The War for Independence

Today - we are going to look at Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and discuss its importance.

We will also look at chapter 9 of The American Pageant.

Make sure that by Friday you can list 10 events that led directly to the Revolution and be able to defend you choices; then pick the one event that made the Revolution inevitable and be able to write an short essay defending it.

HW: Finish chapter 9 and answer the study questions.

Make sure you know the following:

Second Continental Congress
Battle of Bunker Hill
Olive Branch Petition
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Yorktown

William Howe
Richard Montgomery
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Paine
Lord Charles Cornwallis
John Burgoyne
Nathanael Greene
Ethan Allen
Comte de Rochambeau
Admiral de Grasse