Lesson 5: Two People - One Ideal System 
Reading Assignment: The Making of America, pages 48-61 

Pre-lesson questions for homework study and review: 

1. Why were students of history, including the founders, so fascinated with the Anglo-Saxons in the 1700s? (Pages 54-55) 

2. What were the governmental units in Anglo-Saxon culture? Give a possible reason why they were so similar to those of ancient Israel (55) 

3. Summarize some of the institutes of Anglo-Saxon culture. Name the event that led to the eventual termination of their culture, and identify the date of that event. (56-61) 

4. Name some other writers, philosophers, and historians with whose works the founders became well acquainted in their quest for knowledge and answers. (60-61) 



Lesson 6: The Articles of Confederation 
Reading Assignment: The Making of America, pages 65-76 

Pre-lesson questions for homework study and review: 

1. Describe how and when the Articles of Confederation came into being. What kind of republic did this document create? (Pages 65-66) 

2. Briefly review the main provisions of the Articles of Confederation. (67-68) 

3. List six vital powers of government, which were not included in the Articles of Confederation, the absence of which nearly resulted in the loss of the Revolutionary War. (69-70) 

4. To whom did Congress give the responsibility for organizing an army under the Articles of Confederation, and what problems did he immediately encounter? (70-72) 

5. Describe the attempt to take Canada from the British. Why was its loss such a blow to the Americans? (72-73) 

6. Describe the difficult but miraculous experience that made possible the liberation of Boston. (74-76) 



Lesson 7: Revolutionary War - Battles for New England 
Reading Assignment: The Making of America, pages 76-85 

Pre-lesson questions for homework study and review: 

1. Describe the Battle of New York. Who won? What famous American was captured and hanged? (Pages 76-79) 

2. Explain the signillcance of the American victory at Trenton. How did General Washington's determination provide the needed encouragement to his troops? (79-81) 

3. What British atrocities in New Jersey helped arouse American wrath? (81) 

4. Describe the British attempts to isolate New England from the rest of the states. Tell about the main battles in this campaign. What was the signillcance of the final outcome? (81-85) 

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