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Unit 2
Unit 2 analyzes the causes and effects of the American Revolution and the steps toward establishing a workable government to deal with domestic and foreign problems. It concludes with a lesson on the emerging culture and sense of national pride in the new nation. In studying this unit, students learn how the colonies justified their rebellion and how they combined theory and experience in creating a new nation.
At the conclusion of the unit, you will be able to answer the following essential questions:
- What caused the American Revolution?
- How did the colonists justify their independence from Great Britain?
- What political, economic, and social effects resulted from the American Revolution?
- Why did the Articles of Confederation fail to create a workable central (federal) government?
- How did the Founders balance competing interests in a way that calmed the fears of opponents of a strong central government?
- How did early leaders shape the foundations of American foreign policy?
- What caused the development of political parties during the Washington administration?
- How did decisions of the Marshall court strengthen the Supreme Court and the national government?
AMSCO chapters 5-6
Norton chapters 5-7
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