1. DBQ: Absolutism & Democracy

2. Todays DBQ  35 Point Assignment  Due at beginning of Test Day  May be typed or hand written  Work with a partner or solo, one essay per group  Answer the questions under each document  Create a 5 Paragraph essay- question in gray box

3. Guidelines for DBQ  After answering all of the questions under the document- choose, what you think, which form of government was most effective, democracy or absolutism, for the 17 th & 18 th centuries.  Support your answer with documents  Essay Format: 1. Introduction - How are you answering the main question? 2-4. Body #1, #2, & #3. Support your answer. Use at least one document in each paragraph to support answer. 5. Conclusion - Why are these the best causes?  Each paragraph should have at least 3 sentences, except conclusion- 1 or 2 sentences will suffice