We reviewed the social, political and economic effects of the American victory in the American Revolution. The American Revolution affected the country's formal political process dramatically. The participation of average citizens in the political process was one of the Revolution's most important outcomes. Ordinary, landowning men became politicians and exercised their power to vote. However, liberty was not without difficulties. The revolution left the economy in shambles, affecting all Americans for decades. Native Americans found their rights and interests disregarded, leading to the creation of the Northwestern Confederacy. After the war, women were denied the right to vote and were compelled to remain at home. However, they were given new educational opportunities to guarantee that their children had a good education. African Americans experienced varying degrees of emancipation. Slavery continued in the South while being phased out in the North. Beginning in 1784, Rhode Island was the first to undertake an emancipation program that would inspire other states to follow suit.

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During today's class, we explained the relationship between Dalton's atomic theory and the law of conservation of mass, the law of definite proportions, and the law of multiple proportions.

We concluded our study of two well known poems of Poe,"The Raven" and "Annabel Lee". Regarding "The Raven", we addressed the narrator's shifting attitude from dismissive, to amused, to angry and ,at the final stanza, to mournful . Jaydn reviewed the text to find language that evidenced tone. We then discussed Poe's unconventional marriage to his cousin who was only 13 in the context of the poem"Annabel Lee". Jaydn had a strong visceral reaction to this relationship ..We then explored the issue of separating art from the artist and whether one could(or should ) appreciate the poem even knowing its genesis.

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in 1776. By this time the American Revolution had just begun but not every colonist was in support of the war. Some colonists were wary of the repercussions of losing the war, others believed they should still remain loyal to Britain, and others worried about the colonies' ability to be successful independently. Common Sense colonial people realize why rebellion was necessary. The Continental Army received help from other countries. Prussian officer, Baron von Steuben, trained American soldiers in the art of European style warfare. France sends the Marquis de Lafayette, a loyal officer to Washington, who helped launch raids against the British prior to the Battle of Monmouth.

The first battles of the American Revolutionary War were fought at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. American Patriot colonists fought for their right to defend themselves against the British, and the British sought to take colonial arms stores. The first battle took place in Lexington and Concord outside of Boston. Major American Revolutionary War events following the battles of Lexington and Concord, include the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, the Second Continental Congress, and the Declaration of Independence. We then looked at current events: This past Sat., the bridge linking Crimea to Russia was destroyed. What is the strategic and symbolic significance of this roadway? It means a lot to Russia and this morning, Russia is bombing Kyiv & other Ukraine cities. But no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. Today a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could impact the future of the internet. Are tech companies too powerful and who should be responsible for harmful content on the web?

The Intolerable, or Coercive, Acts were made up of four acts and the Quebec Act. British Parliament enacted these laws as punishment to the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the Boston Tea Party. The colonists organized the events of the Boston Tea Party as a response to the Tea Act, which established the British East India Company as the monopoly on tea in the colonies. This added fuel to colonial resistance following other acts placed on the colonies, especially the continued taxation of tea under the Townshend Acts. The British aimed to isolate Massachusetts from the rest of the colonies by creating a naval blockade around the Boston Port and increasing British presence in Massachusetts government. The colonies responded to the Intolerable Acts and gathered at the First Continental Congress in 1774, where a boycott on British goods and the fight for representation in British Parliament ensued.