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Was the American revolution that revolutionary?
Mini Lecture Expectations: Prepare your notebook for your Cornell Notes for today When you finish: Begin reading over your homework
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Happy Birthday- Jon Roberson and Abby Falcon
Announcements Homework AP textbook Happy Birthday- Jon Roberson and Abby Falcon
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What makes a Revolution… a Revolution?
3 Minute Free Write What makes a Revolution… a Revolution?
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North American Colonies
From 1607-mid 1700’s settlers arriving in the new world had a great amount of autonomy (independence) By the mid 1700’s colonist, particularly land-owning males benefitted immensely from being within the colonies, saw themselves as British
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Seven Years War 1756 – 1763, Britain was engaged in a global conflict with French over territorial interests (North America, India, and Latin America) After the British victory, new territories were available for colonists west of the 13 colonies
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“Tyrant” King of England
1760’s-1770’s British treasury was drained and national debt was through the roof due to its global struggles with France Imposed a variety of new taxes ,tariffs, and restrictions on the colonists without their consent through parliament legislation King George III “Tyrant” King of England
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Enlightenment Did you know Benjamin Franklin traveled to France to discuss the enlightenment and convince them to help U.S Within Europe 1600’s-1700’s, a new period of questioning arose titled the enlightenment, in which people debated the purpose of government Enlightenment philosophes spread their ideas through writing and discussed/debated in Salons
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Main Ideas Locke- Natural Rights protected by the government
Montesquieu – Separation of power Voltaire- Freedom of Religion Rousseau – Equality of all men (with property)
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Dec.of Independence Expanded on Locke’s idea of unalienable rights = life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, Emphasized the belief that the government should abide by a contract with the people to protect rights If the government fails, people have the right to over throw it
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American Revolution With this declaration, war with the British was declared, U.S was led by local militia leader George Washington With considerable aid from the French, and other European power, the colonists were victorious 1781 = Britain surrendered to the Americans in Yorktown, Virginia
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New Constitution Federal system = power shared between national and state governments, system of checks and balances Still limited the rights of women and slaves, in spite of the idea of equality First time in history a government was overthrown and a new government was in place
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Pre American Revolution – 1700’s-1776
Who’s Got the power Slaves Post American Revolution –
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