Unit Two: Revolution and Constitution (1763-1796)
local history
arrival of white settlers – War veterans from the Sullivan Campaign returned to the Chenango Valley in
1790 (they don’t stay); permanent settlement at Sherburne site 1791.
Slightly older settlement in area of Bainbridge (called Jericho then), most settlers from New England.
ch 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, ch 5
reading
excerpts from Common Sense, The Declaration of Independence, The Crisis,
The United States Constitution, The Federalist Papers, Washington’s Farewell Address
writing
Thematic essay practice
DBQ practice pp 131, 161
listening
p.p lectures: Constitutional Development’
‘The Bill of Rights”
excerpts from:
looking
doing
Revolution, 1776, Liberty
art works of Copley, West, Stuart and Pealle
Constitution Diary
What sort of factors might lead people to revolt against their government?
Essential
Questions
What kinds of changes occur when a people ‘declare their independence’? What do people gain?
What do people lose?
What do governments do? Is there more than one way for government to do its job?
What is a ‘constitution’?
Is there more than one way to construct a constitution?
What matters most in creating a government?: ideas? money? power?
What factors created the independence movement in the 13 Colonies?
questions to consider
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail as a plan for national government?
What are the antecedents to the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights?
What will happen to the Iroquois, now that the American colonists have their independence?
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questions needing
answers
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How will the United States keep it’s independence?
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