Potential Topics for Tuesday 10/18 (we will draw 2 to set up, but NOT write):
1) The Bill of Rights did not come from a desire to protect the liberties won in the American Revolution, but rather from a fear of the powers of the new federal government.
Assess the validity of this statement.
2) Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nation.
3) In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-63) alter the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies?
Use your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response.
4) To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer, be sure to address the political, social, and economic effects of the Revolution in the time period from 1775 to 1800.
5) Settlers in the eighteenth-century American backcountry sometimes resorted to violent protest to express their grievances. Analyze the causes and significance of TWO of the following:
March of the Paxton Boys
Regulator movement
Shays’ Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
6) Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775-1783.
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