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The Road to Revolution1754-1783

• The Approaching Conflict
• The War
• The End of the Colonial Era in America

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• The Approaching Conflict
• A. Anglo-French Rivalries
• 1. The two countries battle for land in
  North America at a great expense
• 2. French Indian War (1756-1763)
• a) Final conflict British win
• b) Problems for British
• 1) Significant financial debt
• 2) Pontiacs Rebellion
  Proclamation of 1763
• 3) Colonists begin meeting and
  organizing Albany Plan of Union

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B. Changes Impact the Colonies 1.
Parliamentary taxes end salutary neglect a)
Stamp Act (revenue raising) b) Declaratory
Act (exercise of Parliaments authority) c)
Townsend Act 2. Tensions increase and colonists
act out a) Boston Tea Party b) Boston
Massacre c) Committees of correspondence
d) Boycotts e) Petitions (Olive Branch
Petition)
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C. Ideology of Revolution 1. Natural rights
(life, liberty, happiness) 2. Social contract
(consent of governed) 3. Civil rights (no
taxation without representation) 4.
Independence 5. Key Works a) Second
Treatise on Government b) Common Sense
c) Declaration of Independence
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II. The War (1776-1783) A. Continental
Congress 1. Initially exercised little
leadership 2. Chose Washington as head of
military 3. Stayed in session throughout the war
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B. French Alliance 1. Battle of Saratoga
was the turning point 2. Provided navy
and money to the war effort 3.
Becomes an entangling alliance for US
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C. Impacts on Society 1. In essence a civil
war Patriots v. Loyalists 2.
African-Americans offered freedom to fight
by BOTH the British and the
Americans 3. Native Americans help British in
hopes of preventing further land expansion
by the Americans
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D. Economic Struggles 1. Inflation 2.
Decrease in trade due to British occupation
of ports 3. Paper money is virtually worthless
E. New Government Developed
Articles of Confederation 1. State
constitutions provide for separation of
powers, voting and office holding guidelines 2.
Powers of central government are vague and
limited
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III. The End of the Colonial Era in America
A. Treaty of Paris of 1783 1. Officially ends
the war 2. US independence is recognized 3.
Western boundary set at the
Mississippi River 4. Persecution of
Loyalists is to end 5. Fishing rights off
coast of Canada granted to US
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B. Political Outcomes 1. New government is
struggling 2. Problems for government under
Articles a) Congress has no real power
b) Little respect for US on world
scene c) Shayss Rebellion
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C. Economic Outcomes 1. HUGE debt to
France 2. Paper money issued by Congress
and states is worthless D. Social
Outcomes 1. Women helped maintain economy and
provided supplies and service to the war,
yet remain second class citizens 2.
Slavery remains intact, even though it is a
violation of the ideals of the Revolution 3.
Native Americans face continued expansion by
American settlers