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Part 1. FORGING A NEW NATION
Common Sense Thomas Paine Bunker Hill
Thomas Jefferson Valley Forge Saratoga
Trenton & Princeton Benedict Arnold William Howe
Nathaniel Greene King's Mountain Cowpens
Horatio Gates Lexington & Concord Henry Clinton
Lord Charles Cornwallis George Rogers Clark Yorktown
John Burgoyne Declaration of Independence Daniel Morgan
Treaty of Paris (1783) 2nd Continental Congress Loyalists/Tories
Marquis de Lafayette Francois de Grasse Comte de Vergennes
Guilford Courthouse Comte de Rochambeau Long Island
The Continental Army The Hessians
Why was George Washington chosen as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, what military strategy did he employ to fight the Revolutionary War, and how much credit does he deserve for winning that conflict?
How did Washington recover from his disastrous defeats in New York during the summer and fall of 1776?
What role did Benedict Arnold play in winning the revolution, and why did he defect to the British?
How and why did British strategy change after 1778?
Why did the French form an alliance with the American rebels, and how significant was French aid in winning the struggle?
Nathaniel Greene never won a battle, yet he is considered a brilliant general. Why?
Why did the British finally give up and go home?
Part II. THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL STABILITY
Articles of Confederation Northwest Ordnance James Madison
Land Ordnance of 1785 The Constitution The Bill of Rights
Shay's Rebellion Virginia Plan Fallen Timbers
Philadelphia Convention Alexander Hamilton The XYZ Affair
The Great Compromise The 3/5ths Compromise Jay's Treaty
The Tariff Whiskey Rebellion Anti-federalists
The Federalist Papers Quasi-War with France New Jersey Plan
Alien & Sedition Acts The 1st Bank of the U.S. Federalist Party
Jeffersonian Republicans Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
The French Revolution Pinckney's Treaty "checks & balances" "separation of powers" The Farewell Address
Why were the Articles of Confederation fatally flawed as our nation's first constitution, and why did the efforts to amend them fail?
Describe the events that led to the convening of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. How did the delegates to it exceed their authority?
What were the key issues at the Constitutional Convention, and how were they settled?
Describe the process by which the Constitution was ratified. How was the process weighted in favor of ratification?
What were the political principles embodied in the Constitution, and how did it strengthen the powers of the national government?
What were the provisions of Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the national government, what opposition did it encounter, and how was it adopted?
What political tradition did Washington establish by not running for a third term as President?
What advice did George Washington give to the nation in his Farewell Address?
What was the first truly contested Presidential election in our history, and what were its results?
What were the general differences in political philosophy between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?
How did the United States respond to the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe between Britain and France, and what impact did their conflict have on our nation?
What were the causes and results of our undeclared war with France at the end of the 18th century?
What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion? How did the government's handling of it differ from its earlier response to Shay's Rebellion?