Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Ch. 17, Sec. 3 The Enlightenment and the American Revolution

Terms:

George III-p. 558

Stamp Act-p. 560

George Washington-p. 560

Thomas Jefferson-p. 560

Popular sovereignty-p. 560

Yorktown, Virginia-p. 561

Treaty of Paris-p. 561

James Madison-p. 562

Benjamin Franklin-p. 562

Federal republic-p. 562

Map Skills, p. 558

Cities in the English colonies were busy centers of trade and important to Britain's economy.

Locate (a) Find on the map (b) Massachusetts (c) Boston

Region: Which colony had two separate pieces of land?

Analyze Information: What do almost all the colonial cities have in common based on the map? Why was this important?

p. 559 Checkpoint: In what ways were the colonies already developing independence from Britain?

p. 560 checkpoint: What Enlightenment ideas are reflected in the Declaration of Independence?

p. 561 Checkpoint: What advantages did the colonists have in battling Britain for their independence?

p. 562 Checkpoint: Explain the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Biography p. 560: how did Washington hold the army together through difficult times? What did the Framers of the Constitution have in common? Why was Franklin admired in France?

p. 560 Primary Source: Drafting the Declaration Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson

Hero

Thinking Critically (two questions)

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