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