Documenting United States History

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aPPlyI Ng aP® historical Thinking Skills

sKill review Comparison and appropriate Use of relevant

historical evidence

Answer the following prompt using the three documents above and your knowledge of the

time period between 1785 and 1795. Consult your textbook and class notes to help you

answer the question.

The following three pieces of diplomatic legislation were approved by the US legis-

lature between 1785 and 1795, and each guaranteed individual, states’, or national

rights. How did each define rights differently? In what ways were these differences

produced by each document’s particular goal?

Document 6.5, Northwest Ordinance, Key Sections, 1787

Document 6.6, Treaty of Greenville, Article 9, 1795

Document 6.7, Pinckney’s Treaty, Article IV, 1795

Your response should include an introductory paragraph that states a thesis and at least

two body paragraphs, each of which includes a main point and supporting points. (See

Building AP® Writing Skills, p. 25, for examples of claims and evidence.) Be sure to decide

which organizational format will be better for your response—subject-by-subject (see Building

AP® Writing Skills, p. 51) or point-by-point (see Building AP® Writing Skills, p. 81).

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