The College Board
Advanced Placement Examination
1987
UNITED STATES HISTORY
Section II - Part A
(Suggested writing time - 45 minutes)
Percent of Section II score - 45
Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-1 and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period.

1. "By the 1850's the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had created."

Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1850-1861, assess the validity of this statement.


Document A



Document B
Source: An Anonymous Georgian, "Plain Words for the North," American Whig Review, XII (December 1850)......

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