The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People (Brinkley), 7th Edition

Chapter 5: The American Revolution

Study Questions

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1			How did the pamphlet Common Sense address the problem of the aim of the war and what was its impact on American opinion?
2			What were the philosophical roots of the Declaration of Independence and what effect did the Declaration have on the struggle?
3			What were the American advantages in the struggle and why was George Washington selected as the best person to make the most of these advantages?
4			What were the initial setbacks in the war during 1776, and what was the significance of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton in this regard?
5			How did the victory at Saratoga affect American diplomatic efforts? How did England and France respond to this news? What was the result?
6			How was the campaign in the South conducted, and why was the victory at Yorktown so significant for the Americans?
7			What problems did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 fail to solve? What problems did it create?
8			What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create? What were its major features?
9			How did the Confederation Congress attempt to resolve the problem of the status of western territory the states had ceded to the national government? Which interest groups favored which plans for the sale and distribution of land?
10			What were the sources of the Confederation's postwar economic problems, and how did the government attempt to solve them? What were the results?

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