American Revolution

Follow along with your B3 Questions, and use the notes to fill in your answers (and your vocab definitions)

You DO NOT need to take additional notes

Some of the slides will answer vocab, so use the info to make a definition

Start with Question #5

Basics Vocab

Stamp Act – tax on printed papers to pay for the French & Indian War

What war prompted the English to raise taxes on the American colonists?

The British

Colonies Before

the Revolution The 13 Colonies were

set-up by England to: grow raw goods,

Take care of extra population

rival other European powers

French and Indian War (1754-1763) British vs. the French and Natives living in Americas

Fighting for land in North America British wanted the land and the French wanted the rights to trade

British win but it costs a lot

Turn to a partner…

Can you and a partner name the 13 original colonies?

Come up and write on the board

13 colonies

1. Rhode Island

2. Connecticut 3. Massachusetts 4. New Hampshire

5. Delaware

6. Pennsylvania 7. New York

8. New Jersey 9. Maryland 10. Virginia

11. North Carolina 12. South Carolina

13. Georgia

Discuss…

What was the involvement of African Americans, women and Native Indian Americans during the Revolutionary War?

Basics Vocab

Common Sense – pamphlet written to urge colonists to revolt against Britain

What three things did the British make the American colonists pay taxes on without their consent?

In what three ways did the American colonists protest “taxation without representation”?

Tax Time New Taxes Purpose (for what did it

pay?) Colonial Responses

Sugar Act French Molasses Riots/ attacks on Gov. Officials

Stamp Act Diplomas, newspapers, etc

Boycotts of British Goods

Quartering Act Soldiers in homes

Refusal to pay taxes

Tea Act Cut out the colonists money

Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Act Closes Boston Harbor

First Continental Congress

Tax Time

Boston Massacre

Mob gathered in front of Boston’s customs house (where goods were sold) & taunted and teased the British Soldiers

Violence erupted

5 people died, a few were injured

Was it really a Massacre?

Stop

Discuss this question (above in the title) with the person sitting next to you. Then look at the question below…

How could you sway public opinion? Many of the colonists wanted a war with

England. Many did not. What could you do to convince people to go to war?

Revolutionary Ideas

Common Sense

Written by: Thomas Paine—inspires colonists to declare independence from England

“Tis time to part.”

Basics Vocab

US Bill of Rights – 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing the rights of individuals

US Constitution – Document explaining how the United States government works

Declaration of Independence – Document stating the United State’s grievances against Britain

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and when was it signed?

Declaration of

Independence

Written by Thomas Jefferson June 1776

Officially started the war Announced that people have

unalienable rights… “life, liberty and the pursuit

of happiness.” Locke

Approved on July 4th, 1776

At which battle(s) was the “shot heard round the world” fired?

The Shot Heard

Round the World

Battles of Lexington & Concord

British are victorious at both but attacked during withdrawal

¼ of British soldiers killed or wounded

Revolutionary War begins

The British are

Coming!!

Bunker Hill

First Real Battle of War

AT WAR… From 1775-1781

Who led the American colonists in the War of Independence (aka: the Revolutionary War)?

Advantages for the

Colonists: Knew the land (they had

been living there for years)

George Washington was determined (deserters were shot, discipline was harsh, etc.)

French, Spanish and Dutch declare war on Britain and supplied and helped colonists

Britain’s supplies came from thousands of miles away-took a long time to arrive

Winning

Independence

Americans had determination to outlast their rulers

Yorktown The Americans

and French surround Cornwallis (the General)

Colonies win all the land to the Mississippi

What document describes how the US federal government works? Who helped write it (fathered)?

What are the three branches of US government?

What part of the US Constitution protects the rights of individuals?

After the War Articles of Confederation

(1781 to 1789) First official government

Weak government (couldn’t tax, no executive branch)

Constitutional Convention (1787) Created the US Constitution

1. Federal system (National Gov and State Gov)

2. Three Branches—Checks and Balances 1. Executive, Legislative, Judicial

3. Bill of Rights (Amendments or changes to the original) 1. Protects the rights of the people

4. But only for white men with property! Slaves and women were not included!

Bill of Rights

Come up and fill in as many as you can

Hint: There are 10!!

Bill of Rights

First Amendment: Freedom of Religion & Speech

Second Amendment: Right to bear arms and have a militia for protection

Third Amendment: Soldiers cannot forcibly take over your homes

Fourth Amendment: No unreasonable searches by the government (aka: they cant barge into your house without a warrant)

Fifth Amendment: You have the right to silence in a court of law

Sixth Amendment: Everyone shall have a fair and speedy trial

Continued…

Seventh Amendment: Court cases will have a jury make the decision (not just one man)

Eighth Amendment: No cruel or unusual punishment

Ninth Amendment: You can’t change the constitution to fit a certain instance (the whole thing would have to be changed)

Tenth Amendment: Whatever power the federal government does not have will be handled by the States and the people

What principle of the US Constitution declares that people are the source of governmental power?

Popular Sovereignty

What principle describes the sharing of powers between the national government and the state governments?

Federalism

Was the new government any better?

Now that the Colonists had their freedom from England…

Was it “freedom” for everyone?

Were the Colonists treating the women, slaves and Natives like the Monarchs of England had treated them?

What should have been different?