1. Why did Great Britain become involved in the 13 colonies, what was the colonist reactions and steps toward unity, how is the First Continental Congress related to the unity and its purpose, how did it evolve into the second continental congress and own were the similar and different and how did the formation of state constitutions impact our constitution today?

2. How did Britain's colonial policies contribute to the growth of self-government in the colonies. What are some of the steps that led to the growing feeling of colonial unity. What are the outcomes of the First and Second Continental Congress. List four general ideas in the Declaration of Independence. Describe the drafting of the first state constitutions and summarize the constitutions’ common features

3. Describe the structure of the government set up under the Articles of Confederation. Explain why the weaknesses of the Articles led to a critical period for the government in the 1780’s. Describe how a growing need for a stronger national government led to plans for a Constitutional Convention

4. How were the proceedings of the Philadelphia convention organized. How was the Virginia Plan different from the New Jersey Plan. What was the reaction from the delegates when completing their work.