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American Revolution
Philosophes such as Voltaire considered England's government the most progressive in Europe.
The Glorious Revolution gave England a constitutional monarchy.
Colonists accused England of tyranny nonetheless
American Revolution Begins
Motivation for fighting was much stronger than that of the British
Britain was fighting an overseas battle that was very expensive
Articles of Confederation
No executive or judicial branch
A Weak National Government
Like Montesquieu, the delegates distrusted a powerful central government controlled by one person or group
Checks and Balances
power was divided between national and state governments
The Influence of the Enlightenment
(cc) photo by Franco Folini on Flickr
Declaration of Independence
Britain & Its American Colonies
King George III
Under his reign, the colonies experienced...
- Population boom
- Economic prosperity
- New sense of identity
Navigation Acts
- Declaration of Independence
- Thomas Jefferson
- Checks and Balances
- Federal System
- Bill of Rights
- George Washington
- King George III
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Prevented colonists from selling their most valuable products to any country EXCEPT Britain.
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(cc) photo by Metro Centric on Flickr
Setting The Stage
1600s-1700s: British colonists had formed a large and thriving settlement along the eastern shore of North America
Americans Create A Republic
The Bill of Rights
"We hold these truths to be self-evident...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
Crash Course:
Latin American Revolutions
- protected basic rights of the people
- created by the Federalists
- Turning point in people's ideas about government
Americans Win Independence
George Washington
Commanded Army
Growing Hostility Leads to War
State Powers
- One vote in Congress
- Could declare war, enter into treaties, and coin money
- Could not collect taxes or regulate trade
Congress
- 1754-1763: French and Indian War
- 1765: Stamp Act
The Federal System
No taxation without representation!
- Plan of government
A New Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Political Leader & Author of DOI
Delegates debated the political theories of the Philosophes
Boston Tea Party
King George III
Great Britain
Success for the Colonists
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Continental Congress
At first the colonists were losing but...