DBQ

Section 2A: Document-Based Question

1 Question | 1 Hour (includes 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score

  • Students are presented with 7 documents offering various perspectives on a historical development or process.

  • Students assess these written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence.

  • Students develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.

  • The document-based question focuses on topics from 1450–2001.