Unit 5 SAQ (Slavery Between 1844-1865)

AP US History Short-Answer Question on Slavery Between 1844-1865

👋 Welcome to the APUSH Unit 5 SAQ (Slavery Between 1844-1865). These are shorter questions, but you'll still want to grab some paper and a pencil, or open up a blank page on your computer. After you finish, you can see how you did with Unit 5 SAQ (Slavery Between 1844-1865) Answers.

⏱ The AP US History exam has a mixture of free-response questions and allotted times. For these types of questions, there will be 3 SAQs, and you will be given 40 minutes to complete the SAQ section. (This means you should give yourself ~13 minutes to go through each practice SAQ.)

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Figure 1

Image courtesy of Library of Congress, 1856.

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Questions

(a) Describe ONE point of view about slavery expressed in the image above. 

(b) Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development during the period 1844 to 1865 that led to the event depicted in the image above. 

(c) Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development during the period 1844 to 1865 resulted from the event depicted in the image above.

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Answers & Rubric

💯 Ready to see how you did? Take a look at the Unit 5 SAQ (Slavery Between 1844-1865) Answers.

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