Question 1
According to the excerpt, a major source of conflict before the riot was
African American Studies Exam Prep
The AP African American Studies DBQ and short-answer scoring, point by point
The document-based question is worth 7 points and each short answer 3 or 4, one point a part. Every point is earned on its own.
| Document-based question | 7 points, 45 minutes, 12% |
|---|---|
| Short answer | 3 questions, 3 or 4 parts each, 40 minutes, 18% |
The DBQ: 7 points
- Thesis or claim (1): a defensible claim with a line of reasoning, in one place.
- Context (1): broader events, developments or processes, more than a passing phrase.
- Evidence (3): the content of two sources (1) or three sources supporting an argument (2), plus one piece of evidence beyond them (1).
- Source use (1): for two sources, why their perspective, purpose, context or audience matters to the argument.
- Reasoning (1): causation, comparison, or change and continuity frames the argument.
The short answers
- One point a part, three or four parts a question.
- Identify, describe or explain: each verb asks for more than the last.
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Chicago Commission on Race Relations, report on the riot of July 1919, 1922
Chicago was one of the northern cities most largely affected by the migration of Negroes from the South during the war. The Negro population increased from 44,103 in 1910 to 109,594 in 1920, an increase of 148 per cent. Most of this increase came in the years 1916-19. . . .
In housing, however, there was a different story. Practically no new building had been done in the city during the war, and it was a physical impossibility for a doubled Negro population to live in the space occupied in 1915. Negroes spread out of what had been known as the "Black Belt" into neighborhoods near-by which had been exclusively white. This movement . . . developed friction, so much so that in the "invaded" neighborhoods bombs were thrown at the houses of Negroes who had moved in . . . .
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Questions people ask
How many points is the AP African American Studies DBQ worth?
7: thesis 1, context 1, evidence 3, source use 1 and reasoning 1. It is 12% of the score.
How many sources does the AP African American Studies DBQ have?
Five. You need to use at least three to support your argument.