APUSH Blue Book DBQ Essay Booklet
Advanced Placement Examination Program
United States History
Official Document-Based Question (DBQ) Booklet
1790 – 1850 Labor & Ledger
DBQ Examination Question
"Evaluate the extent to which the first Industrial Revolution (1790–1850) transformed the American labor force and economic structures, reshaping social hierarchies."
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| AP History DBQ Rubric Criteria | Max Points | Score |
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| A. Thesis/Claim (Presents a historical claim establishing a line of reasoning) | 1 | |
| B. Contextualization (Describes broader historical context relevant to the prompt) | 1 | |
| C. Evidence from Documents (Accurately uses 6+ documents to support the argument) | 2 | |
| D. Evidence Beyond Documents (Provides 1+ specific historical evidence not in the documents) | 1 | |
| E. Sourcing (Explains HIPP for at least 3 documents) | 1 | |
| F. Complexity (Demonstrates a complex understanding of the historical development) | 1 | |
| Total Cumulative Score | 7 | |
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