UMKC American History 101
Unit II Objectives: Independence & Nation-Building (Ch 3-6)
TEST: Thurs, Sept 15 (300 pts)
**Terms in Italics you will write about on Test; others are in Multiple Choice section**
* = not discussed in detail in textbook, details from lecture & discussion
You can use notes you took yourself on all quizzes but not on test
Completed Review packet due for 30 pts beginning of period on Unit Test day
CH 3
pp 72-73 (Mercantilism: Theory & Practice) & 93-99 (New Politics of Empire) by MONDAY Aug 22
Mercantilism
salutary neglect
Navigation Acts
Currency Act
Essential Question: How did mercantilism, and British enforcement of it, affect the relationship between Britain and
its American colonies? ALSO READ & HIGHLIGHT BACK OF THIS SHEET
CH 4
pp 123-128 (The Mid-Century Challenge – stop at The Struggle for Land…) by TUESDAY Aug 23
Albany Congress
French & Indian War
Pontiac
Proclamation of 1763
Essential Question: What were the causes, events, & results of the French & Indian War and how did it affect the
relationship between Britain & its American colonies?
QUIZ on Ch 3 & 4: WEDNESDAY Aug 24
CH 5
Entire chapter (pp 137-166)
QUIZ: WEDNESDAY Aug 31
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
virtual representation
Sons & Daughters of Liberty
Declaratory Act
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Committees of Correspondence
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
Quebec Act
1st Continental Congress
Loyalists (also in Ch 6)
Lexington & Concord
Thomas Paine
Essential Questions:
Read pp 137-151 for FRI, Aug 26
Boston Massacre clips & response essay MON Aug 29
1. Why & how did Britain change its policies toward the colonies? Give examples of their changes & justifications.
2. What arguments & actions did American colonists make against British taxes & regulations and how effective
were they?
Read pp 151-166 for TUES, Aug 30
3. How did British actions after 1770 and American responses further aggravate the situation? Why was compromise
no longer possible?
4. How did different groups & regions react differently to the conflict?
5. What events & philosophies led up to war & the Declaration of Independence?
CH 6
Entire chapter–take notes at home during week of “1776”
QUIZ – TUES, Sept 13
Battle of Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
Battle of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Articles of Confederation
Land Ordinance & Northwest Ordinance
Shay’s Rebellion
Great Compromise
Electoral College *
Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise*
3/5 Compromise
Federalists v Anti-Federalists Federalist Papers (esp #10)
Separation of Powers *
Checks & Balances *
Essential Questions:
Read pp 169-188 by FRI Sept 9 & #1-5 Ch 6 AND Terms #14-16 in Unit Packet due at beg of hr
1. Compare & contrast the strengths & weaknesses of the Americans & British in the conflict.
2. Evaluate the impact of political, economic, & social issues and military strategies on the conflict.
3. Analyze the major battles & campaigns of the American Revolution. What do you think were the 2 most
important battles & why?
4. Evaluate role played by British strategy, French alliance, & American colonial attitudes in final outcome of war.
Read pp 189-200 by TUES, Sept 13
5. Compare/contrast the Articles of Confederation & the Constitution, evaluating reasons for each & changes made.
VIDEOS – Clips on Boston Massacre Mon Aug 29; “1776” (Sept 2 & 6-8)–essay FRI Sept 9 (on computers)
STUDY GROUPS meet once a week for 25 min during Wildcat Hr beginning week of Sept 12 – weekly assignment