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AP USH. UNIT 2 French & Indian War-1800. A selfless, educated citizenry. Elections should be frequent. Govt. gets its authority from the citizens. Govt. should guarantee individual rights & freedoms. Govt.’s power should be limited [checks & balances]. The need for a written Constitution.
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AP USH UNIT 2 French & Indian War-1800
A selfless, educated citizenry. • Elections should be frequent. • Govt. gets its authority from the citizens. • Govt. should guarantee individual rights & freedoms. • Govt.’s power should be limited [checks & balances]. • The need for a written Constitution. • “E Pluribus Unum.” [“Out of many, one”] • An important role for women raise good, virtuous citizens.[“Republican Womanhood”]. Classical view of a model republic EnlightenmentThinking The“VirtuousRepublic” “City on a hill”[John Winthrop] Ideal citizen[Cincinnatus]
The Road to Revolution: (1770-1776) By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Was the American Revolution Inevitable??
The Gaspee Incident(1772) Providence, RI coast
Committees of Correspondence Purpose warn neighboring colonies about incidents with Br. broaden the resistance movement.
Tea Act (1773) • British East India Co.: • Monopoly on Br. tea imports. • Many members of Parl. held shares. • Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to cols. without col. middlemen (cheaper tea!) • North expected the cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.
The Coercive or IntolerableActs (1774) 1. Port Bill 2. Government Act 3. New Quartering Act Lord North 4. Administration of Justice Act
First Continental Congress (1774) 55 delegates from 12 colonies Agenda How to respond to the Coercive Acts & the Quebec Act? 1 vote per colony represented.
The British Are Coming . . . Paul Revere & William Dawes make their midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British soldiers.
The Shot Heard ’Round the World! Lexington & Concord – April 18,1775
The Second Continental Congress(1775) Olive Branch Petition
Was the American Revolution Inevitable??
The American Revolution: 1775-1783 Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua,NY
Loyalist Strongholds
Washington’s Headaches • Only 1/3 of the colonists were in favor of a war for independence [the other third were Loyalists, and the final third were neutral]. • State/colony loyalties. • Congress couldn’t tax to raise money for the Continental Army. • Poor training [until the arrival of Baron von Steuben.
Military Strategies The Americans The British • Attrition [the Brits had a long supply line]. • Guerilla tactics [fight an insurgent war you don’t have to win a battle, just wear the British down] • Make an alliance with one of Britain’s enemies. • Break the colonies in half by getting between the No. & the So. • Blockade the ports to prevent the flow of goods and supplies from an ally. • “Divide and Conquer” use the Loyalists.
Bunker Hill (June, 1775) The British suffered over 40% casualties.
Phase II: NY & PA[1777-1778]
Washington Crossing the Delaware Painted by Emanuel Leutze, 1851
Saratoga: “Turning Point” of the War? A modern-day re-enactment
Britain’s “Southern Strategy” • Britain thought that there were more Loyalists in the South. • Southern resources were more valuable/worth preserving. • The British win a number of small victories, but cannot pacify the countryside [similar to U. S. failures in Vietnam!] • Good US General:Nathanial Greene
The Battle of Yorktown (1781) Count de Rochambeau AdmiralDe Grasse
Cornwallis’ Surrender at Yorktown: “The World Turned Upside Down!” Painted by John Trumbull, 1797
Why did the British Lose???
Articles of Confederation Government: 1781-1789
Federalist vs. Anti-FederalistStrongholds at the End of the War
Weaknesses of theArticles of Confederation • A unicameral Congress [9 of 13 votes to pass a law]. • 13 out of 13 to amend. • Representatives were frequently absent. • Could not tax or raise armies. • No executive or judicial branches.
State Constitutions • Republicanism. • Most had strong governors with veto power. • Most had bicameral legislatures. • Property required for voting. • Some had universal white male suffrage. • Most had bills of rights. • Many had a continuation of state-established religions while others disestablished religion.
Occupational Composition of Several State Assembliesin the 1780s
Disputed Territorial ClaimsBetween Spain & the U. S.:1783-1796