The revolutionary war needs to be a class. Here are the topics: I. Founding and status of colonies II. The enlightenment and theories of man that influenced the founding fathers III. The founding fathers IV. The federalist papers V. The War VI. The impact of the American Revolutionary War upon the world VII. Economic thought contributing to the formation of American law Make it two classes. How America began and what it became is the most significant event in the last three hundred years. Our kids suffer from not knowing the ideas from which we began.