Reading Handout #2, U.S. History, Norfolk Academy

Readings Handout #2
Dr. Rezelman

On this handout we are using the United States at War database for the first time. It has the same publisher, and is in the same basic format, as the American History and World History databases. You can switch back and forth between them via the "Switch Web Sites" drop-down window in the top-right of each of these databases.

The Origins of the Revolution, 1754-1775

Structural Factors
1. main readings
  1. EBO: "United States: History: Population Growth" (2 pages)
  2. EBO: "United States: History: Economic Growth" (1 page)
  3. EBO: "United States: History: Political Growth" (3 pages)
  4. EBO: "Locke, John: Political Theory" (1 page)
2. suggested readings
  1. American Literature: Crevecoeur, "From Letter III: What Is an American?" (pp. 12-17)
  2. American Literature: Freneau, "On the Emigration to America and Peopling the Western Country" (pp. 41-42)
The Seven Years' War, 1754-1763
1. main readings
  1. American History: "French and Indian War" (2 pages)
  2. Oxford Companion to U.S. History: "Proclamation of 1763"
    (1 page)
  3. United States at War: "Proclamation Line of 1763" (1 map)
2. suggested readings
  1. EBO: "French and Indian War" (2 pages)
  2. EBO: "Paris, Treaty of (1763)" (1 page)
Taxes
1. main readings
  1. United States at War: "Sugar Act in the American Revolution"
    (1 page)
  2. United States at War: "Stamp Act" (2 pages)
  3. United States at War: "Stamp Act Congress" (2 pages)
  4. United States at War: "Mob Violence" (2 pages)
  5. United States at War: "George Grenville" (4 pages)
  6. United States at War: "Townshend Acts" (3 pages)
2. suggested readings
  1. United States at War: "American Revolution: Causes:
    Long Term" (2 pages)
  2. United States at War: "Smuggling in the American
    Revolution" (2 pages)
  3. EBO: "United States: History: The Tax Controversy" (3 pages)
  4. DAH: "Stamp Act" (1 page)
  5. DAH: "Stamp Act Congress" (1 page)
  6. American History: "Stamp Act Riots" (1 page)
  7. United States at War: "Declaratory Act" (3 pages)
3. A.P. readings
  1. DAH: "Colonial Policy, British" (4 pages)
Boston
1. main readings
  1. United States at War: "Boston Massacre" (2 pages)
  2. American History: "Samuel Adams" (2 pages)
  3. American History: "John Hancock" (2 pages)
  4. United States at War: "Sons of Liberty" (2 pages)
  5. United States at War: "Boston Tea Party" (3 pages)
  6. United States at War: "Coercive Acts" (2 pages)
  7. United States at War: "Paul Revere" (2 pages)
  8. ANB: "Dawes, William" (2 pages)
  9. ANB: "Pitcairn, John" (3 pages)
2. suggested readings
  1. United States at War: "American Revolution: Causes: Intermediate" (1 page)
  2. United States at War: "American Revolution: Causes: Immediate" (1 page)
  3. United States at War: "Samuel Adams" (5 pages)
  4. United States at War: "John Hancock" (3 pages)
  5. EBO: "Adams, Samuel: Commitment to American Independence" (2 pages)
  6. Longfellow, "Paul Revere's Ride" (3 pages)
    1. http://eserver.org/poetry/paul-revere.html
  7. United States at War: "Battles at Lexington and Concord"
    (5 pages)
3. A.P. readings
  1. United States at War: "British Parliament" (2 pages)
  2. United States at War: "Quartering Act" (2 pages)
  3. United States at War: "Committees of Correspondence"
    (3 pages)

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