MT 3: The Founding of the Nation
Follow the battles between the US and Britain after the French and Indian War and why these colonists protected by the most powerful nation in the world would want to rebel and start anew on their own.
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Assignment #1READ CH. 6 & 7 in AP Book and or Ch 5 & 6 PFAPE
Assignment #4Answer Chapter review questions on pgs 97-99 in PFAPE
Assignment #7Do the short answer questions in the PFAPE book on pages 100-102
Assignment #10Essay Question: Choose one of the following:
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Assignment #2Answer the essential questions on the Capacity Matrix
Assignment #5Document Analysis of the above docs. Who wrote them? For what purpose? What effect did each have on the American Colonies as a whole? For the Federalist papers, read #10,
Assignment #8Compare and contrast the views of historians on the American Revolution. Click on the pictures above to read points of view from each side. Write a short response as to what you found most interesting and why?
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ASSIGNMENT #3American Independence reading guide. Click on the Constitution above
Assignment #6Was the American Revolution inevitable? What could have been done to stop it if anything? Was there no stopping it once the ball started rolling towards war?
Assignment #9EOT must be taken in class given by myself
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1. DBQ 3 in the American Pageant
2. Analysis of the causes of the American Revolution. Where did the ideas of self-government come from and examine at least 4 events that led the colonists down the path to freedom. 3. Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution. What are the strengths and weaknesses of both, why was the AOC scrapped? What were the main ideas behind their creation? 4. Analyze the formation of the first political parties in the US. What ideas separated the Federalists and Anti-Federalists? In this hostile climate, how was a Constitution able to be forged that both sides agreed on? 5. Analyze the debates on the creation of the Constitution. How were these men able to compromise on so many hot button issues and create a government that has lasted over 200 years? Focus on at least three of the following issues:
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