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Chapter 4: The American Revolution, Introduction

Chapter 4: The American Revolution, Introduction.

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Chapter 4: The American Revolution, Introduction

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  1. Chapter 4: The American Revolution, Introduction This chapter will detail the roots of the conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain. It will describe how colonial protests gave way to open war and the Declaration of Independence. Lastly, it will discuss the course, conduct, and effects of the American Revolution. • Section 1:Causes of the Revolution • Section 2:Declaring Independence • Section 3:Turning Points of the War • Section 4:War’s End and Lasting Effects

  2. Section 1: Causes of the Revoltuion, Objectives • Describe the colonists’ political heritage. • Explain the colonists’ reaction to new taxes. • Describe the methods the colonists used to protest British taxes. • Understand the significance of the First Continental Congress in 1774.

  3. Section 2: Declaring Independence, Objectives • Explain why fighting broke out to begin the American Revolution and the response of the Second Continental Congress. • Describe the Loyalists’ view of the Patriots. • Analyze the impact of Thomas Paine’sCommon Sense. • Assess why Congress declared independence and the ideas underlying the Declaration of Independence.

  4. Section 3: Turning Points of the War, Objectives • Explain the advantages the British held at the start of the war, and the mistakes they made by underestimating the Patriots. • Describe the frontier war. • Evaluate the major military turning points of the war.

  5. Section 4: War’s End & Lasting Effects, Objectives • Assess why the British failed to win the war in the South. • Describe how the British were finally defeated. • List the terms of the peace treaty. • Explain how the war and the peace treaty affected minority groups and women. • Assess the impact of the American Revolution on other countries.

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