The American Revolution and Its Impact Readings: Readings: Smith, et al., 767-771.
The American Revolution and Its Impact
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The American Revolution and Its Impact
Readings: Smith, et al., 767-771
England was the exception to the Pyramid Shaped Societies
The English Civil War and the “Glorious Revolution” led to an increasing role of Parliament.
Puritan New England
Town Meeting
Wanted consensus
Kicked out dissenters
New Englanders
The SouthHad Locke-inspired Constitution40 shilling freeholdExcluded Many poor Appalachia FarmersCounty was the basic unit of GovernmentMany counties in the South were 50% slaves
All Colonies
Had minor legislative institutionsWere diverseAll happy to be English citizensAll had some rights
Grenville Plan – 1764
Salutary NeglectGrenville attempts to
find old lawsNavigation ActsMolasses TaxSugar ActStamp ActQuartering Act
Committees of Correspondence
Propaganda makes it a Massacre3 years later was the Boston Tea PartyPunished for the Boston Tea PartyHad various names
First Continental CongressSeptember 4, 1774All colonies but GeorgiaRefused to Import GoodsBritish angered by this and decided to destroy colonial stores in Concord
Declaration of Independence
Was signed in 1776, about a year after the war had startedIt made the French realize that we were serious and they joined the colonists to fight the British
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Key Points in Declaration
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Hamilton and Jefferson
The Constitution
Was written after the Articles of Confederation had failed.It was a compromise but more HamiltonianSeparation of PowersChecks and balancesBill of Rights added later
George Washington
Became president in 1789.Did not become military dictatorDid not want to ever have a king again