Revolutionary Time Period 17761790

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Revolutionary Time Period1776-1790

• By Sarah Almekinder
• Lisa Miller
• Tara Sweeney

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Major Characteristics1776-1790

• The new colonies (modern day America) was
  fighting their mother country of England for
  their independence.
  
• Pieces of literature outline the events occurring
  such as war, power, and advances in the world.

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Major Historical Events

• 1776 Thomas Paines Common sense. In May,
  Congress authorizes colonies to write
  constitution. July 2nd Congress declares
  Independence. July 4th the declaration of
  Independence was signed.
• 1777 America has a flag. It consists of 13
  alternating red and white stripes and blue field
  with white stars.

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Major Historical Events

• 1778America signs treaty with France and
  Holland. Beethoven presented as 6 yr. Old
  prodigy.
  
• 1780Circular saw invented by Gervinus.
• 1781Congress creates department of Finance.
• 1782James Watt invents steam engine with rotary
  motion.
  
• 1783Britain recognizes independence of U.S.
  Beethoven's first work presented

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Major Historical Events

• 1784Thomas Jeffersons land ordinance passed
• 1785James Watt and Matthew Balton install steam
  engine with rotary motion in a cotton-spinning
  factory.
  
• 1786James Rumsey designs first mechanical-driven
  boat.
  
• 1789Constitution Convention, first meets in NY.

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Prominent People of the Time Period

• Thomas Jefferson. Wrote notes on the state of
  Virginia. He was the third president of the
  United States. Also he was the principle drafter
  of the Declaration of Independence.
• James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
  created a federalist newspaper.
  
• Napoleon Bonaparte (1769- 1812) He was a military
  genius and he consolidated many reforms of the
  French Revolution.

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Prominent People of the Time Period

• George Washington (1732-1799) He was the first
  president of the United States and was considered
  to be The father of the United states.
  
• Thomas Paine. He wrote the book Common sense.
• Patrick Henry. In 1775 he gave a speech famous
  for the line Give me liberty or give me
  death.
  
• Paul Revere. Famous for his mid-night ride.

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Reason for its nameRevolutionary Age

• Revolution a fundamental change in political
  organization, or in a government or constitution
  the overthrow or renunciation of one government,
  and the substitution of another, by the
  governed.
• Occurred with the end of the British Age of
  Johnson and the beginning of the British Romantic
  Period
  
• Revolutions are expressions of the heart of
  people they grow gradually out of new
  sensibilities and wealth of experiences.
  

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Literary Works and Prominent Authors

• American writings between 1765-1790 belong more
  to social and political then to literary
  history.
  
• Writings of this time period consist more of new
  ideas.
  
• American books were harshly reviewed in England.
• Many revolutionary writers were of the English
  native.

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Literary Works and Prominent Authors

• Thomas Paine (1737-1774) He was born in England
  and Came to America in 1774.
  
• He first published African Slavery in America
  criticizing slavery as being unjust and inhumane
  in America. Another book he wrote was Common
  Sense. It stated that independence most come
  sooner or later. All the arguments for
  separation of England are based on nothing more
  than simple facts, plain arguments and common
  sense.
• Other books that Paine wrote American crisis,
  Rights of man, and Age of Reason.

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Literary Works and Prominent Authors

• Patrick Henry (1736-1799) He was born in
  Virginia. Was seen as a radical-post British
  tyranny.
  
• His Stamp act Resolutions were the first shot
  fired in the Revolutionary war.
  
• In 1764 he was elected to the house of Burgesses
  and became leading radical. He served three
  times as governor of Virginia.
  
• He urged his Fellow Virginians with the words I
  know not what course others may take give me
  liberty or give me death.

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Literary Works and Prominent Authors

• Plilip Freneau The poet of the Revolution
• Fought as a militiaman in the revolutionary war.
  Was captured by two British ships in 1780.
  During that time he wrote The British prison
  ship and shows cruelties of Britain.
• Revolutionary Poems that he wrote Eutaw
  springs and Americans Liberty
  
• In 1971 he became the first powerful newspaper
  editor in America.
  
• With writing poems, Freneau adhered to his
  democratic ideas.

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Literary Works and Prominent Authors

• Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) The third president
  of the United States.
  
• He drafted the Declaration of Independence. The
  Declaration of Independence represented the
  thirteen colonies in North America announcing
  separation from Britain.
• Thomas served as the governor of Virginia in
  1779
  
• 1783-1784, He was a member of continental
  congress.

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Literary Works and Prominent Authors

• Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
• She was the wife of president John Adams.
  Abigail was the chief figure in the social life
  of her husbands administration. She was one of
  the most influential first ladies.
• Her letters to her husband are a vivid source of
  social history. They tell stories of the woman
  who stayed at home to struggle with war time
  shortage, to run the farm and to teach and take
  care of the children.

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Music

• Famous composers heard in this time included
  Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven.
  
• Most songs from this time often had reference to
  the lives around the writers. (war, soldiers,
  high taxes, criticism, monarchy)
  
• Some examples are Yankee Doodle, Young Ladies
  in Town, Bunker Hill, The Liberty Song and
  Barbara Allen.

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Architecture

• Early Colonial Style
• Timber-Framed structure with clapboard siding
• Simple saltbox-form with steeply pitched gable
  roof.
  
• Second story hangs over.
• Small leaded windows.
• Massive central chimney.

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Architecture

• Southern Colonial
• Brick or timber framed structure.
• Simple saltbox-form with steeply pitched gable
  roof.
  
• Narrow plan- often only one room deep.
• Massive Chimney at each end of the house.
• Georgian Houses (1725-1780)
• Wide- paneled door.
• May be window at one or both sides of the house.

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Fashion

• Knitting homespun goods during the Revolutionary
  War period became a form of social protest
  against British importation of textile goods and
  the taxes imposed on goods.
• As the Revolutionary War continued, towns
  required their citizens to produce knitted socks
  and other clothing for the soldiers.

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Fashion

• The typical clothing that boys wore were Hat,
  cravat, waist coat, coat, shirt, breeches,
  stockings and shoes.
  
• The typical clothing that girls wore were Cap,
  bodice, stomacher, gown, petticoat and shoes.
  

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Technological Advances

• Important Inventions Circular saw, fountain pen,
  steam engine, hot air balloon, torpedo, threshing
  machine, and the mechanically driven boat.
  
• Important Inventors James Watt, James Rumsey,
  David Bushnell, Andrew Meikle, Scheller,
  Gervinus, and Montgolfier.