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?? (?) The Establishment of Thirteen Colonies 
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• Map
• The
• British
• Colonies

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The Thirteen Colonies

• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• New York
• Connecticut
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

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The Boston Tea Party ???????(1773)

• An incident (16 Dec. 1773) in which three
  shiploads of tea were dumped into Boston harbor
  by citizens demonstrating against British
  taxation of tea. The struggle against taxation
  without representation led up to the War of
  American Independence.

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The Battle of Lexington (April 18,1775
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• The first shots starting the revolution were
  fired at Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 18,
  1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700
  soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the
  colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just
  outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest
  Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key
  leaders of the patriot movement.

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The Battle of Lexington
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George Washington(1732-99) ???

• . With the out break of the War, George
  Washington was appointed(1775) commander in chief
  of the Continental army. After victory (1783), he
  presided over the council which drafted (1787)
  the U.S. constitution, and was unanimously
  elected president.

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The Declaration of Independence
July 4. 1776

• On June10, 1776, a committee was
  appointed to prepare a declaration of
  independence the committee consisted of
  Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Sherman and R.R.
  Livingston. July 4 the Declaration of
  Independence was agreed to, engrossed(????),
  signed by Hancock, and sent to legislatures of
  the states.

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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (2)
The unanimous Declaration of the
thirteen united States of America
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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (3)

• We hold these truths to be self-evident that
  all men are created equal, that they are endowed
  by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
  that among these are life, liberty, and the
  pursuit of happiness.

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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (4)

• That, to secure these rights, governments are
  instituted among men, deriving their just powers
  from the consent of the governed That whenever
  any form of government becomes destructive of
  these ends,it is the right of people to alter or
  to abolish it , and to institute a new
  government,

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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (5)

• solemnly publish and declare, that these
  colonies are , and of right ought to be, free and
  independent states that they are absolved from
  all allegiance to the British crown, and that all
  political connection between them and the state
  of Britain is, and ought to be, totally
  dissolved

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Thomas Jefferson (1743 1826)??? ???

• The chairman of the committee which drafted the
  Declaration of Independence(1776).He was third
  president of U.S.A(1801-1809).

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) ????

• American statesman, scientist and writer.
  Disillusioned with British rule in America, he
  helped to draft the Declaration of Independence
  (1776). He was ambassador to France (1776-85) and
  took part in the peace negotiations (1781-83) at
  the end of war of American Independence. He
  gained a worldwide reputation for his scientific
  work,.

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The Battle of Saratoga ??????(1777?9?)

• Historians consider the Battle of Saratoga to be
  the major turning point of the American
  Revolution. As a result of this successful
  battle, the European powers, particularly the
  French, took interest in the cause of the
  Americans and began to support them.

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The Surrender of Burgoyne October 17, 1777 ?????

• October 17, 1777 Near Saratoga, New York
• "The fortunes of war have made me your
  prisoner," said British General John Burgoyne as
  he handed over his sword to his American
  counterpart, Horatio Gates. "I shall always be
  ready to testify that it was through no fault of
  your excellency," Gates replied.

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War Around YorktownAug.-Oct. 19, 1781 ?????

• In May 1781, French Admiral de Barras arrived
  in Rhode Island .When Washington received the
  word he began marching south for Virginia in late
  August. General Cornwallis ,on October
  19,1781, surrendered his entire army of 7000 men.
  Yorktown turned out to be the last major
  engagement of the American Revolutionary War.

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ,1787(1)

• Article 1.
• Sec.1. All legislative Powers herein granted
  shall be vested in a Congress of the United
  States, which shall consist of a Senate and a
  House of Representatives

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (2)

• ART. ?
• Sec.1. The executive Power shall be vested in
  a President of the United States of America.He
  shall hold his office during the Term of four
  years

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (3)

• Art. ?
• Sec.1. The judicial power of the United States,
  shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such
  inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
  time ordain(??) and establish.

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (4)

• ART. ?
• The Congress, whenever two thirds of
  both houses shall deem it necessary, shall
  propose Amendments to this Constitution, ??

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The BILL OF RIGHTS (the first ten amendments)

• Among the guarantees of Liberty in the
  Bill of Rights, several are especially important.
  The first Amendment guarantees freedom of
  religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  The fourth upholds the principle that a mans

• home is his castle by prohibiting
  unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fifth,
  Sixth,and Eighth Amendments protect accused
  persons from arbitrary arrest and punishment by
  the federal government.

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? ? ? John Adams(1735-1826)

• Vice president of Washington Administration and
  second president of the U.S.A. (1797-1801). Adams
  retired to his farm in Quincy. Here he penned his
  elaborate letters to Thomas Jefferson. Here on
  July 4, 1826, he whispered his last words
  "Thomas Jefferson survives." But Jefferson had
  died at Monticello a few hours earlier.

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??? James Madison(1751-1836),

• Fourth president of the U.S.A.(1809-17), he
  played an important part in drawing up the U.S.
  constitution(1787). He was a prominent
  Federalist, but quarreled with Hamilton over
  finance, and served Jefferson as secretary of
  state (1801-09).

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???? Alexander Hamilton (c.1756-1804),

• American statesman. A staunch Federalist, he was
  Washingtons secretary and aide-de-camp(1771-81),
  and secretary to the treasury(1789-95).His
  financial proposals, the creation of national
  debt and of a federal bank, were opposed by
  Jefferson.

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John Jay (1745-1827) ? ?

• American, statesman, president of the
  Continental Congress (1778-79), foreign secretary
  (1784-89) and chief justice (1789-95).

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• George ? (1738-1820), king of Great Britain
  (1760-1820), elector (1760-1815) and the king
  (1815-20) of Hanover. The British defeat in the
  War of American Independence made him unpopular.
  His growing insanity led to the regency
  (1811-20) of the prince of Wales (later George
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1783???? The Map of U.S. in 1783