Practice DBQ The Scramble for Africa In 15
Practice DBQ The Scramble for Africa In 15 Minutes ON YOUR OWN: Analyze each document Group them in at least 3 different ways Identify POV for at least 2 Construct a thesis statement
AP Review Class: DBQ Ø Great thesis for this essay: l “In response to the European Scramble for Africa, some Africans resisted initially with diplomatic responses aimed at maintaining peace with the European powers. When diplomacy failed, Africans resisted with violence, while others drew upon their religious traditions for strength in remaining independent. Yet another reaction among Africans was to encourage others to fight back. Some Africans, meanwhile, complied with and even willfully participated in the continent’s colonization by Europeans. ”
Groupings for this Essay Ø Diplomatic Responses: 2 & 3 Ø Violence Responses: 4, 5, 8 Ø Religious Responses: 3, 8 Ø Rebellious Responses: 6 & 7 Ø Participant Responses: 1 & 9
Point of View Ø Document 2: “Prempeh’s rejection of protectorate status under British rule goes to great lengths not to offend ‘Her Majesty’ and insists that the Ashanti kingdom must remain on good diplomatic terms with all ‘white men’, even as he flatly rejects the British offer. The cordial wording of his response can be read as an effort not to provoke the British into seizing the kingdom by force. ”
Additional Documents Ø 1. The African rulers who signed over their land to the Royal Niger Company. Ø 2. British witnessing the rebellions of the African groups. Ø 3. Specific: African leader whom Maheror (Doc 7) wrote to to see whether or not he adhered to his advice to organize an uprising.
“Homework” Ø Submit to me a strong thesis statement. Ø Submit to me a body paragraph by Thursday’s AP Class that contains your grouping topic sentence, evidence/analysis and POV for documents that are grouped.
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