1. COPY THESE QUESTIONS, THEN PASTE THEM INTO A WORD DOCUMENT.
2. FOR THE FILE NAME, TYPE IN YOUR NAME AND rev; for example trishkosikrev
3. SAVE THE WORD DOCUMENT IN YOUR S DRIVE.
You will be working on this activity for 2 class periods. Make sure you save after the first day!!
GROUP 3
THOMAS PAINE
1. What did the pamphlet “Common Sense” advocate for the colonies?
2. What role did “Common Sense” play in the American Revolution?
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
1. What were the 3 important points contained in the Declaration of Independence that the representatives of the
colonies wanted King George to know about?
2. What words from the Declaration are considered by many to be the most important words in the English
language?
BATTLE OF TRENTON
1. What is so important about this battle?
2. What conditions were Washington’s troops facing?
3. How was Washington’s army able to defeat the Hessians?
MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE
1. What drove Lafayette to leave France and fight the Americans against the British?
2. Lafayette was not recruited for his military skill; why was he considered valuable to the American cause?
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
1. Why was the defeat of the British at Saratoga important to the American troops?
VALLEY FORGE
1. Read this entire article.
2. What do you think kept the men going at Valley Forge?
BARON von STEUBEN
1. What type of new training regimen did von Steuben set up for Washington’s troops?
2. What was a “model company”?
3. In addition to training, what other standards of camp layout and sanitation did he implement?
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Exactly what were the Articles?
Which of the 13 articles do you think were the most important and why?
What were the strengths of this document?
What were the weaknesses?
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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What did the Ordinance provide for?
What were some precedents set by the Northwest Ordinance?
What did Article V of the Ordinance say about the number of states that could be formed?
What did Article V say about the new states as compared to the original 13 states?
U.S. CONSTITUTION
Fact: The convention that convened originally planned to revise the Articles of Confederation.
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Once the delegates decided to draft a new frame of government, what were some of the chief points at issue?
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Your S Drive.
Then go to the BuPublic drive
@Student Dropbox
Henderson Am Rev folder
Then your period folder where it will be graded.