DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION- SECTIONALISM

1 Name_____ Period_____. DOCUMENT BASED question - SECTIONALISM . This question is BASED on the accompanying documents (1-10). This question is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purposes of this question . As you analyze the documents, take into account both the source of each DOCUMENT and any point of view that may be presented in the DOCUMENT . Historical Context: SECTIONALISM is term used to describe a certain loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of a country, rather than the nation as a whole. During the first half of the 19th century, SECTIONALISM became an increasing problem in the United States of America.

2 Eventually this division of loyalties contributed to the division of the nation during the Civil War. Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of United States History and Government, answer the questions that follow each DOCUMENT in Part A. Your answers to the questions will help you write the Part B essay, in which you will be asked to answer: Select THREE causes for SECTIONALISM in the United States during the first half of the 19th century (labor, economy, population distribution, infrastructure, reform movements) and for each: o Explain how EACH cause led to the sectional divide of the United States prior to the start of the Civil War.

3 NOTE: The rubric (scoring criteria) for this essay appears on the next page. 1. DOCUMENT BASED question Scoring Rubric Score of a 5: Shows a thorough understanding of the theme or problem Thoroughly develops all aspects of the task evenly and in depth Is more analytical than descriptive Incorporates relevant information from a majority of the documents Incorporates substantial relevant outside information Richly supports essay with relevant facts, examples and details Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization; includes an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme Score of a 4: Develops all aspects of the task but may do so somewhat unevenly Is both descriptive and analytical Incorporates relevant information from a majority of the documents Incorporates relevant outside information Supports the theme with relevant facts, examples and details Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization.

4 Includes an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme Score of a 3: Develops all aspects of the task but with little depth or develops most aspects of the task in some depth Is more descriptive than analytical Incorporates some relevant information from some of the documents Incorporates limited relevant outside information Includes some relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some minor inaccuracies Demonstrates a satisfactory and clear plan of organization; includes an introduction and a conclusion that may be a restatement of the theme Score of a 2: Minimally develops all aspects of the task or develops some aspects of the task in some depth Is primarily descriptive; may include faulty, weak or isolated application or analysis Incorporates little relevant information from the documents or consists of primarily relevant information copied from the documents Presents limited relevant outside information Includes few relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some inaccuracies Demonstrates a general plan of organization; may lack focus.

5 May contain digressions; may not clearly identify which aspect of the task is being addressed; may lack an introduction and/ or conclusion Score of a 1: Minimally develops some aspects of the task Is descriptive; may lack understanding, application or analysis Makes vague, unclear references to the documents or consists primarily of relevant and irrelevant information copied from the documents Presents no relevant outside information Includes few relevant facts, examples, or details; may include inaccuracies May demonstrate a weakness in organization; may lack focus; may contain digressions; may not clearly identify which aspect of the task is being addressed; may lack introduction and/ or a conclusion Score of a 0: Fails to develop the task or may only refer to the theme in a general way; OR includes no relevant facts, examples or details.

6 OR includes only the historical context and/ or task as copied from the test booklet; OR includes only entire documents copied from the test booklet OR is illegible; OR is a blank paper 2. DOCUMENT 1. This chart provides information on the amount of goods shipped on the Erie Canal, the value of that material, and the tolls collected by New York State from 1836 through 1852. Canal Statistics, N ew York DailyTimes (1851-1857); 1853; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2001). 1. How did the amount and the value of materials transported on the canal change between 1836 ad 1852? [1].

7 _____. _____. Score: DOCUMENT 2. The following is a painting of the West Point Foundry, built in 1817. This foundry produced cast iron for cannon shot and rifles. "The Gun Foundry" by John Ferguson Weir- West Point/Cold Spring source: 2. How was this foundry an example of the North's economic make up? [1]. _____. _____. Score: 3. DOCUMENT 3. This quotation is from Betty Lowe who was a former slave. Her story was written as a WPA project a part of the New Deal. "I was born on a farm in Alexander County. My home is now in Jefferson. Father still owns the farm of one5a. How did hundred andthe alliance sixty Our cashcontribute crops aretocorn,the outbreak of World wheat, cotton and War I?

8 [1] Potatoes also grow vegetables. well on our place. Most everybody tries to raise some apples. We have a big orchard, possibly three _____. thousand trees. When the crop is good and we get them marketed right, they bring in a tidy sum of _____. money . Source: Betty Lowe September 8, 1939 Betty Lowe (Cook & Waitress) Taylorsville, N. C., Ethel Deal, Writer 3. What was a method used by the south to make money for their economy during the 1800's? [1]. _____. _____. Score: DOCUMENT 4. This is a population map of the total number of slave holders in the United Stated in 1860. United States in 1860: Total Slave Holders Source: Census Archive at the University of Virginia ections/stats/histcensus/php/stat 4.

9 What parts of the United States utilized slave labor? [1]. _____. _____. Score: 4. DOCUMENT 5. This is a posting for the purchase of indentured servants to bring to the United States as a source of labor. Source: 5. Which part of the United States typically used indentured servants as a source of labor? [1]. _____. _____. Score: DOCUMENT 6. The following map displays the population and railroad distribution in the United States in 1860. 6. Where was the majority of the population found? Where were the majority of railroads found? [1]. _____. _____. Score: 5. DOCUMENT 7. This map illustrates the territorial growth of the United States from 1790-1920.

10 Source: 7. Give an example of a method used to gain more territory for the United States. [1]. _____. _____. Score: DOCUMENT 8. This is an excerpt from John Brown's last speech before he was put to death. I have, may it please the Court, a few words to say. In the first place, I deny everything but what I have all along admitted, the design on my part to free the slaves. I. intended certainly to have made a clean thing of that matter, as I did last winter, when I went into Missouri and there took slaves without the snapping of a gun on either side, moved them through the country, and finally left them in Canada.