The American Revolution

13 colonies

1750

• More than 1million people• Supplying raw materials• British Ruled• Really Self Governed• What does that mean?• 13 little parliments

Britain & France at War

• French Indian War aka 7 years war• 1756• Control of the Ohio River Valley• British settlers• French Forts in the way

British Won!

• Need new source of revenue• cover war costs

Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act• Tea Act• Sugar Act• Declaratory Act

No taxation without representation!

• Colonies were self governing• Boycott British goods• Boston Massacre• Boston Tea party

1st Continental Congress

• Send King George a letter• Pledged allegiance• Demanded repeal of the coercive act• Declared a boycott• Agreed to meet again

Straight trippin’

• King George sent more troops to Boston• Colonies formed militias• Red Coats sent to take the militia's armory• Faced off at Lexington & Concord

2nd continental congress

• We meet again• Organized an army (led by who?)• 1776 T-pain wrote common sense “tyranny”• Need complete independence

Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson• Break up letter • “free & independent• Listed grievances• “life liberty & property” natural rights• Governments duty to protect those rights

All out War!

SO who won?

Setting up a government

• Articles of Confederation• Issues with federalism

• Constitution• Solid Federalism• Separation of powers• Popular sovereignty

Not quite right

• Some refused to ratify without a guarantee of individual rights

• Bill of Rights

Influence

• French Revolution • Latin American Revolutions