1. EARLY AMERICA OPEN-NOTES TEST
September 24, 2018
U.S. History Agenda:
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NOTES #4: How did the U.S. begin?
EARLY AMERICA OPEN-NOTES TEST
TOMORROW
(BASED ON NOTES #s 3 and 4)

2. How did the U.S. begin? Notes #4

3. The American colonies began the Revolutionary War for independence from Britain in 1775.

4. During the Revolutionary War, the pamphlet Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, persuaded individuals who were undecided to support independence.

5. Commander-in-Chief of
With aid from foreign nations, the colonies were able to defeat Britain by 1783 and become the new U.S.
George Washington;
Commander-in-Chief of
the Continental Army
Battle of Yorktown (1781)

6. The first form of government for the U. S
The first form of government for the U.S. went into effect under the Articles of Confederation.

7. 1. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ARTICLES VS.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

8. 2. VOTES STATES RECEIVE IN CONGRESS UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION 1 1 1
VS. 1 1 1 1
VOTES STATES RECEIVE IN CONGRESS
UNDER THE ARTICLES

9. MONEY UNDER THE ARTICLES3.
MONEY UNDER THE ARTICLES
MONEY UNDER THE
U.S. CONSTITUTION
VS.

10. 4.  TAXATION POWERS UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION  VS.
THE ARTICLES

11. Under the Articles, the states had much greater power than the national (central) government.
united States
Constitution
of New York 

12. This plan of government set up by the Articles showed that many Americans distrusted a strong national government.
King George II of Britain
King George III of Britain 
American view of a strong national government 

13. As a result, a major weakness of the Articles was that the national government could not enforce its laws.