Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e Chapter 5: The American Revolution

Highlights The States United The War for Independence War and Society The Creation of State Governments The Search for a National Government © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The States United Defining American War Aims Olive Branch Petition Common Sense Common Sense (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The States United The Decision for Independence The Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

George Washington at Valley Forge (The Palma Collection/Getty Images) The States United Responses to Independence Divided Americans Articles of Confederation Mobilizing for War Financing the War General George Washington Foreign Assistance George Washington at Valley Forge (The Palma Collection/Getty Images) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence American Advantages Fighting on their own ground Patriots deeply committed The First Phase: New England Bunker Hill Invasion of Canada © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence The Revolution in the North, 1775-1776 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region British Take New York Britain’s Strategy Patriot Victory at Saratoga British Blunders The Iroquois and the British Divisions in the Iroquois Confederacy © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence The Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1776-1778 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence Securing Aid from Abroad Militia Diplomats Pivotal French Aid Benjamin Franklin (Portrait Gallery) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence The Final Phase: The South Revolutionary Consequences of the Southern Campaign Nathanael Greene Yorktown British surrender to Washington (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence The Revolution in the South, 1778-1781 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The War for Independence Winning the Peace Treaty of Paris A map presented to Benjamin Franklin by the Royal Cartographer of France, showing the 1783 Treaty boundaries (Royalty-Free/CORBIS) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

War and Society Loyalists and Minorities The Loyalists’ Plight Weakening of the Anglican Church Strengthening of the Catholic Church Tarring and feathering (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

War and Society The War and Slavery African American Desire for Freedom Tension between Liberty and Slavery Native Americans and the Revolution Taking Sides Growing Divisions among the Indians © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

War and Society Women’s Rights and Women’s Roles Women of the Army Calls for Women’s Rights A Strengthened Patriarchal Structure Women of the Revolution (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

War and Society The War Economy New Patterns of Trade American trade suddenly on its own Yankee privateers New Patterns of Trade © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Creation of State Governments The Assumptions of Republicanism Importance of Civic Virtue Persistent Inequality The First State Constitutions Written Constitutions and Strong Legislatures Did not embrace direct popular rule © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Creation of State Governments Revising State Governments Problem of too much democracy Shift to Strong Executives Toleration and Slavery Statute of Religious Liberty Slavery survived in southern and border states © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Search for a National Government The Confederation Limited Power of the National Government Confederation lacked adequate power Diplomatic Failures Postwar Disputes with Britain and Spain John Adams © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Search for a National Government The Conflict over Western Lands © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Search for a National Government The Confederation and the Northwest The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 The Grid Northwest Ordinance © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Search for a National Government Land Survey: Ordinance of 1785 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Search for a National Government Indians and the Western Lands Battle of Fallen Timbers Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays Postwar Depression Political Disputes over Economic Issues Shays’s Rebellion © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.