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“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
SONGS FOR THE DAY: ANOTHER ONE BITE THE DUST
Daily Comment & Card
“COMMON SENSE”
-Pamphlet published by Thomas Paine calling for immediate independence from Britain-sold throughout the colonies, very popular-it helped weaken resistance in the Continental Congress toward independence
January 1776
“THESE UNITED
COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE
AND INDEPENDENT STATES... ”
-RICHARD HENRY LEE
“THESE UNITED
COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE
AND INDEPENDENT STATES... ”
-RICHARD HENRY LEE
SONGS FOR THE DAY: TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE
Daily Comment & Card
DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE
JULY 4, 1776
-Document with reasons Americans are separating from Britain-Thomas Jefferson & committee create it for Continental Congress-John Locke’s influence is seen in the document-final product does not contain a condemnation of British slave trade from earlier drafts
“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
SONGS FOR THE DAY: TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE
Daily Comment & Card
“COMMON SENSE”
DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE
-Pamphlet published by Thomas Paine calling for immediate independence from Britain-sold throughout the colonies, very popular-it helped weaken resistance in the Continental Congress toward independence
January 1776 JULY 4, 1776
-Document with reasons Americans are separating from Britain-Thomas Jefferson & committee create it for Continental Congress-John Locke’s influence is seen in the document-final product does not contain a condemnation of British slave trade from earlier drafts
“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
SONGS FOR THE DAY: NO MORE KINGS
Daily Comment & Card
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATIO
N
-Revolutionary battle fought in New York -British planned to end the Revolution by splitting the colonies, but they failed-British end up surrendering in the first great American victory-Demonstrated the British could hold cities, but that they would have trouble in the countrysides-Considered a turning point with the French sending aid after this battle
1777 SUBMITTED 1776; RATIFIED 1781
-Framework for an American national government; states had the most power-Empowered the federal government to make war, treaties, and create new states-No federal empowerment to levy taxes, raise troops, or regulate commerce-Congressional revision of the articles created a weak national government
“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
“GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME
DEATH!”
-Patrick Henry
SONGS FOR THE DAY: NO MORE KINGS
Daily Comment & Card
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
-Revolutionary battle fought in New York -British planned to end the Revolution by splitting the colonies, but they failed-British end up surrendering in the first great American victory-Demonstrated the British could hold cities, but that they would have trouble in the countrysides-Considered a turning point with the French sending aid after this battle
1777
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9pDZMRCpQ
(NO MORE KINGS)
II. WAR FOR INDEPENDENCEA. UNITED STATES IS BORNB. TAKING SIDESC. SURPRISE VICTORY AT TRENTOND. TURNING POINT—SARATOGAE. VALLEY FORGEF. GEORGE ROGERS CLARKG. TRAITOR—BENEDICT ARNOLDH. YORKTOWN & TREATY OF PARIS
A. UNITED STATES IS BORNWith Declaration of Independence, a new nation is born.
“WE MUST ALL HANG TOGETHER, OR MOST ASSUREDLY, WE SHALL ALL HANG SEPARATELY.”
-BEN FRANKLIN
THEY ARE NOW TRAITORS…
1-10
B. TAKING SIDES
-1/3 PATRIOTS
-1/3 TORIES (SIDE WITH GB)
-1/3 TRIED NEUTRAL
2-10
NEAR WAR’S END, ABOUT 80,000 TORIES (COLONISTS LOYAL TO ENGLAND) MIGRATED TO CANADA.
ENGLISH AND THE COLONIAL ARMIES OFFERED FREEDOM TO ANY AFRICAN-
AMERICAN WHO FOUGHT WITH THEM.
ABOUT 5,000 AFRICAN-AMERICANS FOUGHT AS PATRIOTS.
3-10
C. SURPRISE VICTORY AT TRENTON
WINTER OF 1776
GEORGE WASHINGTON HAD A SURPRISE IN MIND…
4-10
ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT 1776, WASHINGTON
CROSSED THE DELAWARE AND SURPRISED THE
HESSIANS AT TRENTON
CAPTURED 1,000 PRISONERS AND MUCH
NEEDED SUPPLIES!!
D. TURNING POINT-SARATOGA
-OCTOBER 1777
-BRITISH SURRENDER.
-MORALE IMPROVES, FRENCH OPENLY SEND AID (SPAIN & HOLLAND HELP ALSO)
5-10
E. VALLEY FORGE (BLEAK WINTER)
1777
-NO SHELTER
-NO CLOTHING
-NO (LITTLE) FOOD
-NO PAY
AMAZINGLY, THEY STAYED WITH WASHINGTON…
6-10
F. GEORGE ROGERS CLARK
SUMMER 1778-1779, GEORGE ROGERS CLARK CAPTURED BRITISH FORTS & GAINED CONTROL OF OHIO TERRITORY.
7-10
G. TRAITOR—BENEDICT ARNOLD COMMANDER OF WEST POINT
CAUGHT IN PLOT TO SURRENDER FORT
BRITISH MAJOR JOHN ANDRE CAPTURED AND EXECUTED (EXECUTED)
ARNOLD ESCAPES, BECOMES BRITISH OFFICER
8-10
H. YORKTOWN & TREATY OF PARIS LAST MAJOR BATTLE (VA)
FRENCH FLEET SEALS OFF THE HARBOR
SURRENDER ON 10/19/1781
CORNWALLIS MAKES SOMEONE ELSE ATTEND THE SURRENDER
9-10
IN 1782 PARLIAMENT VOTES TO END WAR…
TREATY OF PARIS, 1783
-GREAT BRITAIN ACKNOWLEDGED INDEPENDENCE
-BOUNDARIES:
EAST-ATLANTIC
WEST-MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NORTH-CANADA
SOUTH-FLORIDA
-FLORIDA RETURNED TO SPAIN
10-10
