1774-1783 THE AMERICAN

REVOLUTION

A. All 13 colonies present

B. Significant: declared war, George Washington elected

C. Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

D. Olive branch petition

I. SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS,

MAY 10, 1775

WHAT

CAN WE

LEARN

ABOUT

WHERE

AND

WHEN

THE

REVOLUT

ION

TOOK

PLACE?

A. Ticonderoga and Crown Point, May 1775

In new York and new England

Capture of supplies important

B. Bunker Hill – June 17, 1775

C. George III proclaimed the colonies in rebellion. (August 23,

1775).

Hired 18,000 hessians

D. Americans failed to successfully invade Canada in October

1775

II. EARLY BATTLES

HOW DO THESE IMAGINES ILLUSTRATE

WHAT HAPPENED AT THESE BATTLES?

A. Most Americans didn’t want revolution

B. Hessians, burning towns, and offers to free slaves turn tide

C. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense 1776

Best seller

Moral obligation, weak king, natural law

D. Richard Henry Lee proposed independence June 7 1776

E. Declaration of Independence

Preamble, grievances, and declaration

F. Results: Foreign aid from France and others could now be

successfully solicited.

III. SHIFT TO INDEPENDENCE

WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU?

A. The population was split 1/3, 1/3, 1/3

B. Loyalists

Conservative, educated, wealthy, older, influential in the middle

and south

C. Patriots

“Whigs”, mostly in New England

D. 80,000 loyalists leave, some fought

V. PATRIOTS AND LOYALISTS

A. British focus on the middle Atlantic

Battle of Long island- Washington escapes

B. Battle of Trenton

Things are falling apart, crossed the Delaware, public opinion

benefit

C. Battle of Princeton

British pushed back

D. Battle of Saratoga

Most important battle, inspired foreign, revived

VI. THE WAR IN 1776-1777

A. Adopted 1777

B. Didn’t go into effect til l 1781

C. Lasted till 1789

D. Congress had the power to conduct war, handle foreign

relations, and borrow money.

E. E. The Articles had no power to regulate trade, conscript

troops, or levy taxes.

VII. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 1777

A. France out for revenge

B. Secret supply to Americans before outright assistance

Marquis de Lafayette

C. Declaration was a turning point

D. Franco American Alliance 1778

E. Revolution to World War

Spain and The Netherlands join in, Russia neutral

Fighting in the Caribbean, south America, and Asia

VIII. THE FRANCO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

A. Savannah, Georgia1779

B. Charleston, SC 1780

C. Nathanael Greene

D. Battle of Yorktown

E. Britain struggling, changing administration

F. Treaty of Paris 1783

Formally recognized, large boarder

Over Britain lost territory, France bankrupt and Spain got little

IX. IN 1778, BRITAIN AGAIN CHANGED

ITS STRATEGY: FOCUSED ON THE FORMER

SOUTHERN COLONIES

WHAT DO THESE MEAN?

A. 250,000 fought, 10% died

B. Britain controlled most cities

C. War economy

D. Women in War

X. AMERICAN SOCIETY DURING THE WAR

WHY DID THE COLONISTS WIN AND NOT

THE BRITISH?

A. Diplomatic

Foreign aid

Alliances

loans

B. Political

Weak British government

More charismatic leadership

C. Military

The US was too big

Failure to take new England

Few native victories

Communication ineffective

Multiple sides facing Britain

XI. WHY DID THE U.S. PREVAIL IN THE

REVOLUTIONARY WAR?

A. Conservative flight

B. Slavery issue

C. Equality/ enlightenment ideas

D. Separation of church and state

E. State governments

F. Native people no longer had any protection

G. Women “republican Motherhood”

XII. CHANGES IN SOCIETY DUE TO THE

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Discuss and write a thesis statement.

HOW RADICAL WAS THE AMERICAN

REVOLUTION?

WHAT ISSUES FACE THE NEW COUNTRY?

A. Economic depression

B. British wont negotiate trade

C. Western British activity

D. Spain controls the Mississippi

E. France wants to be payed back

F. North African Pirates

XIII. ISSUES IN THE 1780’S

Make a list of things with your table.

WHAT IS A GOVERNMENT SUPPOSED TO

DO?

A. Ratification delayed over territorial disputes

B. 13 states work to deal with common problems

C. Congress was the chief agency

D. Each state 1 vote

E. Bills required 2/3 vote

F. And amendments had to be unanimous

G. No power to regulate commerce

H. No power of taxation

I . Land ordinance of 1787

J. Shays rebellion

XIV. THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION