American Revolution

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American Revolution

• World History

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Intro to Causes of American Revolution Video
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Causes of the American Revolution
Place the causes in the cloud on your worksheet

• Englands Neglect of the Colonies
• Taxation without Representation
• Limitation of Individual Rights
• Unfair Taxation
• Mercantilism
• Trade Restrictions
• Enlightenment Ideas

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GrievancesMajor Acts put on the colonists by
King of EnglandPlace grievances in the rain
drops on your worksheet

1. Quartering Act colonists must house British
   troops
2. Sugar Act placed a tax on sugar goods
3. Stamp Act tax on all paper goods
4. Tea Act import tax on tea arriving in colonies
5. Townshend Acts Necessary items from England were
   directly taxed at ports. (ex lead, glass, cloth)
6. Navigation Act no trading with other countries
7. Currency Act no paper money
8. Intolerable Act British punished the colonists
   and placed military rule over Boston,
   Massachusetts

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Would You Like A Cup of Tea?

• Samuel Adams
• (leader of the Sons of Liberty)
• Encourage conflict with British Authorities
• Leader of Boston Tea Party
• Protest against tax on import of tea
• Colonist Raiders dump 342 chests of tea into
  water
• In return, King George III ordered British Navy
  to close port of Boston troops occupy Boston

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Boston Tea Party Video
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1st Continental Congress

• September 1774
• Protested the Intolerable acts
• Accomplishments
• colonies boycott British goods

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1776 Video
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2nd Continental Congress

• The Continental Congress meets again.
• On July 4, 1776 Congress issued the Declaration
  of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson

• Write this in T. Jefferson lightening bolt!
• Wrote the Declaration of Independence
• Used John Lockes enlightenment ideas
• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Believed in Unalienable Rights
• Rights that one is born with
• and should not be taken away
• such as Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of
• Happiness

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Declaration of Independence

• Write this in D.O.I. lightening bolt starting
  friction with the British!
• Written by Thomas Jefferson
• July 4, 1776
• Included the following
• Listed the grievances of the colonists/ George
  IIIs abuses against the colonists
• Document ended with the declaration of colonies
  breaking ties with Britain

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Why did colonist win vs. the British?

1. American motivation to fight was much stronger
   than British b/c they were defending their
   homeland
2. Overconfident British generals made several
   mistakes
3. Fighting an overseas war 3,000 miles away too
   expensive for Britain
4. 7800 French helped trapped British army in an
   important battle in Virginia

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Articles of Confederation (remember the Hand
of Weakness from 8th grade?)

• 1781 13 States ratified the U.S. Constitution
• Established the U.S. as a Republic
• Created a weak national government
• No Branches of Government
• Congress had no power to collect taxes or
  regulate trade
• Leads to Shays Rebellion

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George Washington

• George Washington was the leader of the
  Continental Army during the American Revolution
• George Washington and James Madison believed that
  Shays Rebellion proved the need for a strong
  national government
• On May 25, 1787 1st meeting of the Constitutional
  Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation

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The U.S. Constitution

• Signed September 17,1787
• In order for a law to be passed 9 of 13 states
  had to approve.
• Federalists - supporters of Constitution wanted
  balance between national and state governments
• Anti-federalists - feared central government
  would have too much power. Wanted Bill of Rights

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U.S. Constitution
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Bill of Rights

• Place in the umbrella that protects U.S.
  citizens from grievances
• Added the Bill of Rights to Constitution to
  appease anti-federalists
• It is the 1st 10 Amendments
• Protected basic rights
• R Religion
• A Assembly
• P Petition
• P Press
• S Speech

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Bill of Rights
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The U.S. Constitution Fixes the Grievances

1. Congress meets every year
2. Congress has authority to impose taxes
3. No quartering of troops without consent
4. Civil cases have trial by jury
5. Individuals granted due process of law

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Effects of American Revolution

• Colonies win independence from Britain
• New government is created
• First under the Articles of Confederation , then
  the Constitution
• Constitution created
• Bill of Rights Drafted
• Influences later revolutions, including the
  French Revolution