Transcript Quick Essay Starts AP Review

Quick Essay Starts
AP Review
Unit 2 Terms
When I give you the question…
 Brainstorm the following:
 Thesis
 Background info
 Time frame reference
 3-5 arguments to support thesis
Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military
reasons for the United States victory in the
Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the
period 1775–1783.
Thesis
3-5 arguments to support thesis
Outside Information
Bad Intro/Thesis Example – scored a 2
The United States won the
revolutionary war because of many
reasons, among them are motivation,
reason, tactics and allies.
Acceptable Intro/Thesis – scored a 5
The United States of America was the new name of the
nation as it beat the world’s strongest country for a war for
independence. This victory was achieved by a
common desire shared by patriots to oust the
bonds of monarchy, and a strong leader by the
name of George Washington. Diplomatically, the
United States succeeded in the revolution due to
aid from France after winning France’s trust.
Finally, the guerrilla actions taken by George
Washington’s forces in the North and South lead
to victory over the British.
Mediocre Intro/Thesis - scored an 8
b/c of rest of essay
Providence appeared to be with the colonies that no
longer desired to be colonies. A myriad of political,
diplomatic, and military advantages all eventually produced
a republican experiment that would shake the balance of
power for centuries.
Best Intro/Thesis
Providence appeared to be with the American colonies during
the Revolutionary War. In comparison to the British forces, the
colonial forces were ill-equipped to fight for independence.
Remarkably, however, after seven years of fighting, the colonial
forces would be victorious. This victory was achieved by a
common desire shared by American patriots to oust the
bonds of British monarchy, which would be accomplished
through compromise, the unification of the colonies, and
a written Declaration of Independence. Diplomatically,
the United States succeeded because of the financial and
military aid it received from France. Finally, through
George Washington’s leadership, the colonial army would
survive seven years of fighting, in which its decisive
victories would outweigh its many losses.
Political SRFI’s
 Locke & the Enlightenment
 Pre-1775 actions leading to 1775-1783 actions
 Patrick Henry, “Give me liberty or give me death”
 Edmund Burke and William Pitt, British sympathizers
 Antiwar riots
 Loyalists, including Indians & African Americans
 2nd Continental Congress:
 Olive Branch Petition
 Washington: commander of army
 Declaration of Independence
 Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Diplomatic SRFI’s
 Olive Branch Petition
 French Alliance, 1778
 Benjamin Franklin, ambassador to France
 John Adams, ambassador to Holland
 Treaty of Paris, 1783
 John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay
 British sympathy, Whigs
Military SRFI’s
 Patriot advantages
 Just cause
 American geographic expanse
 Fighting on home ground, distance from England
 Experience from earlier colonial wars
 Minutemen
 Ethan Allen (Green Mountain Boys)
 Benedict Arnold
 Fort Ticonderoga
 Evacuation of Boston, Henry Knox
 British occupation of American cities: NY, Philly, Charleston
 No effective British blockade of American coast