Chapter 5: https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/5-introduction (Links to an external site.)
Chapter 6: https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/6-introduction (Links to an external site.)
Optional Video Presentations (please note that watching recommended videos DOES NOT replace the required assigned reading):
Professor Farrington on Module Two:
Play media comment.
The Declaration Of Independence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs2qZFkGRXs (Links to an external site.)
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVtePB8Iu9E (Links to an external site.)
Are We to be a Nation?
https://vod02.nvcc.edu/hapi/v1/contents/efb83276-a1ac-4432-be18-6e806334ac74/launch?DestinationID=96626655-df46-4016-a5dc-e4a7b6b825f9&ContentId=efb83276-a1ac-4432-be18-6e806334ac74&maxContentWidth=800&DisplayTitle=true&DisplayMetaData=true&audioPreviewImage=true&DisplaySharing=false&displayCopyUrl=false&autoplay=false&showCaptions=false&hideControls=false&displayEmbedCode=false&displayAttachments=false&displayLinks=false&displayCredits=false&displayViewersReport=false&displayAnnotations=true&displayCaptionSearch=true&displayDownloadIcon=false&isResponsive=true&screenReadersSupport=false (Links to an external site.)
Answer ONE of the following essay questions:
Trace the growing sense of colonial unity against the British government, 1763-1776.
Describe the values of republicanism, as viewed by Americans of the revolutionary generation. What qualities constituted republican virtue?
Analyze the controversy surrounding ratification of the Constitution of the United States (if you prefer this essay question, I strongly recommend viewing, Are We to be a Nation?).