CREATION+OF+A+NATION+-++THE+REVOLUTIONARY+WAR+and+THE+CIVIL+WAR

THE CREATION OF A NATION: THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR & CIVIL WAR

Amount of money lost due to unreasonable tariffs Distribution of slaves among the 13 original colonies Percent of population distribution Percent of casualties per side or civilians Destruction of land/property and its impact on natural resources Industrial production vs. soldier population vs battlefield successes and tight correlation If approximate linear, can students give meaning to slope/intercept/extrapolated values? Accuracy and improvements in weaponry Think small: cost of tea; taxes; shipping of goods in colonial times. Cost of muskets, etc. combine with geography ie: where are pieces coming from? compare... Cost per square mile: Lousiana purchase vs. Manhattan island for beads, etc.
 * trajectory
 * distance
 * raw materials
 * damage rate