Students, you have a choice between DBQ 6 or 7. DBQ 6 is on page A114 and DBQ 7 is on page 116. Here’s the direction from our textbook, The American Pageant.
DBQ 6: Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for Union and Emancipaton, 1861-1865.
Directions: In this DBQ, you must compose an essay that uses both your interpretation of Documents A-G and your own outside knowledge of the period mentioned in this question.
In a letter to newspaperman Horace Greeley on August 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln explained, “if I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others, I would also do that.” Six months later, however, Lincoln issued the Emanicipation Proclamation, making the abolition of slavery, as well as the preservation of the Union, a war aim. Discuss the relationship between Lincoln’s goals of preserving the Union and freeing the slaves.
Use the documents ( in the book) and your knowledge of the period from 1861-1865 to compose your answer.
DBQ 7: The Role of Capitalists, 1875-1900
Directions: In this DBQ, you must compose an essay that uses both your interpretation of Documents A-G and your own outside knowledge of the period mentioned in this question.
Historians have often portrayed the capitalists who shaped post-Civil War industrial America as either admirable “captains of industry” or corrupt “robber barons.” Evaluate which of these descriptions—”captians of industry” or “robber barons” is more accurate characterization of these capitalists.
Use the documents in your book and your knowledge of the period 1875-1900 to compose your answer.
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