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appLYING ap® historical thinking Skills

sKIll REvIEw contextualization and historical argumentation

Consider the following claim:

The First Great Awakening proved to be a greater influence than the Enlightenment

on American political identity between 1754 and 1787. Accept, refute, or modify this

statement, and support your position with appropriate evidence.

For a review of the historical thinking skills of contextualization and historical argumentation,

revisit your work in the Applying AP® Historical Thinking Skills exercises on pages 49–50,

77–78, and 108–110.

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