Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement United States History Class

HW: Start reading chapters 6, 7, & 8
HW: Portrait of America - A New Kind of Revolution, pg 97
HW: AP Lesson 3 Forum, Lesson 3 Paragraph, and AP Lesson 5 (10 points each - Due 9/30)

Discuss: Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations - American Spirit
Discussion: How were Britain and the colonies alike, and how were they different
Discussion: French and Indian War and escalating tension
Notes: Enlightenment Philosophers and the American Revolution
HW: Toward Revolution; Lesson 7
HW: AP Lesson 8 Declaration of Independence
HW: Charleston SC Sons of Liberty

Seminar: Did the British have a valid point?
Notes: American Slaves During the Revolution
Seminar: Lesson 9
HW: Prepare for essay on American Independence. Consider the causes, critical events before and during, and might-have-been's