Unit 3.1 DB: England and the Colonies
Readings and Resources
Ebook:
OpenStax College. (2014). U.S. History . OpenStax College.
· Chapter 5 - Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests, 1763-1774
· Chapter 6 - America's War for Independence, 1775-1783
Articles & Websites:
Quartering acts. (2014). In E. Foner, & J. A. Garraty (Eds.), The Reader's companion to American history. Houghton Mifflin.
Intolerable Acts. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
National Archives. (2019). America's Founding Documents.
· The Declaration of Independence and other historical documents
Please review:
Teaching American History. (2019). Day-by-day summary of the convention.
Videos:
Overview of the military strategies and events of the conflict between the British and French in the Americas
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
Duration: 12:20
The facts and fiction of the development of our U.S. government.
The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8
Duration: 13:04
Overview of the events that led to the American Revolution.
Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6
Duration: 12:19
Iconic cartoon depicting the birth of the U.S. government
Constitution Preamble - Schoolhouse Rock
Duration: 2:46
Supplementary Materials:
Locks, C., Mergel, S., Roseman, P., & Spike, T. (2013). History in the making: A history of the people of the United States of America to 1877. Atlanta: UNG Press Books.
· Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution, 1754 – 1775
· Chapter 8: The American Revolution
· Chapter 9: Articles of Confederation and the Constitution