1. Industrial Revolution Invention Bellwork
Which of the inventions that you researched do you think was the most important for the Industrial Revolution? Why?
Answers vary, Opinion

2. Objective
WWBAT: Introduce major causes and impacts of the American Revolution

3. Interactive Notebook Setup
3/28/2016
American Revolution
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4. Background
Creating the Republic
The War

5. First, the Seven Years’ War
In Europe, the war was known as the Seven Years’ War
In North America, it was known as the French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1763
The French ceded territory to Britain in North America and elsewhere
In addition, the British also secured Canada
And the thirteen colonies seemed safe from any threat posed from the French and their native American allies

7. Lead up to the Revolution
After the war, the British wanted the American colonies to contribute more to the cost of their own defense
And some successful American merchants in the colonies wanted to break free of controls imposed by the British
Of course, there were also radical politicians and propagandists who wanted a complete break with Britain when many of their countrymen still hoped that it might be avoided

8. Lead up to the Revolution
There was a growing sense of patriotism and national identity
There was increased resentment of Great Britain’s economic mastery over the colonies
In particular,, many colonists especially in light of the fact that they lacked representation in the British Parliament, resented the taxes Britain levied to pay for the army it maintained in North America

9. Lead up to the Revolution
Economic freedom from Britain would also allow American merchants to become wealthier, due to free trade and the new spirit of capitalism
And don’t forget, the philosophers of the Enlightenment…their ideas encouraged the pursuit of liberty
Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke, Baron Charles de Montesquieu, Voltaire, and others shaped the government that eventually developed after this war for independence

10. Engraving of The Boston Massacre by Paul Revere

11. Boston Tea Party

12. The War
Though not there from the beginning, the support of France and Spain was ESSENTIAL
These nations provided supplies, troops, and training for American army
France in particular eventually would fund almost the entire war effort

14. Total Ships of the Line, Allies vs. Britain
Seriously…
Total Ships of the Line, Allies vs. Britain
Year
French
Spanish
Dutch
American
Total Allied
British
1778 52 — 66
1779 63 58
121 90
1780 69 48
117 95
1781 70 54 13
137 94
1782 73 19
146

15. The War Success for the Colonists
Despite British military might, colonists have advantages:
Motivating cause of freedom
French assistance
War’s expense for Britain
British surrender at Yorktown in 1781; colonists win the war

16. Most importantly, the Americans needed an alliance of foreign support to obtain supplies, trained soldiers, and warships.
After the American victory in the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, France was persuaded to join the Americans against the British.
Once France joined the American side, Spain and the Netherlands followed.

17. The war was ended in 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
In 1781, the French fleet blockaded Chesapeake Bay, creating a decisive victory for the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia.
The war was ended in 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
Britain recognized the independence of the United States of America.

18. The Treaty of Paris by Benjamin West

19. Americans Create a Republic
A Weak National Government
Articles of Confederation set government plan for new republic
Articles of Confederation create legislature only, no executive or judicial branches
Result is weak national government that fails to provide unity and order

20. Americans Create a Republic
A New Constitution
Leaders call Constitutional Convention in 1787 to revise articles
Group instead creates a new government under U.S. Constitution
Constitution contains many political ideas of the Enlightenment

21. Washington Presides

22. Enlightenment Ideas and the Constitution

23. Americans Create a Republic
The system that resulted was a democratic republic, in which a federal government shared powers with governments in each state
To prevent a dictatorship, power at the federal level was shared among three branches: executive (president), legislative (Congress), and judicial (Supreme Court)
State governments, as well as the president and members of Congress, were to be elected

24. Americans Create a Republic
It should be noted, however, that “democracy” in this case – as in all cases before the twentieth century – was by no means all-inclusive
Women and Native Americans could not vote
Men who failed to fulfill certain property requirements could not vote
Moreover, the U.S. Constitution did not outlaw slavery

25. Americans Create a Republic
Not accompanied by any huge social transformation
Accelerated the established democratic tendencies
Political authority still in the hands of elites who had led the revolution
Property requirements for voting = lowered

26. Americans Create a Republic
Started political breakdown of Europe’s “New World” empires
Inspired future revolutions and revolutionary leaders