Naturalization and Citizenship
Part B: Essay Topics
Essay 1
Using information and evidence from all of the documents to support your thinking, and using your own knowledge of history, write an essay that describes how the requirements of citizenship for immigrants have changed over the last 200 years. Your essay should be well organized and should include an introduction, at least three paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Essay 2
Using information and evidence from all of the documents to support your thinking, and using your own knowledge of history, write a persuasive essay from the perspective of an immigrant from a country of your choice during a time period of your choice about why you want to become an American citizen. Your essay should be well organized and should include an introduction, at least three paragraphs, and a conclusion.
This DBQ is available as a printable worksheet in pdf format.
