1. ACE the SAQ

2. How to ace the saq ACE it A - Answer C – Cite E – Expand
A = Answer. You directly answer the question by identifying your claim using Specific Factual Information (SFI).
C = Cite You briefly define/describe/support your claim by using additional Specific Factual Information (SFI).
E = Expand. You connect your claim through historical context.

3. Historical Thinking Skill: Contextualization
Students should be able to:
C3—Situate historical events, developments, or processes within the broader regional, national, or global context in which they occurred in order to draw conclusions about their relative significance.

4. example
Prompt (i.e. Part A): Briefly explain ONE important political development of the sectional conflict over slavery during the 1850’s.
ANSWER: The Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854 was another attempt to settle the sectional conflict over slavery during the 1850’s.
CITE: The act split the Nebraska Territory into two new territories, Nebraska and Kansas, and allowed each territory to determine free state or slave state through popular sovereignty.
EXPAND: Although the Kansas Nebraska Act attempted to settle the conflict over slavery through a more democratic means, it consequently allowed slavery to expand beyond the Missouri Compromise line of 36’30 and was considered a political victory for “slave power.”

5. SaQ AP Exam: Section 1, Part B: 4 questions, 50 minutes
20% of Total Exam
No thesis statement required (Just ACE)
Each part of the prompt answered is worth one point.
No partial points awarded