Colonials & Revolutionaries: Background Historical & Cultural Information

The four major trends of the 18th century (The Enlightenment, the Great Awakening, British global ambitions, and economic disagreements) are the focus of a PowerPoint that places in context such influences as deism, mercantilism, tariffs, and laissez-faire economics. The information-packed, but text-heavy presentation would be appropriate for either US history or American literature classes.