1. Besides being a war for independence from Britain, the American Revolution was also a civil war of American against American and a war of Native Americans to defend their homelands. Discuss and illustrate this statement with as many facts as possible.
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages the British and the Americans each had in fighting the Revolutionary War. What do you think accounts for the Americans' ultimate victory?
3. Discuss the social, economic, and political changes within the thirteen states produced by the American Revolution. Be sure to consider things such as slavery, status of women, property distribution, voting rights, and religion.
4. Discuss the domestic and foreign difficulties the United States experienced under the Articles of Confederation. What were the accomplishments of the government under the Articles?
5. Discuss the backgrounds and political beliefs of the men who wrote the U.S. Constitution. What did they hope to accomplish by establishing this Constitution?