2) Compare and contrast a) the several meanings of slavery that the colonial mercantile/international business class were rebelling against before the American Revolution with b) the several meanings of slavery that sailors and the multi ethnic mob were rebelling against before the American Revolution.
3) Analyze the pre-American Revolutionary period using one of the following themes:
–race
–class
–gender
–terror
–continuity
–fear
–labor
–happiness
–coercion
–liberty
4) Explain in detail the European antecendants to the American colonies. How are the things you mention relevant to the evolution of the colonies?
5) Write an essay in which you chronicle the transition to a more democratic way of being in colonial America as the American Revolution approached. Your essay should include the social and political events as well as the demographic and intellectual indicators of this transition.
6) Discuss the relationship between “the rights of Englishmen” and “natural rights” in colonial America, especially as it concerns the build-up to the American Revolution.
7) Discuss the ideological origins of the American Revolution. Your discussion should include some of the following:
–republicanism
–the Enlightenment
–popular expressions of discontent
–the changing social, economic and demographic structure of the colonies
–sovereignty and representation
Suggestions: Have a good, clear thesis. Use specific historical examples to back up your points; draw examples from lecture and readings. Pack as much thought and analysis as possible into the limited space available.
Those are my short essay questions. It’s totally 6 questions. Each of the question answer should be around 180 words.
The following links are my lecture powerpoints and books. Thanks a lot for helping me.
http://voyager.dvc.edu/~mpowell/afam/readings120.htm
https://ushistory151.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/0393934306liberty.pdf
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