ROAD TO AMERICAN

INDEPENDENCE

3,000 miles away

Months for correspondence

REPRESENTATION????

King George III

15 children; King 59yr 96days

Mentally ill-porphyria

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12953-seeds-of-liberty-americas-diversity-and-independence-video.htm

QUARTERING, STAMP, &

SUGAR ACTS

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12957-seeds-of-liberty-the-quartering-and-stamp-acts-video.htm

“BOSTON MASSACRE”

BOSTON TEA PARTYhttp://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/23644-the-american-revolution-the-tea-act-video.htm

Colonial responses to “unjust” taxes

BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL JULY 17, 1775

Commander of Revolutionary ArmyPresided over Constitutional

convention

Revolutionary War: 1775-1783

THOMAS JEFFERSON

COLONISTS IDEA OF GOVERNMENT

• ORDERED GOV - each branch has its own duties

• LIMITED GOV – has to follow same laws as the people

• REPRESENTATIVE GOV – has to do what the people want

ARTICLES

OF

CONFEDERATION

1781

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/9959-shaping-the-new-nation-the-articles-of-confederation-video.htm

•NO POWER TO TAX

•NO PRESIDENT

•NO JUDICIARY

•NO ARMY

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

“STRENGTHS” (3)

“WEAKNESSES” (4)

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION’S

WEAKNESSES

LEAD TO:

•NEED TO REVISE

•55 DELEGATES CALLED

•RHODE ISLAND DIDN’T ATTEND

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION– 1787

INDEPENDENCE HALL

PHILADELPHIA“BUNDLE OF

COMPROMISES”

FOUNDING FATHERS

(FRAMERS)

JAMES MADISON(FATHER OF CONSTITUTION)

CONSTITUTIONAL COMPROMISES

• NEW JERSEY PLAN – unicameral, = # reps

• VIRGINIA PLAN – bicameral, reps by pop

• CONNECTICUT COMPROMISE – bicameral, House = population, Senate = 2 per state

• 3/5 COMPROMISE – slaves counted at 3/5 of a white male

• * ELECTORAL COLLEGE – framers felt we couldn’t handle direct election of president

FEDERALISTS•Constitution (as is)

•Need for stronger national

government

ANTI FEDERALISTS

Didn’t like Constitution

WANTED:

•Bill of Rights

•Mention of God

•more States’ rights

SHAY’S REBELLION

“Mobocracy”

DANIEL SHAY

•9 OF 13 STATES MUST AGREE (11

DID)

•CONSTITUTION SIGNED IN 1788

GOVERNMENT OF U.S.

“REPUBLIC”

NEW YORK CITY

1789