Zach and I covered chapter 5 and analyzed the primary documents of the American Revolution including: Locke's "Two Treatises of Government," Rousseau's "The Social Contract," Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations," Thomas Jefferson's "Summary of Grievances," and Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis." We covered King George's attempts to tax the colonies and the ending of Salutary Neglect with the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quebec Act, Intolerable Acts, and the Townsend Acts. Next, we discussed the colonial resistance to these acts in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the actions of the Sons of Liberty, and the Paxton Boys. We went over the battles of Lexington, Concord, Long Island, and Trenton, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. As we reviewed the content, Zach took notes. Next, Zach completed an in-depth analysis of and reflection on the writings of Thomas Paine and John Chalmers (a loyalist), and the arguments for and against supporting the Revolution.