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The american revolution
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- 3. 1750 • More than1million people • Supplying raw materials • British Ruled • Really Self Governed • What does that mean? • 13 little parliments
- 4. Britain & Franceat War • French Indian War aka 7 years war • 1756 • Control of the Ohio River Valley • British settlers • French Forts in the way
- 5. British Won! • Neednew source of revenue • cover war costs
- 6. Intolerable Acts • StampAct • Tea Act • Sugar Act • Declaratory Act
- 7. No taxation without representation! •Colonies were self governing • Boycott British goods • Boston Massacre • Boston Tea party
- 8. 1st Continental Congress •Send King George a letter • Pledged allegiance • Demanded repeal of the coercive act • Declared a boycott • Agreed to meet again
- 9. Straight trippin’ • KingGeorge sent more troops to Boston • Colonies formed militias • Red Coats sent to take the militia's armory • Faced off at Lexington & Concord
- 11. 2nd continental congress •We meet again • Organized an army (led by who?) • 1776 T-pain wrote common sense “tyranny” • Need complete independence
- 12. Declaration of Independence • ThomasJefferson • Break up letter • “free & independent • Listed grievances • “life liberty & property” natural rights • Governments duty to protect those rights
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- 15. Setting up agovernment • Articles of Confederation • Issues with federalism • Constitution • Solid Federalism • Separation of powers • Popular sovereignty
- 16. Not quite right •Some refused to ratify without a guarantee of individual rights • Bill of Rights
- 17. Influence • French Revolution •Latin American Revolutions