Part 1 – The American Revolution (pages 352-367)

a. Briefly describe TWO reasons most colonists had a positive attitude toward Britain in 1763 and explain WHY colonists had these positive attitudes.


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b. Explain how the great thinkers of the Enlightenment influenced the American Revolution. Support your response with at least one example from the work of each - Thomas Paine (Common Sense) and Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence).


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c. The new United States formed a government based on the idea of a "confederacy" - a loose alliance of independent states - and wrote the Articles of Confederation as the agreement between the states for their alliance. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? How did the Constitution address the problems of the Articles of Confederation? Create a table to make your arguments.


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