HW Unit 1 Reading Guided Questions & Vocab
Great Awakening Reading Guided Questions p. 110-112
EQ: In what ways did the Enlightenment and the 1st Great Awakening challenge traditional ideals?
Key vocab: Parliament, mercantilism, raw materials, natural rights, philosophers, logic
1. How did mercantilism limit the freedom of the colonists?
2. How did the Great Awakening bring renewed commitment to Christianity in the U.S.?
Summary: In what ways did the Enlightenment and the 1st Great Awakening challenge traditional ideals?
Path To War Summary Questions p. 113-119
EQ: How did events lead the colonists to declare war on the British?
Key Vocab: customs duties, boycott, minutemen
1. What new laws and taxes were put on the colonists and what was their reaction?
2. What were the most important events that led the colonists to defeat the British?
Summary: How did events lead the colonists to declare war on the British?
The Constitution Reading Guided Questions p. 124-126
EQ: What obstacles did the early American republic experience under the Articles
of Confederation?
Key vocab: republic, state vs. national government
1. How did state constitutions reflect the idea that the United States was now a republic?
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation for the newly formed states of America.
Summary: What obstacles did the early American republic experience under the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution Reading Guided Questions p. 126-131
EQ: What were the major concerns/goals of the Founding Fathers in writing the Constitution?
Key vocab: framework, compromise, popular sovereignty, federalism, separation of powers, interpret, checks and balances, veto, amendments, ratification
1. In what ways was the writing of the Constitution a series of compromises?
2. What were the foundational ideas for creating a limited government under the Constitution?
3. How did the Framers ensure that no one group would gain too much power under the Constitution?
4. What were the two opposing ideologies behind the ratification of the Constitution?
Summary: What were the major concerns/goals of the Founding Fathers in writing the Constitution?
EQ: In what ways did the Enlightenment and the 1st Great Awakening challenge traditional ideals?
Key vocab: Parliament, mercantilism, raw materials, natural rights, philosophers, logic
1. How did mercantilism limit the freedom of the colonists?
2. How did the Great Awakening bring renewed commitment to Christianity in the U.S.?
Summary: In what ways did the Enlightenment and the 1st Great Awakening challenge traditional ideals?
Path To War Summary Questions p. 113-119
EQ: How did events lead the colonists to declare war on the British?
Key Vocab: customs duties, boycott, minutemen
1. What new laws and taxes were put on the colonists and what was their reaction?
2. What were the most important events that led the colonists to defeat the British?
Summary: How did events lead the colonists to declare war on the British?
The Constitution Reading Guided Questions p. 124-126
EQ: What obstacles did the early American republic experience under the Articles
of Confederation?
Key vocab: republic, state vs. national government
1. How did state constitutions reflect the idea that the United States was now a republic?
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation for the newly formed states of America.
Summary: What obstacles did the early American republic experience under the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution Reading Guided Questions p. 126-131
EQ: What were the major concerns/goals of the Founding Fathers in writing the Constitution?
Key vocab: framework, compromise, popular sovereignty, federalism, separation of powers, interpret, checks and balances, veto, amendments, ratification
1. In what ways was the writing of the Constitution a series of compromises?
2. What were the foundational ideas for creating a limited government under the Constitution?
3. How did the Framers ensure that no one group would gain too much power under the Constitution?
4. What were the two opposing ideologies behind the ratification of the Constitution?
Summary: What were the major concerns/goals of the Founding Fathers in writing the Constitution?
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