Unit 3 Introduction

Unit 3 takes us to the American Revolution and its aftermath: the creation of a new nation, the United States of America. As in previous units, you will have chapters from the OpenStax textbook and a quiz, BUT there is only one discussion option this week.

For this discussion post, you will work with primary source documents.  An important aspect of being a historian is reading and interpreting primary sources.  Primary sources are items from the time period you are researching.  For this discussion, you will be reading and analyzing a selection of documents from America's Founding.  Namely, The Declaration of Independence (1776), The US Constitution (1787), and the Bill of Rights (1791). You will use these documents and textbook readings to craft a discussion post. 

This unit is content heavy.  There is a lot to read and work through.  Please do not wait until the end of the unit to start.

 

-Course Materials

In order to write a strong discussion and earn a high quiz score, please read the following textbook chapters and primary documents.

Read:

Text Chapters

• 5 America's War for Independence.pdf Download 5 America's War for Independence.pdf
• 6 Creating Republican Governments.pdf Download 6 Creating Republican Governments.pdf
• 7 Growing Pains The New Republic.pdf Download 7 Growing Pains The New Republic.pdf

Primary Source Documents

• America's Founding Documents, The Declaration of Independence, The US Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

-Assessments

After you've completed the readings, write your discussion and take the Unit 3 quiz. 

Post:

Respond to the discussion prompt.  The discussion is worth  7 points.  Your discussion must be posted by 11:59 on 10/3. 

Extra Credit:  You have two opportunities to receive extra credit on your discussion post.

• If you post your discussion by 11:59pm on 9/26, you will receive a half-point (.5) point bonus.
• If you offer a substantial response to a fellow classmate's post by 11:59pm on 10/3, you will receive a half-point (.5) point bonus.

Discussion Post:

Discussion Prompt 3

Quiz:

The Unit 3 quiz is 20 questions and worth 20 points.  Complete the Unit 3 quiz by 11:59 on 10/3.  Click here to access the Unit 3 Quiz.