The American Revolution Changes History A difficult process: Four nations, Four needs, 1 peace… Compromising the needs of: Spain, France, Britain, and the US

Spain’s Needs: No Formal ties with the United States. Spain was a hindrance to our cause because they had wants and needs that were contrary to our own. Had desires linked to continued presence on the Mississippi River

France’s Needs Very supportive of our cause and an indispensable factor in our independence but their support was limited. They had land interests in the colonies that went beyond what the US were willing to give.

British Need’s Grant US colonial independence and at the same time from a losing role preserve the integrity of the empire’s trading relationship with the countries involved.

US Needs: Complete and total independence from Britain. Complete and total political and geographical autonomy from the world.

The team of Negotiators A very able and key crew…key to success in post war world. John Jay Ben Franklin John Adams

Diplomatic Breakdowns Jay, Adams, and Franklin catch wind of some secret negotiations between the French and British relating to the drawing of our boundary to the east of the Mississippi. Negotiations from this point forward go directly to the British.

Bypassing the British Plan and the French willingness to listen our smooth Ben Franklin was able to circumvent the situation by lying to the British and French and turning them against each other.

The End of the War: Treaty of Paris: 1783 Formal recognition of American Independence by the British and Europe The beginning of the United States.

Components of the Deal Boundaries of the nation: Fla. In the south, Mississippi in the West and Canada to the North…don’t ask what the east is, you should know. British retained right to collect old debts Forced to leave forts in west with “convenient speed”…problem?

Map: 1783 Map #2

A proud moment Several days after watching the loyalists and British troops sail for home…a proud moment in that 13 disorganized, poorly armed and organized armies defeated the supreme power on the planet!

The End of Washington? At the conclusion of the war as Washington watched the last of the loyalists and Lobsterbacks board their ships to England, he rode off to the Continental Congress building in Philadelphia (seat of colonial government) to submit his resignation and leave public life…oh how wrong he was!

Changes Stemming From Revolution Not as great a change as its compatriots: Russian and French Revolutions. Change had been going on prior to the Revolution in events such as:

Colonization Mercantilism: restructured economics of the region Changes in government: pulling away from England and forming new ideas. Salem Witch Trials John Peter Zenger Trial

Post Revolution: What are we left with? Economically: White landowning middle class revolution Most Americans before and after—fairly well off economically. Slavery in tact: the biggest problem in the post revolutionary period. Little economic change because of loyalists leaving.

Slavery: Totally left out of the prosperity, socially, politically, and economically after the Revolution. The ultimate contradiction, why are slaves left out of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness? Where are their unalienable rights????

On to Problems 2 and 3? The US will have several problems to deal with in the post Revolutionary period… 1. Establishing a new government to effectively govern and address the problems of the old system. 2. Slavery 3. Economic viability of the US in a partial slave economy?

The Revolutionary war period and the exclusion of Slaves by the founding fathers will serve to tear the country apart for then next 100 years and is still felt in the new millennium. North saw gradual emancipation…not a problem where as the South emancipation will be out of the question.

Further south you went the higher the number of slaves…map#3map#3 Example: Thomas Jefferson…had slaves his whole life and even fathered children by those slaves! Slave trade issue???? War stopped it next battle will be does it continue?

Religion Gradually the separation of Church and state will be instituted in the new country.

Final example US serves to be the role model for all of humanity when it comes to successful execution of political independence and the establishment of a free and democratic state.