Kris Maulden's questions - Oct. 19/20

This week, we'll be discussing the coming of the American Revolution from the differing perspectives. We will be covering ch. 6-7 in the textbook and online units 6-7, and most of you have split your readings among your groups. Therefore, the questions this week are a little more fragmentary, and you should provide ample detail in your answer to help others understand your particular reading. Your questions:

1. Last week I explained four main trends in America during the 1700s: population boom, westward expansion, rise of the “creole elite,” and institutional weaknesses. How does your chosen reading reflect one or more of these trends? Please provide examples to explain yourself to those who have not yet read the document.

2. How does the rhetoric from the colonists change as they get closer to July 4, 1776? What is being said by 1776 that would not have been said in the 1760s, and why do you think that is?

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SECTION 3K (Friday 11 am): Due to a Marketing Dept. meeting occurring in our room, we will be meeting for this week in Room 217. We will return to 114 the week after that.

ON THE PAPERS: You are welcome to turn in your papers via email. They will have to be in Microsoft Word format, and you will be required to send the email by the beginning of your section (by the way, your emails are time-stamped, so be sure to send them on time). I will send a confirmation email to let you know that I have received your paper; if you do not receive an email within a day or so, resend your paper.