Unit 5 LEQs

Directions:
In your response, you should do the following:

• Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
• Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
• Support an argument using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
• Use historical reasoning (e.g., causation, comparison, continuity and change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
• Demonstrate a complex understanding of the historical development that is the focus of the prompt.

Choose ONE of the following prompts:

Option 1 (Causation)
Evaluate the extent to which industrialization between 1750 and 1900 was driven by environmental factors.

Option 2 (Continuity and Change Over Time)
Evaluate the extent to which industrialization between 1750 and 1900 changed social hierarchies and standards of living.