§§ 160-163.--_a_. Describe the battle of King's Mountain. _b_. What was the result of the battle of the Cowpens? _c_. Follow the retreat of the Americans across North Carolina. What events showed Greene's foresight? _d_. What were the results of the battle of Guilford? _e_. Compare the outlook for the Americans in 1781 with that of 1780. §§ 164-166. _a_. How did the British army get to Yorktown? _b_. Describe the gathering of the Allied Forces. _c_. Describe the surrender and note its effects on America, France, and Great Britain. § 167.--_a_. Where were the negotiations for peace carried on? _b_. Mark on a map the original territory of the United States. _c_. How did Spain get the Floridas? General Questions _a_. When did the Revolution begin? When did it end? _b_. Were the colonies independent when the Declaration of Independence was adopted? _c_. Select any campaign and discuss its objects, plan, the leading battles, and the results. _d_. Follow Washington's movements from 1775-82. _e_. What do you consider the most decisive battle of the war? Why? Topics For Special Work _a_. Naval victories. _b_. Burgoyne's campaign. _c_. Greene as a general. _d_. Nathan Hale. _e_. The peace negotiations. Suggestions The use of map or molding board should be constant during the study of this period. Do not spend time on the details of battles, but teach campaigns as a whole. In using the molding board the movements of armies can be shown by colored pins. The Declaration of Independence should be carefully studied, especially the first portions. Finally, the territorial settlement of 1783 should be thoroughly explained, using map or molding board. VI The Critical Period, 1783-1789 Books for Study and Reading References.--Higginson's _Larger History_, 293-308; Fiske's _Civil Government_, 186-267; McMaster's _With the Fathers_. Home Readings.--Fiske's _Critical Period_, 144-231, 306-345; _Captain Shays: A Populist of 1786_. Chapter 17 The Confederation, 1783-1787 [Sidenote: Disunion and jealousy. _Source-Book_, 161-163.] 167. Problems of Peace.--The war was over. But the future of the American nation was still uncertain. Indeed, one can hardly say that there was an American nation in 1783. While the war lasted, a sense of danger bound together the people of the different states. But as soon as this peril ceased, their old jealousies and self-seekings came back. There was no national government to smooth over these differences and to compel the states to act justly toward one another. There was, indeed, the Congress of the Confederation, but it is absurd to speak of it as a national government. [Sidenote: Formation of the Articles of Confederation.] [Sidenote: Weakness of the Confederation. _McMaster_, 163.]