■Essential Question ■Essential Question: –What were the important causes & effects of the American Revolution? ■Warm-Up Question ■Warm-Up Question: –What provisions should be included in the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War in 1783?

Preserving Independence ■After 176 years of British rule, the American Revolution began the construction of a new form of gov’t elite people ■But...will the new United States be a government of the elite or of the people? ■To what degree will this American Revolution amount to a “social” revolution?

Ifs” American Revolution “What Ifs” ■For each “What If?” question, make as many predictions as possible about how American history might have been different ■Groups will receive 1 point for each “plausible” alternate “if” ■The winning group earns 105, others earn 100, 95, 90, 85…

What If… The British had lost the French & Indian War?

What If… The British had strictly controlled the colonies & never adopted “Salutary Neglect”?

What If… George Grenville (author of the Sugar & Stamp Acts) had not been appointed Chief Minister?

What If… The Massachusetts colonial assembly had not sent the Circular Letter in response to the Townshend Acts ?

What If… The British East India Company were not in financial ruin?

What If… The British arrested Sam Adams & John Hancock in Lexington as planned?

What If… George Washington wasn’t appointed to head the Continental Army & militias fought the British alone?

What If… The British had won at Saratoga?

What If… The Americans had accepted the British peace offering in 1777?

What If… The French had demanded Louisiana & Canada from the British after the American Revolution?

American Revolution “What Now?” ■Rather than “what if,” each of the following responses will require a “what now” response: –Make a rational prediction as to the future of the United States

What Now… Trade patterns & the American economy

What Now… The Declaration of Independence proclaimed “all men are created equal”