Unit 2-Revolution

Standards: ACT EOC B.1.F-B.1.G

The American Revolution and the country's early experiences had lasting results.

• Analysis of the fight for independence and the underlying causes of friction between the colonies and Britain.
• Examination of the Articles of Confederation and the weaknesses that led to the creation of a new constitution.

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Vocabulary

Section 1

• Albany Plan of Union
• French and Indian War
• Royal Proclamation of 1763
• Customs Duty
• Sons of Liberty
• Stamp Act Congress
• Nonimportation Agreement
• Writs of Assistance

Section 2

• Committee of Correspondence
  
• Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable Acts
• Suffolk Resolves
• Minuteman
• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Olive Branch Petition
• Common Sense

Section 3

• Robert Morris
• Guerrilla Warfare
• John Burgoyne
• Letter of Marque
• Saratoga
• Charles Cornwallis
• Nathaniel Greene
• Francis Marion
• Benedict Arnold
• Yorktown
• Treaty of Paris, 1763
  

Section 4

• Republic
• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
• Manumission
• Ratification
• Confederation Congress
• Northwest Ordinance
• Recession
• Inflation

Assignments

2-A Colonies Fight for Rights
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2-B Revolution Begins
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2-C Decision for Independence
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2-D War
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Big Ideas

• Summarize reasons for colonial discontent.
• Explain how the Stamp Act affected the relationship between Britain and the colonies.
• Summarize the first battles between Britain and the colonies.
• Explain the circumstances under which the colonies declared their independence.
• List the advantages and disadvantages of each side at the beginning of the war.
• Discuss the roles of France and Spain in the war, and explain how the war ended.
• Discuss the new political ideas that prevailed following the war.
• Examine the strengths and weaknesses of the newly formed Confederation Congress.