Unit 2 American Revolution Name: Chapter 4 The Empire in Transition 1. Loosening Ties 1707 England + Scotland = a. A Tradition of Neglect i.growing Power of Parliament influence of Kings a. Robert Walpole ii.privy Council iii.colonial Legislatures (how did they control governors) b. The Colonies Divided i. Loyal English Subjects ii. Colonial Connections iii. Albany Plan H A 2. The Struggle for the Continent a. New France and the Iroquois Nation i. France s North American Empire P P Y ii. Creoles iii. French relationship of tolerance iv. The Iroquois Confederacy v. Ohio Valley b. Anglo-French Conflicts i. King Williams War ((1689-1697) 1
ii. Queen Anne s War (1701-1713) iii. King George s War (1744-1748) iv. French, English & Iroquois relationship after wars v. Fort Necessity Read AMERICA IN THE WORLD THE FIRST GLOBAL WAR 1. How did the Seven Year s War change the balance of power among the nations of Europe? Who gained and who lost in the war? 2. What effect did the war s outcome have on the European colonies of North America? 3. Why is the Seven Year s War described as one of the most important wars in modern history? c. The Great War for the Empire i. First Phase of War Braddock ii. Second Phase of War Pitt impressments iii. Third Phase of War iv. September 1760 v. Cajuns vi. Peace of Paris 1763 vii. Consequences of the War 1. British 2. Colonists 2
3. Indians 3. The New Imperialism a. Burdens of Empire i. George III ii. George Grenville b. The British and the Tribes i. Proclamation of 1763 (purpose, goal, location) c. The Colonial Response i. Grenville Ministry (how was Grenville putting the American Colonies in check?) ii. Sugar Act 1764 iii. Currency Act 1764 iv. Stamp Act 1765 v. Back to Mercantilism benefits & problems of acts vi. Paxton Boys vii. Regulator Movement viii. Economic consequences of war & Grenville s program ix. Political consequences of Grenville s program 4. Stirrings of Revolt a. Stamp Act Crisis i. Effects of the Stamp Act antagonizing & unifying colonists 3
ii. Patrick Henry & the Virginia Resolves iii. Stamp Act Congress 1765 James Otis iv. Repeal of the Stamp Act (why?) v. Declaratory Act 1766 b. Internal Rebellions i. Vermont c. The Townshend Program i. Mutiny (Quartering) Act 1765 ii. 1767 disbanding of New York s Assembly iii. Townshend Duties 1767 iv. Boycotts & non-importation v. Lord North d. The Boston Massacre i. Boston British Troops Economy ii. March 5, 1770 iii. Samuel Adams Committees of Correspondence e. The Philosophy of Revolt i. No taxation without Representation ii. Virtual representation H A P P Y 4
f. The Tea Excitement i. Revolutionary Discourse ii. Gaspee Affair iii. Tea Act 1773 East India Company boycott iv. Daughters of Liberty v. Boston Tea Party vi. Coercive or Intolerable Acts (4) vii. Quebec Act 5. Cooperation and War a. New Sources of Authority i. Sons of Liberty ii. First Continental Congress September 1774 5 Decisions iii. Conciliatory Propositions b. Lexington and Concord i. minutemen ii. April 18, 1775 William Dawes & Paul Revere iii. Lexington iv. Concord v. shot heard round the world 5
Chapter 5 The American Revolution Name: 1. The States United a. Defining American War Aims i. Second Continental Congress ii. Olive Branch Petition iii. Declaration for the Causes and Necessity of taking Up Arms iv. Common Sense Thomas Paine b. The Decision for Independence i. Declaration of Independence (Jefferson, Locke, two parts) c. Responses to Independence i. Loyalists/Tories ii. States iii. Articles of Confederation d. Mobilizing for War i. Paper money inflation ii. Continental Army George Washington iii. Marquise de Lafayette & Baron von Steuben 2. The War for Independence American Advantages a. The First Phase: New England i. Bunker Hill 6
b. The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region i. General Howe ii. New York iii. Hessians Trenton iv. Saratoga turning point c. The Iroquois and the British d. Securing Aid from Abroad i. Benjamin Franklin ii. France e. The Final Phase: The South i. Loyalist Support? ii. Slaves iii. General Benedict Arnold iv. Yorktown f. Winning the Peace i. Franklin, Jay, Adams ii. Treaty of Paris 1783 3. War and Society a. Loyalists and Minorities i. Where did the loyalists go? 7
ii. Anglican Church iii. Quakers iv. Catholic Church b. The War and Slavery i. Fears of Rebellion in the South ii. Liberty & Slavery c. Native Americans and the Revolution d. Women s Rights and Women s Roles i. Women in the Army ii. Molly Pitcher iii. Abigail Adams iv. Judith Sargent Murray v. New Nation needed Mothers to produce good citizens (Republican Motherhood) e. The War Economy 4. The Creation of State Governments a. The Assumptions of Republicanism i. Power from the people ii. Civic virtue iii. Equality b. The First State Constitutions c. Revising State Governments i. Constitutional Convention 8
ii. Strong executive d. Toleration and Slavery i. Statute of Religious Liberty Jefferson ii. Manumission iii. Slavery Survived 5. The Search for a National Government a. The Confederation (weaknesses of the Articles) b. Diplomatic Failures (Britain & Adams) c. The Confederation and the Northwest i. Ordinance of 1784 ii. Ordinance of 1785 (look at the map on p. 156) iii. The Grid iv. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 d. Indians and Western Lands e. Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays Read DEBATING THE PAST The American Revolution p. 134-135 1. How was the debate over the origins of the American Revolution shifted over time? What are some reasons for the changing interpretations? 2. In what ways was the American Revolution an ideological struggle? 3. In what way was the American Revolution a social and economic conflict? 4. Was the American Revolution a radical event? Why or why not? 9