1. The Coming Of Independence 2-2

2. “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang together”

3. Royal Control Colonial Administration –London = 3000 Miles Away. –2 Months To Get Messages Back and Forth.

4. A Federal Relationship London Serves As A Central Government Structure –Defense / Foreign Affairs –Uniform Money System D -

5. “No Taxation Without Representation” Little, At First, Was Taken In Taxes Until… George III Ascends To The Throne

6. New Taxes Taxes Imposed to Support British Troops Didn’t Need The Troops In The First Place Colonists Had To Submit or Revolt

7. Growing Colonial Unity Many Early Attempts Were Made At Unifying The Colonies

8. “League Of Friendship” Fend Off Attacks From Native Americans Eventually Proven To Be Not Needed

9. The Albany Plan Address The French Presence –Allies With Native Americans Were The French…Scoundrels…

10. Albany Plan Proposals Annual Congress of the 13 Power To: –Raise Military –Make War / Peace –Regulate Trade With Native Americans –Levy Taxes –Collect Customs Duties Far Ahead Of Its Time

11. Albany Plan Colonists and Crown Turn It Down

12. Stamp Act Congress Stamp Act 1765 –Isn’t official unless its stamped

13. Stamp Act 9 Colonies Attend –Declaration of Rights and Grievances First Time Coming Together To Write It All Down

14. Stamp Act Congress Parliament Repeals –Pass New Laws To Keep Colonies Closer Resented By Colonists –Boycotts / Mob Violence And Then…

15. Dun Dun Dun… The Boston Massacre

17. Boston Massacre 5 People Die Crispus Attux First Casualty

18. Organized Resistance Committees of Correspondence –Boston Tea Party (1773)

20. First Continental Congress New Laws Passed By Parliament –Punishment for Boston Denounced by Colonists –“Intolerable Acts”

21. First Continental Congress 9/5/1774 Meeting In Philadelphia Debate for 2 Months Declaration of Rights Sent to George III Protesting All English Policies Colonists Urged To Boycott Eventually All Colonies Supported The Declaration of Rights

22. Second Continental Congress British Despised The Declaration of Rights

23. Second Continental Congress 5/16/1775 The Revolution Has Been Going on Just Short Of a Month All 13 Colonies Send Representatives Greatest Combination of Minds Ever?

25. Second Continental Congress Newcomers: –Benjamin Franklin (PA) –John Hancock (MA) First Order of Business Was To Organize The Continental Army –“The Funky One” Put In Charge

26. George “Funky G Dubb” Washington

27. Second Continental Congress Thomas Jefferson Takes Funky G Dubb’s Seat (VA) Clearly, A Little Less Funky.

28. First National Government British – Unlawful Assembly / Traitors Americans - Necessity

29. National Government 7/76 – 7/81 Unicameral –Each Colony Has 1 Vote

30. Declaration of Independence 6/7/76 Richard Henry Lee (VA) Committee of 5 to Write It A “Who’s Who” –Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson –Typical Group Work

31. D of I 7/2 Agree Wholly To The Document 7/4 Adopted D of I Ultimately A Justification / Explanation 13 Independent States! Hooray Founding Fathers!

33. First State Governments State Governments Write Own Constitutions Massachusetts 1780

34. Common Feature Of New States 1. Popular Sovereignty 2. Limited Gov’t 3. Civil Liberties 4. Separation of Powers

35. Fin.