1. The American Revolution

2. Do Now
At the top of a new page of notes (we are taking notes today), respond to the following:
How were the ideas of the philosophers a break from the past? (How were they different from what came before them?)
If you were living in the 1700’s and you read these ideas, would you want things to change? Think about this from the perspective of:
Kings
Nobles
Middle Class
Lower class

3. Life in America Before the Revolution
Social Classes
Upper class – wealthy landowners
Professionals – artisans, lawyers, writers
Lower class – farmers, free men
Slaves
Government
King in England
Parliament in England
British governors in colonies appointed by the King/Parliament
No colonial representatives in Parliament

4. What started the Revolution?

5. Who led the Revolution? Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Adams
George Washington
Ben Franklin
ETC!

6. When did the revolution happen? 1776-1779

7. Events of the American Revolution –
Boston Tea Party
Declaration of Independence

8. Events of the American Revolution – The Revolutionary War

9. Events of the American Revolution – Articles of Confederation

10. Events of the American Revolution – The Constitution

11. American Society after the Revolution
Social Classes
Upper class – wealthy landowners
Professionals – artisans, lawyers, writers
Lower class – farmers, free men
Slaves
Government
Representative Democracy
Higher classes could vote, others were either not allowed by states laws OR it was too difficult for them to do so.
Basically the leaders of the revolution (wealthy landowners and some professionals) remained in power
Bill of Rights protected individual rights
3 branches of government