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• An SE is a paragraph answer• SE questions usually ask you to…

– Analyze a person or event and their HISTORICAL IMPACT

– Compare and Contrast two events/people• Each SE is worth 6-20 points

– 1-2 points awarded per “factual sentence”• A complete sentence with one important, well written,

accurate piece of information embedded in it• Sentence that answers the question that is being asked!!

• 2 to 4 on every test/quiz = 33-40% of the points• They are important…learn to do them well!!• Multiple Choice probably won’t help you

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• What reasons did the colonists have for migrating to the 3 regions in North America in the 1600s? (6pts)

• ATAQ…Answer the Actual Question– What do you need to answer?

• Use your Opening Question Sheet to answer this question as best you can.– Title = 3 Regions Short Essay Practice

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• Immigrants came to North American during the colonial period for many reasons. They came to avoid religious persecution. They also came to do make money in agriculture.

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• Immigrants came to North American during the colonial period for many reasons. In the Northern colonies, most of the colonists were Protestants who migrated to avoid religious struggle and frustration in England. In the Southern colonies, small and large planters migrated to make money growing tobacco. The middle colonies had a blend of the North and South

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• Immigrants came to North American during the colonial period for many reasons. In the Northern colonies, most of the colonists were Puritans who migrated to avoid religious frustrations in England. In the Southern colonies, small and large planters migrated to make money growing tobacco. The middle colonies had a blend of religious refugees (Quakers), traders, and planters.

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• Do not bullet answers

• Do not be vague and expect me to infer details

• Be accurate. Mistakes count as points off. Know your stuff.