By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain how Great Britain’s response to the destruction of a British shipment of tea in Boston Harbor in 1773 set the stage for the RevolutionDescribe the beginnings of the American Revolution

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain Loyalist and Patriot sentimentsIdentify different groups that participated in the Revolutionary War

Britain’s Law-and-Order Strategy and Its ConsequencesThe Early Years of the RevolutionWar in the SouthIdentity during the American Revolution

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the British and American strategies of 1776 through 1778Identify the key battles of the early years of the Revolution

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Outline the British southern strategy and its resultsDescribe key American victories and the end of the warIdentify the main terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783)

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the different approaches to reforming the institution of slaveryDescribe the abolitionist movement in the early to mid-nineteenth century

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the connection between evangelical Protestantism and the Second Great AwakeningDescribe the message of the transcendentalists

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify similarities and differences among utopian groups of the antebellum eraExplain how religious utopian communities differed from nonreligious ones

An Awakening of Religion and IndividualismAntebellum Communal ExperimentsReforms to Human HealthAddressing SlaveryWomen’s Rights

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the different reforms aimed at improving the health of the human bodyDescribe the various factions and concerns within the temperance movement

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the connections between abolition, reform, and antebellum feminismDescribe the ways antebellum women’s movements were both traditional and revolutionary

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the successes and failures of Herbert Hoover’s presidencyDetermine the fairness and accuracy of assessments of Hoover’s presidency

The Stock Market Crash of 1929President Hoover’s ResponseThe Depths of the Great DepressionAssessing the Hoover Years on the Eve of the New Deal

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain Herbert Hoover’s responses to the Great Depression and how they reflected his political philosophyIdentify the local, city, and state efforts to combat the Great DepressionAnalyze the frustration and anger that a majority of Americans directed at Herbert Hoover

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the challenges that everyday Americans faced as a result of the Great Depression and analyze the government’s initial unwillingness to provide assistanceExplain the particular challenges that African Americans faced during the crisisIdentify the unique challenges that farmers in the Great Plains faced during this period

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the causes of the stock market crash of 1929Assess the underlying weaknesses in the economy that resulted in America’s spiraling from prosperity to depression so quicklyExplain how a stock market crash might contribute to a nationwide economic disaster

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the goals and activities of SDS, the Free Speech Movement, and the antiwar movementExplain the rise, goals, and activities of the women’s movement

The Kennedy PromiseLyndon Johnson and the Great SocietyThe Civil Rights Movement Marches OnChallenging the Status Quo

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the major accomplishments of Lyndon Johnson’s Great SocietyIdentify the legal advances made in the area of civil rightsExplain how Lyndon Johnson deepened the American commitment in Vietnam

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the strategies of the African American civil rights movement in the 1960sDiscuss the rise and philosophy of Black PowerIdentify achievements of the Mexican American civil rights movement in the 1960s