the introduction of the encomienda system transformed the lives of Native Americans in the Spanish Empire from 1492 to 1607.

4. Evaluate the extent to which European and Native American worldviews regarding religion and land use differed in the period from 1492 to 1607.

Which question did you answer?