1. The American Revolution BIG Idea: Frontier life blurred class divisions & promoted Enlightenment ideas of equality among white, property-owning men. By Sam Irving

2. Great Britain Why do countries have colonies? Used the colonies as a source for raw materials and a market for British goods. −T−T axed Tarring and Feathering a tax collector

4. French & Indian War (1754-60) British gained French territory in North America. War costs and defending new territory indebted Britain. British Parliament (legislature) taxed the colonies.

5. Join or die, by Benjamin Franklin

6. The Boston Massacre, by Paul Revere

7. Revolutionary War 1775: Battle of Lexington & Concord. France & Spain joined the Americans. 1781: British surrendered at Yorktown.

8. Early U.S. Gov’t 1783-87 Confederation: loose union of states with a weak central gov’t. Ineffective & soon abandoned.

9. Constitution 1787 Federal System: Split between national & state gov’ts. Republic: elected leaders. Bill of Rights: protecting natural rights. Closer to true democracy than most western nations at the time.

10. Assignment ELT: Give examples of how philosophical beliefs have influenced society. − Let’s read the text that led the colonists to revolution. What were Thomas Paine’s various arguments for American Independence? “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine − Primary Source Reading and Questions

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