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Alan Brinkley, American History 15/e
Chapter 5: The American Revolution Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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Highlights The States United The War for Independence War and Society
The Creation of State Governments The Search for a National Government Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The States United Defining American War Aims Olive Branch Petition
Common Sense Common Sense (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The States United The Decision for Independence
The Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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George Washington at Valley Forge (The Palma Collection/Getty Images)
The States United Responses to Independence Divided Americans Articles of Confederation Mobilizing for War Financing the War General George Washington Foreign Assistance George Washington at Valley Forge (The Palma Collection/Getty Images) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
American Advantages Fighting on their own ground Patriots deeply committed The First Phase: New England Bunker Hill Invasion of Canada Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
THE REVOLUTION IN THE NORTH, 1775–1776 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region British Take New York Britain’s Strategy Patriot Victory at Saratoga British Blunders The Iroquois and the British Divisions in the Iroquois Confederacy Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
THE REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES, 1776–1778 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
Securing Aid from Abroad Militia Diplomats Pivotal French Aid Benjamin Franklin (Portrait Gallery) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
The Final Phase: The South Revolutionary Consequences of the Southern Campaign Nathanael Greene Yorktown British surrender to Washington (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH, 1778–1781 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The War for Independence
Winning the Peace Treaty of Paris A map presented to Benjamin Franklin by the Royal Cartographer of France, showing the 1783 Treaty boundaries (Royalty-Free/CORBIS) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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War and Society Loyalists and Minorities The Loyalists’ Plight
Weakening of the Anglican Church Strengthening of the Catholic Church Tarring and feathering (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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War and Society The War and Slavery
African American Desire for Freedom Tension between Liberty and Slavery Native Americans and the Revolution Taking Sides Growing Divisions among the Indians Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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War and Society Women’s Rights and Women’s Roles Women of the Army
Calls for Women’s Rights A Strengthened Patriarchal Structure Women of the Revolution (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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War and Society The War Economy New Patterns of Trade
American trade suddenly on its own Yankee privateers New Patterns of Trade Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The Creation of State Governments
The Assumptions of Republicanism Importance of Civic Virtue Persistent Inequality The First State Constitutions Written Constitutions and Strong Legislatures Did not embrace direct popular rule Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The Creation of State Governments
Revising State Governments Problem of too much democracy Shift to Strong Executives Toleration and Slavery Statute of Religious Liberty Slavery survived in southern and border states Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The Search for a National Government
The Confederation Limited Power of the National Government Confederation lacked adequate power Diplomatic Failures Postwar Disputes with Britain and Spain John Adams Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The Search for a National Government
THE CONFLICT OVER WESTERN LANDS Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The Search for a National Government
The Confederation and the Northwest The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 The Grid Northwest Ordinance Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The Search for a National Government
LAND SURVEY: ORDINANCE OF 1785 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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The Search for a National Government
Indians and the Western Lands Battle of Fallen Timbers Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays Postwar Depression Political Disputes over Economic Issues Shays’s Rebellion Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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