MAIN CONCEPT: You should be able to explain what a Social Contract is and how it benefits us. 

You should be able to use primary sources to identify these significant events, ideas, and people from The Revolutionary War:

• The French & Indian War

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Declaration of Independence 

You should be able to use primary sources to compare the contributions of key people and groups to the Revolution, such as Paul Revere, Thomas Paine, Abigail Adams, the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, and Samuel Adams. 

You should be able to give examples of how the American Revolution has become a central aspect of America’s identity. 

You should know how John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau influenced The Declaration of Independence