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The American Revolution Mr. Meester World History Vocabulary • American Revolution • Stamp Act • Popular Sovereignty • Federal Republic • King George III • George Washington • Thomas Jefferson • Treaty of Paris Background to Revolution • The 13 American Colonies were controlled by the English. • The British used the colonies to strengthen their economy. • They regulated trade & forced Americans to buy British goods. • The Americans considered themselves British citizens entitled to British rights. War & Taxes • In the 1760’s England & France fought the 7 Years’ War • Many battles occurred in North America • England won the war but was greatly in debt • Imposed taxes like the Stamp Act to help raise money to pay for the war. Protest & Revolt • Colonists protested the Stamp Act and other taxes because they weren’t represented in Parliament. • 1770, five protesters were shot by soldiers. • 1773, colonists, protesting a tax on tea, threw boxes of tea into Boston Harbor. Boston Massacre • 1775 the war had begun. Boston Tea Party Declaration of Independence • July 4th 1776 Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence was issued. • Used John Locke’s idea that a government needed to protect its people’s rights. • If a government fails to protect its people they can revolt. The War • The British won most early battles • The American won at Saratoga proving to the French they could win • France & other nations help the U.S. turn the tide & defeat the British • Last battle at Yorktown ended the fighting • The war officially ended with the Treaty of Paris. A New Government • The Articles of Confederation (1st Constitution) was too weak to govern the new nation. • The U.S. Constitution formed a Federal Republic which gave power to both the state & federal levels. • The federal level was based on the separation of powers & checks and balances. Checks and Balances The U.S. Bill of Rights • The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. • Added to makes sure the Constitution was ratified by the States. • Guarantees many of the natural rights talked about by the Philosophes.
