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AP U.S. History · DBQ Skills

HAPP
Sourcing
Practice

You'll read six HAPP attempts for Document 3. For each one, decide if it earns the CB sourcing point — then explain why. Then you'll rewrite one that doesn't earn it until it does.

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Document 3 · William Howard · House of Representatives, Ohio · 1856
"In this, the first election in the territory [of Kansas], a very large majority of the votes were cast by citizens of the State of Missouri . . . a systematic invasion, from an adjoining state, by which large numbers of illegal votes were cast . . . for the avowed purpose of extending slavery into the territory . . . was a crime of great magnitude. Its immediate effect was to further excite the people of the northern states, induce acts of retaliation, and exasperate the actual settlers against their neighbors in Missouri."
Working Thesis
"Slavery was the most important cause of the Civil War, as disputes over its expansion into new territories created political divisions that made compromise impossible by 1861."
What earns the HAPP point?
A HAPP earns the point when it names the source feature (historical situation, audience, purpose, or point of view) AND explains how that feature changes what the document means for the argument. Naming alone = no credit. Naming + explaining the effect on the argument = credit.
HAPP Practice Attempt 1 of 6
Attempt 1 of 6 Historical Situation
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HAPP Practice Choose One to Rewrite

The Four That Didn't Earn It

Pick one to rewrite from scratch. You'll see what went wrong, then write a new HAPP until the coach approves it.

HAPP Practice Rewrite

Write a New

What went wrong in the original
What a good needs
Your new HAPP — write the whole thing from scratch
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