Period 3 (1754 - 1800): Rebellion, Revolution, & Nation

Period 3: 1754-1800 (Birth of a New Nation and Struggling Democracy)

AP Focus:

British imperial attempts to reassert control over its colonies and the colonial reaction to these attempts produced a new American republic, along with struggles over the new nation’s social, political, and economic identity.

Key Concepts:

3.1 British attempts to assert tighter control over its North American colonies and the colonial resolve to pursue self-government led to a colonial independence movement and the Revolutionary War.
3.2 The American Revolution's democratic and republican ideals inspired new experiments with different forms of government.
3.3 Migration within North America and competition over resources, boundaries, and trade intensified conflicts among peoples and nations.

Historical Thinking Skills (9.4.1.2.1 to 9.4.1.2.2)

Pose questions about topics in history; suggest possible answers and write a thesis; locate and organize primary and secondary sources; analyze them for credibility and bias; corroborate information across the sources; use sources to support or refute the thesis; and present supported findings/
Evaluate alternative interpretations of historical events; use historical evidence to support or refute those interpretations.

State Standards (9.4.4.16.7 to 9.4.4.17.4)

Describe the growth of colonial societies in British North America, including the evolution of representative forms of government, increased ethnic and religious pluralism, and changing concepts of racial identity, gender roles and family organization. (Colonial and Settlement: 1585-1763)
Describe the political and military events that caused some North American colonies to break with Great Britain, wage war and proclaim a new nation in 1776. (Revolution and a New Nation: 1754-1800)
Analyze the American revolutionaries’ justifications, principles and ideals as expressed in the Declaration of Independence; identify the sources of these principles and ideals and their impact on subsequent revolutions in Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. (Revolution and a New Nation: 1754-1800)
Develop a timeline of the major events and turning points of the American Revolution, including the involvement of other nations; analyze the reasons for American victory. (Revolution and a New Nation: 1754-1800)
Analyze the arguments about the organization and powers of the federal government between 1783 and 1800, including the debates over the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights; explain the origins of the two party system and the significance of the election of 1800. (Revolution and a New Nation: 1754-1800)