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CheckPoint ™ Number your paper from 1-7, write your name on it, and wait for further instructions. 1.Trace and explain the founding of Jamestown [8.2] 2.Describe the outcome of the French and Indian War [8.18] 3.Analyze the social, political, and economic causes of the American Revolution [8.22] 1.The Boston Massacre 2.The Townshend Acts 4.Identify and explain the significance of the major battles and events of the American Revolution [8.25] 1.Saratoga 2.Ticonderoga 3.Trenton
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CheckPoint ™ TIME IS UP. Put away your pencils and get a red pen. TIME IS UP. Put away your pencils and get a red pen.
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Post-Revolution Challenges TODAY’S LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.Identify some of the major challenges facing the new nation following the Revolutionary War 2.Analyze the impact of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 on western settlement and the spread of public education and slavery [8.29] 3.Analyze some of the weaknesses of government under the Articles of Confederation [8.30] INSTRUCTIONS: Turn your book to page 178: read The Articles of Confederation. Page 179: read Policies for Western Lands Page 182: Read Problems at Home and Abroad
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1776 Common Sense 1776 Declaration of Independence 1777 Colonies write Constitutions 1781 British surrender at Yorktown 1783 Treaty of Paris Inspired revolution against monarchy Establish government philosophy Replace charters: emphasized legislature and ind. rights Effectively ends the war New nation gains land west of Appalachians to Mississippi
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What were the major challenges facing the new nation after the Revolution? 1.Land and westward expansion a)Needed to be regulated and orderly b)Needed to be surveyed and divided for selling c)Needed to formulate an Indian policy to prevent future conflicts d)Needed to address continued British presence and Spanish sanctions 2.Large war debt and how to pay it a)Ask the states b)Sell western land
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What were the major challenges facing the new nation after the Revolution? (cont) 3.Threats from Britain and Spain a)Britain maintained an Army and Forts in the northwest b)Britain imposed tariffs and blockades on American goods and shipping c)Spain closed lower Mississippi and the port of New Orleans to American goods and shipping
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What were the major challenges facing the new nation after the Revolution? (cont) 4.Weak economy a)The states made their own trade regulations b)The states began printing their own money causing inflation c)Inflation and low economic activity cause an economic depression
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How did the Land Ordinance of 1875 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 impact western settlement and the spread of public education and slavery? 1.Land Ordinance of 1785 a)Established system to survey, divide, and sell land in new lands in northwest b)Set aside one lot per township for public education
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How did the Land Ordinance of 1875 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 impact western settlement and the spread of public education and slavery? 2.Northwest Ordinance of 1787 a)Established Northwest Territory and government (law & order) b)Established process for statehood: once population exceeded 60,000 it could write constitution and apply for statehood c)Mandated public education d)Prohibited slavery
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Post-Revolution Challenges TODAY’S LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.Identify some of the major challenges facing the new nation following the Revolutionary War 2.Analyze the impact of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 on western settlement and the spread of public education and slavery [8.29] 3.Analyze some of the weaknesses of government under the Articles of Confederation [8.30] INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Part 3 on the back of your OneSheet
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