10.25 Founding Documents

Key Concept 3.2: The American Revolution's democratic and republican ideals inspired new experiments with different forms of government.

The ideals that inspired the revolutionary cause reflected new beliefs about politics, religion, and society that had been developing over the course of the 18th century.

LT: I can analyze how the American Revolution impacted the first attempt at American Government (AOC)

American Ideals and Origins of the American Revolution: Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

• Digging in: What are the Patriots' justifications for Independence? What are their grievances?

Another View:

• Frederick Douglass' Take on Independence Day Context? 1852... what was happening then?
• Crash Course: Was the American Revolution Revolutionary?

What do you think? What elements WERE revolutionary and which were not?

Articles of Confederation

• Excerpts
• Whiteboard in threes: using excerpts & chapter notes, summarize structure/powers/accomplishments/problems in 10 minutes.
• Still in groups... Respond to the prompt with a thesis and brief outline (main arguments):

Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nation.

HW: Chapter 6 Chapter notes, MC and SA