FRQ - Did the colonies become more unified as the Revolutionary War neared?
Thesis
Did the thesis answer the question?
Is the the thesis clear to the reader?
Does the thesis offer some analysis?
Does the reader know what arguments you are going to make?
Although the colonies spent decades competing against one another for the
"crumbs" of economic opportunities offered by the British, they saw the fruits of
unity as the Revolutionary War neared in the late 18th century. The French and
Indian War revealed a need for colonial cooperation in order to survive in the
New World. As a result, numerous opportunities presented themselves to allow
for unification within the British colonies. Three specific meetings are helpful in
determining the level of colonial cooperation over time beginning with the Stamp
Act Congress and culminating in the actions of the 2nd Continental Congress in
1776.
Events
French and Indian War
Seven Years War
Albany Plan of Union
Albany Congress
7 colonies sent Reps
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Committees of Corrrspondence
Stamp Act Congress
9 colonies sent Reps
1st Continental Congress
2nd Continental Congress
Acts, Laws or Taxes
Proclamation of 1763
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Quebec Act
non-importation agreements
The Association
The Olive Branch petition
Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
boycotts
“Join or Die”
People
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Crispus Attucks
James Madison
King George III
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Henry Lee
General Burgoyne
John Adams
Chief Pontiac
Parliament
Tie tool to task (just kidding)
Analysis is the information that ties the evidence together. Unity was brought about
by the meeting at the 1st Continental Congress – but how? What were goals? Were
they accomplished? How many colonies sent Reps.? Is it part of a building block?