Test on Thursday

Your test on the American Revolution will occur on Thursday. As discussed in class, this test will take the form of an in-class essay, for which you will have one hour. Key to success on this essay will be to write an arguable, analytical thesis statement, which you prove with at least three well supported examples and evidence.

Key ideas:

• Examine the ideals found in the Declaration of Independence, and assess the extent to which they were fulfilled for women, African Americans, and Native Americans during this time period.
• Evaluate the impact of geography on the execution and outcome of the American Revolutionary War.
• Explain why New Jersey’s location played an integral role in the American Revolution.
• Explain why the Declaration of Independence was written and how its key principles evolved to become unifying ideas of American democracy.
• Analyze the impact of George Washington as general of the American revolutionary force.
• Analyze how prominent individuals and other nations contributed to the causes, execution, and outcomes of the American Revolution.
• Examine the roles and perspectives of various socioeconomic groups (e.g., rural farmers, urban craftsmen, northern merchants, and southern planters), African Americans, Native Americans, and women during the American Revolution, and determine how these groups were impacted by the war.
• Analyze from multiple perspectives how the terms of the Treaty of Paris affected United States relations with Native Americans and with European powers that had territories in North America.