unit 3 talking points

Unit 3 Talking Points VIdeo : Note this is 42 minutes long, so you might want to pick and choose which topics you would like to listen to.

Topics Covered: (see comments section under the video on YouTube for specific times for topics)

1. Revolutionary War: Northern Campaign 1776-1778
2. Southern Campaign 
3. State Constitutions 
4. Articles of Confederation
1. Weaknesses 
2. Success
5. Women and the Revolution 
6. Briefly: Constitutional Convention, Compromises, and Format of Constitution

Caption for image at 21:00 mark: "Middling Men Enter the Halls of Government, 1765-1790" "Before the Revolution, wealthy men (with assets of 2,000 pounds or more, as measured by tax lists and probate records) dominated most colonial assemblies. The power of money was especially apparent in the southern colonies, where representatives worth at least 5,000 pounds formed a majority of the legislators. However, in the new American republic, the proportion of middling legislators (yeomen farmers and others worth less than 2,000 pounds) increased dramatically, especially in northern states." (taken from America's History by Henretta, pg. 198)