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Vocabulary Slavery: civil relationship when one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty and fortune Economy: the management of resources of a country and the earnings it obtains Inflation: an increase in the money supply that leads to the money being worth less Surplus: having too much of a product or good Shay’s Rebellion: farmers that were in debt rebelled against the government in western Massachusetts and attacked the Springfield armory Battle of Tippecanoe: fought in the Indiana territory (outside of Prophetstown) in 1811 and was led by William Henry Harrison against Tecumseh’s Indian Confederacy. It was a US victory

Essential Questions How did the Revolution change people’s lives? Was the American Revolution a “revolution” for all of the participants? Why or why not?

The Revolution Begins Important Leaders: George Washington From Virginia Officer during the French and Indian War Commander in Chief of the American army during the revolution President of the United States Leadership skills were important to the creation of the United States

The Revolution Begins Important Leaders: Thomas Jefferson Virginia planter and lawyer Helped draft the Declaration of Independence First Secretary of State under President George Washington Vice President to John Adams Elected president in 1800 and 1804

The Revolution Begins Important Leaders: Patrick Henry A radical colonist from Virginia “Give me liberty or give me death” speech Encouraged rebellion against Great Britain before the Revolutionary War

The Revolution Begins Important Leaders: Benjamin Franklin Philadelphia printer, inventor, and patriot Second Continental Congress delegate Helped draft the Declaration of Independence

The Revolution Begins Important leaders: Samuel Adams Boston businessman who became an activist before the Revolutionary War Delegate to both Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775

The Revolution Begins Important Leaders: John Adams Boston lawyer Delegate in the Continental Congresses, was against reconciliation with Britain Vice President to George Washington President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

On The National Level Britain gave up claims to govern the 13 colonies and the territory east of the Mississippi River and agreed to remove their troops from the territory “with all convenient speed”, which wasn’t quick enough for the Americans. Article 7 of the Treaty of Paris

On The National Level Slavery began to emerge as a divisive sectional issue because slaves did not receive their independence World’s first antislavery society founded by Quakers (Philadelphia 1775); by of them existed in the states Slaves earned their freedom during the Revolution by fighting with the colonial army or were freed by the British New England banned slavery Middle states gradually ended slavery Northerners didn’t rely on slavery for their economic well being but the South did Northern states didn’t grant equal rights to freed blacks 1807 the importation of slaves was banned

On The National Level American economy was plagued by inflation and hurt by isolation from world markets US merchants were cut off from the West Indies Lost favored trade position with Britain Agricultural prices decreased Wartime demand decreased Surplus of goods City unemployment rate was high Pirates in the Mediterranean Sea attacked the merchant marines because Britain didn’t protect them Tripolitan War Reading tripolitan-war-of tripolitan-war-of In Massachusetts farms were repossessed because of back taxes which led to Shay’s Rebellion

The Western Hemisphere Britain did not accept the notion of American dominance of the hemisphere The British kept control of what was to become Canada The British kept navigation rights to the Mississippi River The British kept the West Indies The British kept garrisons within the frontier territory and even supported Native Americans that harassed settlements. Their justification for this is that the US never kept their end of the treaty of Paris by compensating the Loyalists for their property Battle of Tippecanoe: land dispute between Indiana territory and Native Americans. US won.

In the Western Hemisphere The remaining British colonies in Canada strengthened their ties to Great Britain The Quebec Act 1774: gave French Canadians protection for their Catholic faith and social hierarchy by the British as a result they stayed neutral during the American Revolutionary War Nova Scotia and other Canadian territories remained loyal because most of their population had recently arrived from Britain and Halifax was a naval base American Loyalists fled to Nova Scotia, Quebec and the Caribbean for safety The Americans failed to keep Montreal and Quebec and left what is now Canada in 1776 Constitutional Act of 1791 in Northern British America (now Canada) Executive leaders 2 House Legislature

In the Western Hemisphere Many leaders in South America drew inspiration from American ideas and actions in their struggle against Spain and other European countries Miguel Hidalgo: Mexico 1813 Simon Bolivar: Colombia 1819 Venezuela 1819 Ecuador 1822 Bolivia 1822 Jose de San Martin Argentina 1816 Chile 1818 Peru 1824 Father Hidalgo

Essential Questions How did the Revolution change people’s lives? Was the American Revolution a “revolution” for all of the participants? Why or why not?