1. The American Revolution (1775-1789)

2. Toward the American Revolution Classical Liberalism = Liberty and Equality (laissez-faire) Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) Peace of Paris (1763) Stamp Act of 1765 Boston Tea Party (1773) Coercive Acts of 1774 (called Intolerable Acts by colonists) First Continental Congress (1774)

3. The Seven Years’ War

4. Boston Tea Party (1773)

5. “Revolutionary War” (1775-1783) Lexington, MA (April 19, 1775) Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) Second Continental Congress (1776) –Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) Split between loyalists and patriots Surrender to George Washington at Yorktown, VA (1781) –Peace of Paris (revisited—1783)

7. Cornwallis Surrenders to George Washington at YorktownYorktown

8. U.S. Constitution Articles of the Confederation (1777-81) U.S. Constitution ratified in 1787; put into effect in 1789 Essence of the U.S. Constitution— *Popular sovereignty *Limited government *Federalism *Separation of Powers (checks and balances) *Protection of individual rights (Bill of Rights)

9. The End Fin El Fin Ha-Sof Al-Had

10. http://wps.ablongman.com/long_kishlansk y_cw_5/0,6472,268318-,00.html (Maps galore from Longman)http://wps.ablongman.com/long_kishlansk y_cw_5/0,6472,268318-,00.html