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Revolutionary Era
U.S. History
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Proclamation of 1763
• After the French and Indian War, the British issued the Proclamation to protect Native American lands as well as colonists.
• Britain didn’t want a bloody Indian uprising and wanted to prevent any conflicts.
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Proclamation of 1763
• Colonists saw the Proclamation as an infringement upon their rights.
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British Mercantilism
• The British controlled colonial trade to benefit Britain.
• This policy affected most colonial businesses.
• Colonists wanted economic interdependence without constraints on trade.
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More Conflict with Britain
• Colonists began to boycott British goods to protest taxation without representation
• Stamp Act taxed paper items, such as books
• Colonists refused to pay the taxes demanded by Parliament.
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Situation becomes Intolerable
• British passed Intolerable Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party.
• Colonists called the First Continental Congress to discuss situation
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Common Sense
Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to think about independence through his pamphlet, Common Sense.
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2nd Continental Congress
• Delegates voted to organize a nation army and appointed George Washington as commander in chief
• A Declaration of Independence from Britain was written by Thomas Jefferson
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Declaration of Independence
• Document was the most important accomplishment of the 2nd Continental Congress
• “ We hold these truths to be self-evident…. endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights” as result of being human
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Revolutionary Era
This major era in U.S. History is characterized by individuals who sought to create an independent American republic and events which led to independence from Britain.
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Revolutionary Era
• Colonists had advantage over British troops due to the long distance from Europe.
• Another advantage was that the colonial militia fought on their home territory.
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Battles of the Revolution
• 1st shots of the Revolution were fired at Lexington
• Victory at Saratoga led to France sending military aid to the Patriots. This became the turning point of the Revolution with Patriots at an advantage.
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Battles of the Revolution
John Paul Jones, naval commander, refused to surrender his ship to the British. He said, “I have not yet begun to fight!”
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Battles of the Revolution
• Final victory for the Patriots came at Yorktown.
• British General Cornwallis surrendered his troops and ended the conflict. War was over; Patriots won!
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Treaty of Paris
• Signed in 1783, this treaty recognized U.S. independence from Britain.
• The treaty set the western boundary of the United States at the Mississippi River.
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