Revolution Model 1. Status Quo or Balance between Authority and Liberty Purposes of Government are being met and people are satisfied 2. Strain on the system 1.Soaring then crashing 2.Class struggle 3.Unhappy intellectuals 4.Incompetent Government 5.Gutless leaders 6.Fiscal Irresponsibility 7.Misuse of military 8.Reduction of Rights 3. Breaking Point – An event or a series of events that serve as final straw and necessitate change 4. Revolution 5. Aftermath Revolution Revolutionaries establish system that goes beyond even original balance Radical ideas 6. Counter revolution- moving closer to original balance

Revolution Model 1. Balance between Authority and Liberty Purposes of Government are being met and people are satisfied

Revolution Model 2. Strain on the system 1.Soaring then crashing 2.Class struggle 3.Unhappy intellectuals 4.Incompetent Government 5.Gutless leaders 6.Fiscal Irresponsibility 7.Misuse of military 8.Reduction of Rights

Revolution Model 3. Breaking Point – An event or a series of events that serve as final straw and necessitate change

Revolution Model 4. Revolution 5. Aftermath Revolution Revolutionaries establish system that goes beyond even original balance

Revolution Model 6. Counter revolution- moving closer to original balance

The American Revolution 1. Balance between Authority and Liberty 1. Colonist were content with England 2 nd highest standard of living Semi-independent

The American Revolution 2. Strain on the system 1.French and Indian War 2.No representation 3.Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Sons of Liberty 4.Navigational Acts strictly enforced 5.Tea Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act 6.British Debt on the backs of Americans 7.Quartering Soldiers 8.Boston Massacre 9.Troops occupied Boston 10.First Continental Congress

The American Revolution 3. Breaking Point Lexington and Concord

The American Revolution 4. Revolution Declaration of Independence 5. The Aftermath Articles of Confederation gave very little power to a central government. Strong States and a weak national government led to conflict and some local rebellions.

The American Revolution 6.Counter revolution The Constitutional Convention Ratification of the Constitution The Bill of Rights Many consider this a counter revolution of a coup

Revolution Model 1. Balance between Authority and Liberty Purposes of Government are being met and people are satisfied 2. Strain on the system 1.Soaring then crashing 2.Class struggle 3.Unhappy intellectuals 4.Incompetent Government 5.Gutless leaders 6.Fiscal Irresponsibility 7.Misuse of military 8.Reduction of Rights 3. Breaking Point – An event or a series of events that serve as final straw and necessitate change 4. Revolution 5. Aftermath Revolution Revolutionaries establish system that goes beyond even original balance 6. Counter revolution- moving closer to original balance