The DBQ Project - Mini-Qs in American History

Mini-Qs in American History, Vol. 1 & 2

Eight High-Interest Units of Study in Each Volume

Volume 1: 1607 - 1877

Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die?
Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit?
How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny?
How Free Were Free Blacks in the North?
Was the United States Justified in Going to War With Mexico?
What Was Harriet Tubman's Greatest Achievement?
Why Was the Battle of Gettysburg a Turning Point?
North or South: Who Killed Reconstruction?

Volume 2: 1877 - Present

Should the United States Have Annexed the Philippines?
Progressivism: Where Will You Put Your Million Dollars?
Prohibition: Why Did America Change its Mind?
What Caused the Dust Bowl?
Why Did Japan Bomb Pearl Harbor?
The Geography of the Cold War: What Was Containment?
What Made Cesar Chavez an Effective Leader?
Should the US Drill for Oil in Alaska's Wilderness?

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U.S. History Mini-Q binders

All Units written at two support levels:
Enhanced version is heavily scaffolded.
Clean version has minimal scaffolding.

One-page Background essays provide historical context.

Documents include cartoons, maps, letters, drawings,
first-person narratives, charts and graphs, historians' accounts, photographs, flyers, advertisements, and more.