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This page is designed to help you with tackling the 2026 APUSH DBQ & LEQ essays!
This page is designed to help you with tackling the 2026 APUSH DBQ & LEQ essays!
(Just click on the links below for information and help!)
Tom Richey, Marco Learning & Heimler's History Resources
Tom Richey, Marco Learning & Heimler's History Resources
...my personal preferences!
...my personal preferences!
The College Board just changed the requirements for the DBQ and LEQ in APUSH, AP World, and AP Euro. The changes are pretty significant, most notably way more options for earning the complexity point.
(30 Minutes)
Heimler's History DBQ & LEQ Videos and Guides
Heimler's History DBQ & LEQ Videos and Guides
(Click on the links below for all you need to follow along with his tutorials)
UPDATED FOR 2025
How To Understand ANY DBQ Prompt
The prompts for your DBQ and LEQ can be confusing whether you're taking the APUSH, AP World, or AP Euro exam. But all you need is a little help understanding the language and decoding the prompt.
How To Write A Thesis For A DBQ & LEQ
In this video Heimler teaches you how to write a thesis statement for a Document Based Question (DBQ) and a Long Essay Question (LEQ). The good news is that for both essays, the thesis structure and requirements are the same.
Figuring out how to write a document based question (DBQ) is hard enough as it is. But when you add a 60 minute time limit, the stress is amplified by a factor of 10. In this video Heimler give you three tips for writing your DBQ faster.
Step by step process of planning and writing the DBQ utilizing the actual 2018 APUSH DBQ Prompt. The DBQ and worksheet that go along with this video are included below.
In this video Heimler walks you through how to write a LEQ (Long Essay Question) for AP World History, AP European History, and APUSH. We'll go through all the tips and tricks you need to know to score well on the Long Essay Question. And since LEQs are scored on the same rubric for APUSH, AP Euro, and AP World, everything in this video applies to them all equally.
In this video Heimler breaks down the easiest formula for how to write a LEQ (Long Essay Question) for maximum points on the AP Exam. And all the advice covers AP World, APUSH, and AP Euro since they're all scored on identical rubrics.
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