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American Revolution
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Political Causes• The Stamp Act- Taxed all printed paper• Townshend Act- Taxed tea, glass, etc.• “No taxation without representation.”• Boston Tea Party- Granted British E.I.T.C.
monopoly of tea trade in America
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Economic Causes• Colonies weren’t able to print their
own money• They were being unfairly treated
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Social Causes• Age of Enlightenment played a role• They were sick of a king telling them how
to live• Racism within the Indian tribes, they
wanted the land for themselves
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Patriots
• People who defeated the British• People who didn’t want to be a part
of Great Britain
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Loyalists• American colonists who remained
loyal to the kingdom of great Britain
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Sons of liberty• Group of American patriots that
worked the pre-independence; north American British colonies. They wanted to side with the patriots.
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Important Leaders• Washington– First President of the united states.– Commander & Chief.
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”
“I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”
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Jefferson• Author of the Declaration of Independence.• Third President of the United States.
“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
The beauty of the 2nd Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.
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King George III
• King of Great Britain.• Revolutionary War. (U.S. won there
independence.)
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Madison
• Father of the Constitution.• Helped write the Bill of Rights.• 4th U.S. President.
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Important Events
• 1775- Patrick Henery “Give me liberty or give me Death.” Geroge Washington Commander and Chief.
• Bunker Hill
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July 4th, 1774
• Independence Day.• War won Declaration of Independence.
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1781
• British and America, (November 30th)signed Preliminary Articles of Peace.
• British left the Charleston, SC
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1783
• Sept. 3rd, US & GB signed Treaty of Paris.• British troops leave New York City.
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1789
• 1st U.S. Presidential Election.• Constitution goes into effect.• G.W. Inaugurated as President in New York
City.