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title: "Unit 2 SAQ (The Colonies) | AP US History Class Notes"
description: "Review Unit 2 SAQ (The Colonies) for your test on Exam Skills. For students taking AP US History"
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subject: "AP US History"
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lastUpdated: "2024-06-18"
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# Unit 2 SAQ (The Colonies) | AP US History Class Notes

## Summary

Review Unit 2 SAQ (The Colonies) for your test on Exam Skills. For students taking AP US History

## Guide

## AP US History Short-Answer Question on The Colonies



👋 Welcome to the **[APUSH](/apush "fv-autolink") [Unit 2](/apush/unit-2 "fv-autolink") SAQ (The Colonies)**. These are shorter questions, but you'll still want to grab some paper and a pencil, or open up a blank page on your computer. After you finish, you can see how you did with [**Unit 2 SAQ (The Colonies) Answers**](https://fiveable.me/apush/saq/unit-2-saq-the-colonies-answers/study-guide/8KX6Fg2z2FTNTwXiYKle).



⏱ The [AP US History exam](/apush/ap-us-history-exam "fv-autolink") has a mixture of free-response questions and allotted times. For these types of questions, there will be 3 SAQs, and you will be given 40 minutes to complete the SAQ section. (This means you should **give yourself ~13 minutes** to go through each practice SAQ.)



- 🤔 Need a quick refresher of the unit as a whole? Check out the [**Unit 2 Overview**](https://fiveable.me/apush/unit-2/overview-period-2/study-guide/MrhwF2OP3DVLQwTIh2wZ).
- - 😩 Getting stumped halfway through answering? Look through all of the available [**Unit 2 Resources**](https://fiveable.me/apush/unit-2/).
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### Questions



***Confine your response to the period 1607 to 1754.***



(a) Briefly **describe** the difference between the development of society in [New England](/apush/key-terms/new-england "fv-autolink") (such as [Massachusetts Bay](/apush/key-terms/massachusetts-bay "fv-autolink")) and that of the southern colonies (such as Virginia or the Carolinas).



(b) Briefly **describe** ONE specific historical similarity between the development of societies in New England and those of the southern colonies.



(c) Briefly **explain** one specific reason for the differences in the development of societies in the New England and the southern colonies. 



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### Answers & Rubric



💯 Ready to see how you did? Take a look at the [**Unit 2 SAQ (The Colonies) Answers**](https://fiveable.me/apush/saq/unit-2-saq-the-colonies-answers/study-guide/8KX6Fg2z2FTNTwXiYKle).



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