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Reading Questions: The Meaning of the Revolution

1.	Summarize the reasons that the book gives for the British defeat (p. 595 – 599)
2.	Summarize the reasons he gives for the American victory. (p. 599 – 602)
3.	As you read, make a list of all the ways that the war affected people on the Homefront. Address topics such as the physical destruction of civilian possessions, women, outlaws, life in the major cities, (p. 544- 561)
4.	Make a list of the ways that the “tone or texture of society” changed due to the Revolution. (p. 561– 563)
5.	List the groups that remained loyal to the Crown and explain the reasons why they did so. (p. 563– 565)
6.	List measures taken against loyalists. (p. 565 – 569)
7.	Summarize the impact of the Revolution on slaves. (570 – 572)
8.	What happened during the Newburgh Conspiracy? ( 603 – 605)
9.	What happened to efforts by the Congress to meet the government’s expenses? (p. 603 – 607)
10.	What were the problems with Spain and why were they so hard to resolve? (p. 607 – 609)
11.	What were the achievements of the Northwest Ordinance? (p. 609 – 611)
12.	List the problems that Congress faced and was not able to solve? What did Robert Morris try to do and why did he fail? (p. 611 – 619)
13.	List the steps that led to the Constitutional Convention. (p. 619 – 621)
14.	What were the difficulties that the Americans faced in negotiating the peace treaty? (p. 590 – 594)
15.	List the elements of the Treaty of Paris. (P. 594 – 595)