The American Revolution was fought for ideals. You have taken quizzes and written essays on those ideals.
Now it is time to determine how well the US lived up to its own ideals. Using information from the years
building up to the Revolution and the key documents of the Revolution, analyze the ideals of the Revolution
and then explain how well the US pursued and achieved those ideals for the people living within the US
between the Revolution and 1877. You need to spell out the many specific ideals and goals of the
Revolutionary period, and then offer detailed and concrete information that explain how well the US people and
government did in enacting those ideals for all the people. As of 1877, had the US lived up to its ideals?