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The Enlightenment
• The Setting
• Natural Law
• Nature’s God
• Reason
• Idea of Progress
• Realms of Thinking
• Example of the Scientific Revolution
Road to Revolt
• No Taxation without Representation
• Mercantilism
• Various Events
• Coercive Acts
• Lexington and Concord
• Colonial Debates: patriots, loyalists and opportunists
Reluctant Revolutionaries
• Act of Rebellion and Treason
• Who were the leaders? Only ones?
• The Continental Congress
• George Washington’s role
• Colonial Divisions
• Early Campaigns
Mobilization
• The British Empire
• Colonial Aims: Independence or Loyal
• Finances
• Military Preparedness
• Allies: slaves? Indians? Other nations?
• Public Opinion divided
1775-76
• Fortunes of War• Thomas Paine’s Common Sense• Republicanism: representative gov’t• The Declaration of Independence• Early state governments• Feature in Constitutions• The Articles of Confederation, 1781: The US
Military Campaigns
• British Strategy
• Loss of New York
• Battle of Saratoga
• France’s Entrance
• Western and Southern Campaigns
• Yorktown
The Other Americans
• The Role of Women: At home and t/o the campaigns.
• Voice of Abigail Adams
• Slaves and Freedmen
• The Plantation system
• The Debates
• Contributions
Paris Peace, 1783
• The Map of North America
• Western boundry: Mississippi
• North: Great Lakes and Canada
• South: Florida and the Gulf
• The Atlantic
Post War Blues
• Foreign Affairs: Brits, French and Spain
• Domestic Economy: Debt and Depression
• Shay’s Rebellion
• United States?
• Northwest Ordinance
• Gathering Storm
The Articles of Confederation
• The ratification and purpose
• Deficiencies
• Taxation, revenue and regulation
• Coercive Powers
• Legislative authority
• Mt Vernon and Annapolis
• Off to Philly