10The
Enlightenmentıs Great Experiment (Ushering forth a New Nation): From the
Revolution to the Constitution
UNIT
II: APUSH
(1.5 weeks)
What are
the patterns of a revolution?
Unit
Objectives:
At the end of this unit students should be able to
Analyze and explain the ideology of the American Revolution, particularly its relationship to Enlightenment ideals.
Explain the significance
of major acts of the British government and the colonial responses to these
acts
Discuss the major
campaigns of the Revolutionary War and the factors that led to British defeat;
Explain the main
elements of the Articles of Confederation and assess its strengths and
weaknesses;
Explain why the
Constitution was written and how colonial experiences shaped the document in
its final form;
Discuss the compromises
made to ratify the Constitution
and explain their lasting presence.
Explain the main
elements of the US Constitution, including the Bill of Rights
Explain the rise of the
first political factions in this country, Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Explain the roles of
Hamilton, Jefferson, and Washington
Identify the precedents
set by Washington and Adams and discuss major accomplishments during their
administrations [foreign affairs, domestic policies]
Discuss the significance
of the Alien and Sedition Acts under John Adams
Reading
Assignments
Date
--reading completed
American History Chapter 4
(p. 110 to the end)
American History Chapter 5
____________ American
History Chapter 6
Free
Response Questions (make an outlined response for ONE question from EACH Part.
Thus you have two outlines you must do.)
Part A
1.
Mercantalism
was actually more favorable to the colonies than to Great Britain. Assess the
validity of this statement.
2.
.
How did the American colonies move from loyalty to protest to rebellion in the
twelve years following the end of the French and Indian War? (Focus first on
loyalty, then protest, then rebellion; be sure to give examples of each)
Part B
1. Analyze the extent to which the
American Revolution and its aftermath represented a radical alteration in
American political ideas and institutions. Confine your answer to the period 1775-1800. (In other words—was it radical or
conservative?)Be sure to include some focus on the Constitution)-
2.
Assess the presidencies of both Washington and Adams in terms of domestic and
foreign policies. Should each be remembered as a GREAT president?
Other
Assignment (similar to what you did last year)
British
Policy Chart/timeline:
Create a chart/time-line detailing various British policies enacted following
the Seven Yearsı War (Proclamation of 1763 through the Lexington and Concord).
Indicate the content or provisions of these acts, the colonial response and the
impact on growing colonial unity, and the impact of the experience on
post-independence governance.
Include the Proclamation of 1763, Grenville Acts, Townsend Duties,
Committees of Correspondence, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts
(detail), First Continental Congress, Samuel Adams, Sons of Liberty, and
anything else you feel is germane to the topic. This will be collected for
credit.
Major
Assignments/Projects and Assessment (There will also be minor homework assignments and
quizzes that are not mentioned on this sheet.)
Date
to be completed (students will be assigned to one of the first three
projects below. All students must do the DBQ and the Unit test.
Readings on the Revolution.
British
Policy Chart//timeline
Unit
outlines
_____________ In
class essay
Unit 2 Test
Study
terms for American History
Chapt
4 (p. 108 to end)
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Why
did George Grenville increase Englandıs control over the colonies, and how
did he do this? |
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Mutiny
Act, 1765 |
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Sugar
Act, 1764 |
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Currency
Act, 1764 |
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Stamp
Act, 1765 |
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How
did mercantilist theory influence the new policies? Were they effective? |
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Tensions
between backwater colonists and established societies |
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Paxton
Boys, 1763 |
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Regulator
movement |
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How
did the Grenville program ³antagonize virtually everyone²? |
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How
did the the British govıt challenge the basis of colonial power |
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Why
did the stamp act antagonize so many colonists? |
|
Virginia
Resolves |
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Stamp
Act Congress |
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Sons
of Liberty |
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Direct
versus Virtual Representation: |
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What
was Englandıs response to the American protests over the Stamp Act? |
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Declaratory
Act: |
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Townshend
Acts, 1767 and colonial response |
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John
Dickensonıs ³Letters from an American Farmer² (Check the Pageant and other
sources) |
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Mass.
Circular Letter |
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External
v. internal taxes |
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Colonial
Boycotts |
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Boston
³Massacre²: |
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Sam
Adams |
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Committees
of Correspondence |
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King
George IIIıs disposition; |
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Revolutionary
Discourse |
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Gaspee
affair |
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Tea
Act and response |
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Daughters
of Liberty |
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Boston
Tea Party |
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Coercive
or Intolerable Acts |
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Quebec
Act |
|
First
Continental Congress |
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Continental
Association (For Independence?): |
|
Conciliatory
Propositions |
|
Lexington
and Concord, 1775 : |
Chapter
5: The American Revolution
|
Explain
divisions in second cont. congress |
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Olive
Branch Petition v. Dec., of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (why
did many Americans change their minds and begin to support the war?) |
|
Bunker
Hill june 1775 |
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Common
Sense |
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Need
for Dec. of Independence; its arguments: |
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Patriots
vs. Loyalists(revolution as minority movement?): divided americans |
|
Articles
of Confederation ; |
|
What
problems did Americans face in setting up supplies and funding? How did they
finance the war? |
|
Recruitment
problems |
|
George
Washington |
|
Foreign
assistance |
|
American
Advantages |
|
Evacuation
day (reflected what?) |
|
Invasion
of Canada |
|
Stage
2 (middle regions) 1776-1778 |
|
Britainıs
strategy and failure |
|
Saratoga,
1777: |
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French
aid: |
|
Treaty
of alliance 1778 : |
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French
aid 1778-1783: |
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Final
phase: south (why did they go there?) |
|
Appeal
to slaves |
|
Rev.
consequences of south. Campaign |
|
Arnoldıs
betrayal |
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Nathanael
Greene |
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Rochambeau: |
|
De
Grasse |
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Yorktown: |
|
Treaty
of Paris, sept 3, 1783 |
|
Loyalist
Exodus |
|
Fall
of the Anglican church and respect for catholics |
|
Slaves
and the war. What happened? |
|
Northern
v. southern response to revolutionary ideology and its implications on
slavery |
|
How
did the Rev. affect Native Americans? |
|
How
did the Rev. affect the way American women thought about their status and
what changes resulted from this new awareness? |
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How
did the war help to change the economy? |
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Why
did the concept of a republican government appeal to Americans so much? |
|
How
did americanıs propose to avoid the problems of the British system in their
own government? |
|
How
did State governments change during the 1770s and 80s, (think about Mass.). |
|
How
did constitutions reflect Enlightenment ideals? |
|
Statute
of Religious liberty |
|
How
did the Rev. affect slavery in New England? The Middle states? The south? |
|
Explain
the main features of the government under Articles of Confederation. |
|
What
caused delay in ratification of A of C? How was it resolved |
|
Explain
the diplomatic failures under the A of
C. |
|
How
did the Congress deal with newly ceded western lands? Who favored or
benefited from which policy? |
|
Land
Ordinance of 85 |
|
Battle
of Fallen Timbers and treaty of greenville |
|
What
were the postwar economic problems of the A of C? How did it attempt to solve
those problems? |
|
Shayıs
rebellion |
Chapter
6: The Constitution and the New Republic
|
Who
were the advocates of centralization, and what did they want? |
|
Society
of Cincinnati and newburgh conspiracy |
|
What
did those who favored centralizations see as the most serious problems with
the A of C? How did they propose to fix them? |
|
Alexander
Hamilton |
|
Annapolis
conference, 1786 |
|
What
were the characteristics of the men who met at the Const. Conv. ? Whose
presence was vital for success? |
|
Virginia
Plan v. New Jersey Plan (small v. large states |
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Great
Compromise |
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3/5ths
compromise |
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Question
of sovereignty |
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Separation
of powers; explain the roles of the various forms of govıt |
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Motives
of ³federal² structure of govıt |
|
|
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Ratification
process |
|
Federalist
ideas v. antifederalist ideas |
|
Federalist
papers |
|
Bill
of rights (memorize them) |
|
Judiciary
and constitution |
|
Judiciary
Act of 1789 |
|
cabinet |
|
Explain
differences between federalists and the republicans |
|
Alexander
Hamilton |
|
Hamiltonıs
idea of debt assumption |
|
National
bank and excise tax |
|
How
successful was Hamilton at getting his ideas enacted? For the Bank of the US,
read the Pageant in order to understand the differences between loose and strict
construction in interpreting the constitution |
|
Emergence
of the Republican party |
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Jeffersonian
ideas |
|
Differences
in opinion of the French |
|
How
did the Federalists attract wide public support? |
|
Whiskey
Rebellion |
|
Problems
with Indians and the Constitution |
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Neutrality
Proclamation 1793 |
|
American
neutrality and Citizen Genet |
|
Jayıs
Treaty |
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Pinckneyıs
Treaty |
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Washingtonıs
Farewell Address |
|
Election
of 1796 |
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John
Adams |
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Divided
Federalists |
|
Problems
with France |
|
XYZ
affair |
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Quasi
War |
|
Alien
and Sedition Acts—what is their significance? |
|
Virginia
and Kentucky Resolutions |
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Election
of 1800 |
|
Judiciary
act of 1801 |
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Revolution
of 1800 (was it really a revolution?) |