Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of
Documents A-J and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by
essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period.
1. To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer, be sure
to address the political, social, and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800.