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1. How is there a fundamental disagreement between the colonies and Parliament over the right of 
Parliament to tax the colonies? How did distrust over this lead to violence?
2. How do the protests lead to violence and how does this make reconciliation less likely?
3. George Washington's winter at Valley Forge was a special moment in American history. Examine 
that winter and discuss the important developments that helped transform the Continental army.
4. Discuss Lord Dunmore's Proclamation and how it impacted the colonists. At the end of the American 
Revolution, many of the old traditions were replaced with new ones. Examine how religion overall 
changed as a result.
5. The nationalism that grew out of the Revolution brought with it the concept that this new nation 
had a unique destiny. How does the Declaration of Independence reshape the nature of the 
relationship between the government and the governed?
6. How does each of the three major battles, Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown shape the course of the 
the war?
7. How does the government formed under the Articles of Confederation reflect the fears and 
concerns of the colonists regarding tyranny?