APUSH SAQ Format

Format of SAQ Notes

Time Periods:

• (1491 - 1877): Pre-Columbian to Reconstruction
• (1865 - Present) : Beginning of Gilded Age/Industrial Revolution to Present

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Format:

• ACE Strategy
  • Answer: with specific content knowledge
  • Citation: Specific factual evidence to ATQ ( Do not be vague!)
  • Explanation: how does the evidence prove the assertion? This is the THEREFORE statement.
• Stay in the Box (26 Lines)
  • Label each SAQ A, B and C. 

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Secondary Source: Interpretation Periods 3-8 (1752-1980) (French and Indian War - Jimmy Carter Administration)

• Format: 
  • Read Questions First! (Know what you are looking for)
  • Read both passages 
  • Question A: Explain the POV of each author (one sentence each). Final sentences use therefore to state how they are different or similar. 
• Format:
  • ACE Strategy
  • For E, link an event or development during the time period with the second author’s POV to help support their argument. 

SAQ #2:

• Format:
  • Read all 3 Questions First (think about the historical context)
  • Read text/document
  • Answer with ACE Strategy