1. Unit 3 Revolution to Constitution

2. Section 1 – Road to Revolution

3. Jeffrey Amherst

4. Pontiac

7. Review: Proclamation of 1763
Colonials were forbidden to settle west of the line
Colonials already settled west of the line were ordered to remove themselves at once
10,000 British troops were sent to the colonies to enforce the law
Attempt to gain better control of colonists

8. No taxation without representation!

9. Sons of Liberty

10. Charles Townshend

11. Writs of assistance Colonists supported the boycott
of the non-importation agreements
Townshend Acts were repealed on
everything but Tea

12. Samuel Adams

13. Patrick Henry

14. Constitution Amendment 3 Lodging Troops in Private Homes
Limits the government’s right to use private homes to house soldiers – must have consent of the owner

15. Crispus Attucks

17. John Adams

18. England’s King George III

20. Tea Act of 1773 Gave the British East India Company a monopoly
To put smugglers out of business
Lowered the price of tea for colonists

21. Samuel Adams John Hancock

22. Boston Tea Party

23. Taxation Summary British Parliament passed acts to:
Pay for the French and Indian War
Pay for colonial defense and administration
Regain control over the colonists
Colonists thought these actions infringed upon their rights as English citizens

24. Parliament passed Coercive Acts in 1774
Colonists called these the Intolerable Acts
Parliament shut down the port of Boston
Set up new charter (system of govt) for Mass.
Passed new Quartering Act

25. Constitution Amendment 1
Freedoms of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Protects 5 basic rights

26. Constitution Amendment 3
Lodging Troops in Private Homes
Limits the government’s right to use private homes to house soldiers – must have consent of the owner
Added because of Quartering Acts passed by England for the colonies

27. First Continental Congress
Boycott all British goods
Stop exporting goods to Britain

28. Thomas Gage

30. Paul Revere

32. John Parker Statue in Lexington

34. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The shot heard round the world.”

35. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Now listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.”

36. Section 2 – The American Revolution

37. Patrick Henry
“Give me liberty or give me death.”

38. American Revolution began on April 19, 1775 at Lexington and Concord
England
Colonies
Weapons & supplies
Had all they needed
Next to none
Armies
Biggest in world
Navy
Largest in world
None
Money
Richest in world
(biggest country)
Next to nothing
Biggest advantage Americans had: fighting on their own soil, they knew the terrain.

39. Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen

40. First big battle of the American Revolution
Fort Ticonderoga
Colonists got their first cannon here
Control of key route into Canada

41. Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Continental Army
George Washington

42. Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)

44. Colonel British General William Prescott William Howe

45. Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)
“Don’t shoot until you see
the whites of their eyes!”

48. Richard Montgomery Benedict Arnold

49. Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense

50. independence

51. John Adams Benjamin Franklin
Robert Livingston Roger Sherman

52. Thomas Jefferson
“Father” of the
Declaration of
Independence

53. July 4, 1776
Independence Day

54. John Hancock

55. Declaration of Independence
3 main parts
1. Basic rights upon which the United States of
America was founded
2. British wrongs were listed to show why the
colonists had the right to rebel
3. An independent nation – the Declaration proclaimed the colonies had become the
United States of America

56. As a free and independent nation, the U. S
As a free and independent nation, the U.S. could make alliances and trade with other countries.

57. Patriots Loyalists People who wanted colonists to win the revolution
People who wanted England to win the revolution

59. Nathan Hale “I only regret that I have but one life to lose
for my country.”

60. Thomas Paine wrote The Crisis

62. Washington Crossing the Delaware River

64. British General Charles Cornwallis

66. The British changed their strategy
To stop the flow of soldiers and supplies to Gen. Washington

69. “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne

71. Benjamin Franklin Sent by Continental Congress to Paris in 1776
His mission:
To persuade French King Louis XVI to help the Americans

72. Continental Congress
Wanted help from France
Weapons
Supplies
Wanted France to declare war on Britain
France had a strong navy

73. France Still angry with Britain over defeat in French and Indian War
King did not want to openly help Americans unless they could win
Victory at Saratoga convinced France to become an ally of the U.S.

74. France
February 1778, France became first nation to sign a treaty with U.S.
Recognized U.S. as a nation
Agreed to provide military aid

75. European Help France declared war on England
Spain declared war on England
Holland declared war on England

76. Marquis de Lafayette

77. Thaddeus Kosciusko

78. Casimir Pulaski

79. Bernardo de Galvez

80. Friedrich von Steuben

81. Martha Washington

82. Appalachian Mountains
Lexington
Louisville

83. George Rogers Clark

84. Kaskaskia
Cahokia

85. John Paul Jones
Bonhomme Richard
“I have not yet
begun to fight!”

86. Final battles of the American Revolution were fought in the South

87. Benedict Arnold

89. Francis Marion – The Swamp Fox

90. Nathanael Greene

93. British General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown Oct. 17, 1781

94. John Adams Benjamin Franklin
John Jay Henry Laurens

95. Treaty of Paris Britain recognized U.S. as independent nation
U.S. borders extended from Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River
Florida was returned to Spain
Americans agreed to ask state legislatures to pay Loyalists for property they lost during the war

96. Treaty of Paris
Ratified by Congress on April 15, 1783

97. American Revolution – Causes & Effects
1. Proclamation of 1763 stops colonists from moving west.
2. Parliament taxes the colonies to pay British war debts.
3. Intolerable Acts set up harsh rule in Massachusetts.
EFFECTS
1. Colonies declare independence.
2. Britain recognizes U.S. independence.
3. U.S. borders extend to Florida and to Mississippi River.
4. George Washington emerges as a leader.

98. James Madison Edmund Randolph

99. The Articles of Confederation The Constitution
Unicameral
Each state one vote
9 of 13 states approve laws
No executive branch
No judicial branch
Only states can tax
Each state can coin money
Each state can regulate trade with other states
Each state can act independently
Bicameral
Senate and House of Reps
Majority of each house approves laws
Executive branch, headed by President, carries out laws
Judicial branch, headed by Supreme Court, interprets laws
Congress can tax
Only Congress can coin money
Only Congress can regulate trade between states
States accept Constitution as supreme law of land

100. Wrote the Federalist Papers
James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay
Wrote the Federalist Papers

101. George Washington John Adams 1st President 1st Vice President

102. Timeline Review 1775: Second Continental Congress
First met in response to the Intolerable Acts
Governed the U.S. for 6 years
1781: Articles of Confederation
Effective March 1
Power to:
Have an army
Declare war
Deal with Native Americans
Start a mail service
Borrow money
Ask states for money to run national government

103. Timeline Review 1781: Articles of Confederation 1783: Treaty of Paris
Trouble right away
No power to:
Tax people to raise money
Settle arguments between states
Control trade among states
Large states angry that smaller states had same amount of power in Congress
1783: Treaty of Paris
Ended American Revolution

104. Timeline Review 1787: Constitutional Convention
In June, George Washington headed meeting of leaders in Philadelphia to improve Articles of Confederation
They decided instead to write a new plan for government
James Madison, historian

105. Timeline Review 1787: Constitutional Convention
Three-fifths (3/5) Compromise
Allowed slave trade for at least 20 years
On September 17, the new Constitution of U.S. was completed
James Madison – Father of U.S. Constitution

106. James Madison Constitutional Convention historian
Father of U.S. Constitution

107. Wrote the Federalist Papers defending the Constitution
James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay
Wrote the Federalist Papers defending the Constitution

108. Timeline Review 1787: Constitution 1789: U.S. Constitution Ratified
Thomas Jefferson suggested adding Bill of Rights
To help protect rights of Americans
9 of 13 states had to ratify Constitution for it to become effective
1789: U.S. Constitution Ratified
Became the law
George Washington became 1st President on April 30

109. George Washington John Adams 1st President 1st Vice President
George Washington had great power, but not nearly as much as a king