Unit 4 Module 1: American Revolution Lecture

Building the Foundations:
Understanding the American Revolution

AALS
Semester 2
Unit 4 Module 1
(Self-paced lecture)

to do list:

1. COMPLETE THE CAPITALISM ED PUZZLE IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM FIRST!

2. Self-paced lesson: Understanding the American Revolution

3. Chapter 1 (pages 21-24)

4. Reading Guide (Questions 20 & 21)

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Objectives:

I can explain the American Revolution

I can explain the impact of the "Age of Revolutions" on African and Latine Americans

the American Revolution

• The British wanted to make the colonies repay them for defending them in war against Native Americans and the French

• So, they created different policies to tax colonists and prevent further conflict

  • Taxes on goods and services

  • Proclamation of 1763 (Stops colonists from moving further west/stealing Native lands)

    • THe British government was also considering abolishing slavery

      All of this was threatening the major wealth that "elite" colonists had built
      

​"Freedom from oppression"

the American Revolution

• Wealthy, educated, white, male colonists were upset with the policies of the British government

  • These are the "founding fathers"

    • Educated, wealthy, usually slave and/or business-owning, white men

• The French were already enemies of the British
  -This is why they help the colonists

​British vs American colonies and France

the American Revolution

• The "Founding Fathers" wrote about things like "liberty", "equality", and "Independence"
  -->They were mostly interested in building these things for themselves

  • EXAMPLE: Keep enslaved labor (biggest profit), ability to gain more land, and power to write/create laws for society

    • These are ALL things that connect to their wealth$$

  • *This is important, because it impacts who gets citizenship and the rights that come along with it.

    • The "founding fathers" are controlling the "dials" of the American machine

Foundations of the USA

Watch the following video Before you finish chapter 1

Once you are done, you should be able to explain the overall goal of capitalism and how it connects to the racist foundations of the United States.

Multiple Choice

The # 1 goal of capitalism is to...

• minimize profit and public ownership

• maximize profit$

• promote equality and communal ownership

• maximize profit and objective government control

Multiple Choice

Racial capitalism is most likely...

• a system that promotes racial equality and justice
• a system that has no impact on racial groups
• an economic system that benefits some racial groups at the expense of others
• an economic system that benefits all racial groups equally

Multiple Choice

Racial capitalism builds a racial hierarchy because those in power need to justify...

• The oppression of the non-dominant group(s) and power of the dominant group

• The privileges and benefits that women get from the disadvantages of men

• The privilege of the non-dominant group and oppression of dominant group

• None of these

Finish:
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Reading Guide
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