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AP Topics

 * **The American Revolutionary Era, 1754-1789**
 * The French and Indian War
 * The Imperial Crisis and Resistance to Britain
 * The War for Independence
 * State constitutions and the Articles of Confederation
 * The federal Constitution

Learning Objectives:
1. Examine the three C's of the American Revolution: Cause-Course-Consequences. 2. Describe why American society was ripe for revolution. 3. Assess and explain the responsibility of George III and Parliament for the loss of their American colonies. 4. Compare and contrast American and British views of imperial government in American colonial society. 5. Create a timeline charting British tax acts and American responses to them. 6. Read and interpret Thomas Paine's //Common Sense//. 7. Analyze the American decision to declare independence from the convening of the Second Continental Congress to the Declaration of Independence. 8. Compare and contrast the military assets and liabilities of both the British and American forces in the Revolutionary War. 9. Describe the role of African Americans and women in the fighting of the American Revolution. 10. Chart the significant geographical and military components of the American Revolution using Google Earth. 11. Analyze the British southern strategy from their victory at Charleston to Cornwallis’s defeat at Yorktown. 12. Explain how American Loyalists were the greatest losers in the American Revolution. 13. Analyze the role of diplomacy in the success of the American Revolution with both France and Great Britain. 14. Describe the role common people played in the American Revolution. 15. Follow the "Founders" through the Revolution by creating diary accounts from their perspectives. 16. Practice responding to Free-Response Questions from the Revolutionary era.



Chapter 5 Powerpoint



 * [|More Chapter 5 Resources]**

Over the Chuseok Holiday, I expect you to read Chapter 5 in //APP// and reinforce it using the resources above. Simply reading the chapter, summary and powerpoint will not be enough for you to synthesize this information. Become active readers and take notes on what you read, ask questions, and respond to what you are learning by writing reflectively about it. We will spend more time on cultivating this skill when tackling this momentous unit.

Tax Act Timeline
1. Click on the American Revolution Ant Farm link above and complete **Entries 2 & 3** carefully following the instructions for each entry to ensure that you receive full credit. 2. Watch the first presidential debate this Saturday on CNN or BBC or www.mydebates.org. **G block** respond to a question related to the debate on [|AP U.S. NING SITE]. You must reference a specific statement in the debate by one of the candidates in your response. **E block** respond to at least one comment by someone from G block and reference a specific statement in the debate in your response. 3. Study for the 13 colonies quiz and French and Indian War notes. For Block G students, we are having a 13 colonies quiz on Tuesday because several of your classmates in E block could not tell me where the 13 colonies were. Here's a review:
 * Homework:**

Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island
 * New England (4)**

Pennsylvania New York Delaware New Jersey
 * Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies (4)**

Maryland (Chesapeake) Virginia (Chesapeake) North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
 * Southern Colonies (4)**

Debunking Myths Jigsaw
Ray Raphael's //Founding Myths// breaks down the myths and realities of the American Revolution for us in a great historical analysis. Unfortunately, we don't have enough time to read his entire work, but we will focus on the best of his chapters. You will be assigned to read his brief introduction to the work and one of his mythbusters. Over the course of this week, you and your group need to read the myth and develop a way that you can teach your classmates the key points of it in an interesting way. You may create a wikilink, handout, activity or any other engaging way to transmit this material in five minutes or less. We will have a jigsaw session at the beginning of class on Monday (E) or Tuesday (G). Feel free to use the link above to post your handout or activity if desired.

Howard Zinn's //A People's History of the United States// is an alternative view of American history that you have already sampled earlier this semester. He subscribes to an opposing view of the revolution than Joseph J. Ellis does in //American Creation//. He laments the fact that the revolutionaries did not address the issues of slavery and women's rights when creating the American republic, and he believes more emphasis should be placed on the common people who fought in the Revolutionary War than the Founding Fathers who get all the credit. I want you to read his chapter "A Kind of Revolution" for Monday and be prepared for a simulation that we are going to conduct based on his writing.


 * Homework:** Ant Farm Journal #4; Debunking Myths and Zinn Reading for Monday

Military Breakdown Chart



 * Homework:** Ant Farm Journal #5; Debunking Myths and Zinn Reading for Monday

Chapter 4 Quiz Most Missed Questions

 * Homework:** Study for Chapter 5 MC Quiz (10/8)

Unit Four Quiz (10/8)


[|Chapter 5 Practice Questions]