America’s History – Eighth Edition (Henretta, et al.)
Chapter Assignment
APUSH – Spiconardi
Chapter 5 – The Problem of Empire, 1763 - 1776 (pg. 150 – 181)
Essential/Guiding Questions:
- Was colonial independence inevitable, and was war the only way to achieve it?
- Explain how British constraints on economic and political activity in the colonies led to an independence movement.
- Explain how the British identified Americans and how Americans identified themselves. Examine the extent to which colonists developed a sense of American identity by the start of the Revolution.
- Explain why most British and colonial leaders rejected the idea that the colonies should be represented in parliament.
- Explain why the Stamp Act provoked more resistance than the Sugar Act.
- Explain how the colonists reacted to the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, and Coercive Acts.
- Explain how Enlightenment ideas inspired many American thinkers.
- Explain why some colonists wanted to remain loyal to the British.
Key Terms
America’s History – Eighth Edition (Henretta, et al.)
Chapter Assignment
APUSH – Spiconardi
- Sons of Liberty
- Virtual Representation
- Nonimportation movement
- Continental Congress
- Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
- Declaration of Independence
America’s History – Eighth Edition (Henretta, et al.)
Chapter Assignment
APUSH – Spiconardi
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Chapter 6 – Making War and Republican Governments, 1776 - 1789 (pg. 182 – 213)
Essential/Guiding Questions:
- Determine the extent to which the American Revolution was revolutionary. What political, social, and economic changes did it produce, and what stayed the same? (Think continuity and change.)
- Determine the extent to which the course of the American Revolution was shaped by events in Europe.
- Explain how the Patriots were able to defeat the British. Consider political, diplomatic, and military reasons. Was Patriot victory achieved due to British mistakes or Patriot advantages?
- Explain in what ways the Confederation functioned effectively and in which ways it was a failure.
- Which plan of government better fulfilled the ideals of the American Revolution: Articles of Confederation or the Constitution of 1787? Explain and provide evidence.
- Identify and explain the significant issues and compromises of the Constitutional Convention.
- Federalists and Antifederalists both claimed to represent the true spirit of the American Revolution. Which of these competing visions of national identity was right? Why?
Key Terms
America’s History – Eighth Edition (Henretta, et al.)
Chapter Assignment
APUSH – Spiconardi
- Articles of Confederation
- Shay’s Rebellion
- Virginia Plan
- New Jersey Plan
- The Great Compromise
- Federalist No. 10
- Northwest Ordinance of 1787