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APUSH Writing

This section provides a practice short-answer question for the APUSH exam, focusing on Christopher Columbus and his interactions with the Native inhabitants of America. The question requires students to analyze Columbus' perspective, the group he would be appealing to, and provide an example of a contact between Europeans and Native Americans that contradicts Columbus' approach.

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APUSH Writing

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  1. APUSH Writing

  2. This is a NEW section added to the APUSH Exam • On the exam there will be 4 short answer questions • Approx. 11 minutes per question • 20% of your AP score • Each question will contain 3 parts – (A), (B) and (C) • You can earn a maximum of 1 point for each.

  3. Tips for Success: • Limit your response to 2-3 content rich sentences • You MUST directly answer the question • Label each part • (A) – Your Response • (B) – Your Response • (C) – Your Response • You MUST include a specific historical term, event or detail in your answer.

  4. Things to AVOID: • Do NOT write a short essay! • Do NOT write a paragraph! • Do NOT write a thesis statement! • Do NOT write in bullet points! • Do NOT write in sentence fragments! • Do NOT quote from the excerpt provided!

  5. Period 1 Short-Answer Question (Practice) “I want the natives to develop a friendly attitude toward us because I know that they are a people who can be made free and converted to our Holy Faith more by love than by force. I therefore gave red caps to some and glass beads to others. They hung the beads around their necks, along with some other things of slight value that I gave them…I warned my men to take nothing from the people without giving something in exchange.” --Christopher Columbus, Log, October 12, 1492 Using the excerpt, answer a, b, and c. a) Briefly explain the point of view expressed by Columbus in the excerpt. b) Briefly explain what powerful group in Spain, other than the monarchy, Columbus would be appealing to in the above passage. c) Provide an example of contact between Europeans and the first inhabitants of America that is not consistent with the above passage.

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