Unit 2: Revolutionary Era

Lessons

Chapter 5 - Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775 (Course Notes)
Chapter 6 - The Duel for North America, 1608-1763 (Course Notes)
Chapter 7 - The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775 (Course Notes)
Chapter 8 - America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783 (Course Notes)

How did the French & Indian War impact Native Americans, French settlers and British colonists?
In what ways did the French & Indian War alter the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies?
How and why did Britain attempt to increase its control over the colonies?
How and why did colonists resist British control?
How did the ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine influence Jefferson’s writings in the Declaration of Independence?
How did the Declaration of Independence become a road map for the new republic as it extended the franchise, provided for equality of opportunity, and guaranteed “unalienable rights”?
What differences existed among Americans concerning separation from Great Britain?
What factors contributed to the victory of the American rebels?
How did the American Revolution affect the lives of women, African Americans, Native Americans and British Loyalists?
To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally transform American society?

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