HTS Workshop: Evidence Using Graphs and Maps Effectively

Using Graphs and Maps Effectively Graphs & maps are staple stimuli for AP exams (especially popular in multiple choice!) Analyze in similar fashion to text documents Use the graphs or maps to analyze material beyond what is presented You need to extrapolate and hypothesize about the visuals, then draw inferences

Using Graphs and Maps Effectively For maps, ask these questions: Does the map suggest factors, trends, or developments that you had not previously considered about the topic? What are they? What groups would benefit or be hurt by the changes shown by the map? One a political map, for which political group is the map good news? For which is it bad news? According to the map, what geographic region is changing? What cultural, social, or economic impact might result from these changes? What is the central point or idea of the map? What questions are left unanswered by the map?

Using Graphs and Maps Effectively For graphs, ask these questions: What trends does the graph trace? Who would benefit from these trends? Who would be hurt? For a political graph, what partisan problems or opportunities does it suggest? What relationships or connections among events or factors can you infer from the graph? What is the central point or idea expressed by the graph? What questions are left unanswered by the graph?

Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the map and graph concerning the election of 1800 1. What economic groups do you think supported the Republicans? What about the Federalist?

Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the map and graph concerning the election of 1800 2. How does this map undermine the idea that Jefferson was president of ALL the people?

Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the map and graph concerning the election of 1800 3. For which political party is the map good news? For which group is it bad news? Why?

Practicing the Skill: Examine the map concerning the election of 1800 Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the map concerning the election of 1800 4. What other questions could you ask about the map?

Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the graph concerning the election of 1800 1. Since Aaron Burr was Jefferson’s running mate, what does the graph tell us about the method of electing the president in 1800?

Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the graph concerning the election of 1800 2. How did the results of the election make it difficult for Jefferson to claim a mandate for change in 1800?

Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the graph concerning the election of 1800 3. What does the graph tell you about the political appeal of the two parties in 1800?

4. Who were the “losers” in the election of 1800? Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the graph concerning the election of 1800 4. Who were the “losers” in the election of 1800?

5. What other questions about the election does the graph suggest? Discuss the following questions with your small group. Practicing the Skill: Examine the graph concerning the election of 1800 5. What other questions about the election does the graph suggest?

Applying the Skill: Examine the map and answer the questions

Applying the Skill: Examine the map and answer the questions 1. What economic and foreign policy advantage did the United States gain from the Louisiana Purchase? 2. Which parts of the United States benefited most from the purchase? Why? 3. What groups of people in the United States were hurt by the purchase? Why? 4. How did the purchase make America a stronger nation?

Applying the Skill: Examine the graph and answer the questions

Applying the Skill: Examine the graph and answer the questions 1. What trends do you see for American exports from 1790 to 1815? 2. What domestic and foreign developments help explain these trends? 3. What conclusions can you reach about American exports from 1790 to 1815?