AP United States History

Period 3: 1754-1800

Revolution and Constitutional Period

Chapter 5: The American Revolution—Due October 3, 2017

Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic—Due October 10,2017

Part I: Reading Notes (20 points each)

Read each of the chapters and complete the Brinkley notes form.

Part II: Unit Terms (30 points)—due October 19, 2017

Define the term and explain their significance.

AP United States History

Period 3: 1754-1800

Revolution and Constitutional Period

  1. Shays’ Rebellion
  2. Annapolis Convention
  3. Constitutional Convention
  4. Jay’s Treaty
  5. Whiskey Rebellion
  6. Naturalization Act
  7. Alien and Sedition Acts
  8. “Revolution of 1800”

AP United States History

Period 3: 1754-1800

Revolution and Constitutional Period

Part III: Reading Questions (50 points)—due October 19, 2017

  1. To what degree and in what ways did American Indians adjust to British-American conflict both during and after the revolution?
  2. Compare and contrast the makeup of groups that supported the American Revolution and the makeup of those that opposed the revolution.
  3. To what degree and in what ways did the American Revolution foster the further development of republican ideas of self-government, both at the national and state levels?
  4. To what degree and in what ways were the lives of African Americans and women changed by the American Revolution?
  5. Analyze both the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
  6. Analyze the reasons for and consequences of national and state policies that encouraged western migration.
  7. What were the major compromises necessary for the U.S. Constitution to successfully get through the convention and ratification process?
  8. Compare and contrast the beliefs of the Federalists and the Republicans in the 1790s.
  9. To what degree and in what ways did the Constitution overcome the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
  10. Analyze the foreign policy issues facing the nation in the 1790sand evaluate the relative success of the United States in dealing with those problems.
  11. To what degree was the election of 1800 a turning point in United States history? Defend your position.
  12. Analyze the degree to which and the ways in which the U.S. Constitution can be subject to varying interpretations.
  13. Identify and explain, using specific evidence, how the debate over the power of the national government versus states’ rights intensified.
  14. Compare and contrast the economic and social systems of the northern, southern, and western regions.
  15. To what degree and in what ways did the First Industrial Revolution alter the labor force and family relationships in the United States?
  16. Analyze the foreign policy issues facing the nation between 1800 and 1820 and evaluate the relative success of the United States in dealing with them.
  17. Analyze cultural and religious changes that occurred between 1800 and 1820 and evaluate the consequences of those changes.
  18. To what degree did the United States enter into a war with Great Britain over the issue of freedom of the seas and neutral rights, as opposed to other motives?
  19. Analyze the degree to which and the ways in which the transportation revolution brought economic and social changes to the United States.

Part IV: Concept Questions (30 points)—due October 19, 2017

To review the unit and prepare for the unit test, answer the following questions.

Themes / Concept Questions
Beliefs, Ideas, and Cultures / Explain how Enlightenment ideas and the belief in republican principles of self-government manifested themselves during and after the American Revolution.
America in the World / Explain how American trade, policies of neutrality, and westward expansion led to conflict with a variety of different European countries.
Geography and Environment / Explain the impact of territorial acquisition on migration, political power, and foreign relations in the United States.
Migration and Settlement / Analyze the factors that encouraged western migration and the consequences of that migration.
Identity / Explain how disagreements in politics led to questions about what it meant to be an American.
Politics and Power / Explain the reasons for the development of political parties in the United States and how their beliefs differed.
Economics—Work, Exchange, and Technology / Analyze the impact of the First Industrial Revolution and the development of a national market economy on the economic, political, and social aspects of American life.

Part V: Short Answer Question Lottery (optional)

Look over these questions, ONE of these SAQS will randomly appear on your Unit Exam.

1. Use your knowledge of United States History to answer a, b, and c.

a) Describe ONE effort by England to exert imperial control over the American colonies in the mid-18th century.

b) Briefly explain the results of this effort.

c) Use at least ONE piece of historical evidence to support your explanation in b.

AP United States History

Period 3: 1754-1800

Revolution and Constitutional Period

Source: James Gillray, London, 1782. Library of Congress

  1. Using the cartoon, answer a and b. The title of the cartoon is “The American Rattle Snake.” The squares surrounded by the snake’s coils represent British soldiers.

a)Explain the point of view reflected in the cartoon above regarding TWO of the following:

  1. The British public
  2. The French government
  3. The American cartoon, “Join or Die”
  4. Yorktown

b)Contrast the American Patriots’ view of this cartoon with that of the American Loyalists’ view.

  1. Use your knowledge of United States History to answer a, b, and c.

a) Briefly describe ONE of the grassroots movements that fueled the independence movement, and why they wanted to go to war.

b) Use ONE piece of historical evidence to support your explanation.

c) Compare your answer to ONE of the colonial elite’s reasons for going to war for

independence

AP United States History

Period 3: 1754-1800

Revolution and Constitutional Period

The Exorbitant, not to say unlawful Fees, required and assumed by Officers,————the unnecessary, not to say destructive Abridgement of a Court’s Jurisdiction,—the enormous Encrease of the provincial Tax unnecessary; these are Evils of which no Person can be insensible…

… Many are accusing the Legislative Body as the Source of all those woeful Calamities.——— These, it must be confessed, are the instrumental Cause; they can, yea do impose some of these heavy Burdens.

… Are you not sensible, Brethren that we have too long groaned in Secret under the Weight of these crushing Mischiefs? How long will ye in this servile Manner subject yourselves to Slavery? Now shew yourselves to be Freemen, and for once assert your Liberty and maintain your Rights————This, this Election let us exert our-selves, and show, that we will not through Fear, Favour or Affection, bow and subject ourselves to those who, under the Mask of Friendship, have long drawn Calamities upon us.

From a 1769 pamphlet by Herman Husband, a prominent leader of Carolina farmers, addressing fellow backcountry residents

4. Use the passage above and your knowledge of U.S. history to answer a, b, and c.

a)Explain the conflict illustrated in this passage in the context of backcountry cultures.

b)Choose ONE of the factors below and briefly explain how it had the greatest impact on the development of backcountry cultures.

  • Economic
  • Social
  • Political
  • Religious

c)Compare your answer in (b) to one of the other options, explaining why that option is not as good as your choice.

AP United States History

Period 3: 1754-1800

Revolution and Constitutional Period

Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. The utmost good faith shall be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and, in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity, shall from time to time be made for preventing wrongs

Article 3, Northwest Ordinance, 1787

5. Consider the passage above and your knowledge of U.S. history to answer a, b, and c.

a)Use this passage to explain ONE way in which the Northwest Ordinance extended republican institutions into new territories.

b)Explain ONE additional way not included in the passage that the Northwest Ordinance extended republican institutions into new territories.

c)Briefly assess the impact of the Northwest Ordinance, by the end of the 18th century, on the conflict between American Indians and Europeans in the trans-Appalachian West.