1775-83
Underlying causes Q-Bone Diagram Long-term effects Immediate causes Event Immediate effects Short-term causes Long-term causes
Road to War: Beginnings (4.1-4.2) 1) 2) 3) Goal: Goal: Goal: Goal: Goal: Goal: 1 st Continental Congress meets in 1774 Paul Revere s ride (April 18, 1775) Redcoats fired on at Lexington & Concord April 19, 1775 2 nd Continental Congress meets in 1775 Battles of Bunker Hill & Dorchester Heights, June, 1775 Mar.,1776 Thomas Paine s Common Sense is published (Jan.,1776) Declaration of Independence is signed, July, 1776
Analyze the Declaration of Rights (1774) and compare to the Declaration of Independence (1776) Declaration of Rights (1774) Declaration of Indep. (1776)
What number of Revolutionary Battles occurred in each Colony? (see Wikipedia) *How many battles occurred before they declared independence? *In which colonies did most of the battles occur? Why?
Road to War: Beginnings (4.1-4.2) 1) Boycott 2) prepare for war 3) send Declar. Of Rights to King Goal: Ask king to fix problems Ride to Lex. & Concord to warn them of British troops Goal: Prevent British from taking weapons Shooting bet. Colonials and British Goal: Prevent British from getting guns & powder set up Continental Army; asked for new constitutions Goal: Avoid war but be prepared Fought off British Goal: Keep British in Boston or make them leave Declared 13 colonies independent Goal: Full scale revolt; gave reasons why they fight for independence 1 st Continental Congress meets in 1774 Paul Revere s ride (April 18, 1775) Redcoats fired on at Lexington & Concord April 19, 1775 2 nd Continental Congress meets in 1775 Battles of Bunker Hill & Dorchester Heights, June, 1775 Mar.,1776 Thomas Paine s Common Sense is published (Jan.,1776) Declaration of Independence is signed, July, 1776
Use text ch.4:2-4 Label the Map with these numbers 1 1st shot of the war (1775) 2 1st major battle of the war; Patriots lose but show they can hurt the British (1775-76) 3 Patriots lose a major city for the rest of the war (1776) 4 Surprise Christmas victory (crossing the Delaware River) (1777) 5 Turning point of the war; brings French help (1777) 6 Final battle; British surrender (1781)
Battles of Lexington and Concord (April, 1775)
Battle of Bunker Hill (June, 1775)
Washington Crossing the Delaware River: Christmas Surprise for Hessian and British soldiers (1777)
Winter at Valley Forge (1777)
Battle of Saratoga (1777)
Battle of Yorktown (1781) British trapped! Surrender!
5 3 6 Use text ch.4:2-4 1 4 2 Label the Map with these numbers 1 1st shot of the war (1775) 2 1st major battle of the war; Patriots lose but show they can hurt the British (1775-76) 3 Patriots lose a major city for the rest of the war (1776) 4 Surprise Christmas victory (crossing the Delaware River) (1777) 5 Turning point of the war; brings French help (1777) 6 Final battle; British surrender (1781)
5 3 6 Use text ch.4:2-4 1 4 2 Label the Map with these numbers 1 1st shot of the war (1775) 2 1st major battle of the war; Patriots lose but show they can hurt the British (1775-76) 3 Patriots lose a major city for the rest of the war (1776) 4 Surprise Christmas victory (crossing the Delaware River) (1777) 5 Turning point of the war; brings French help (1777) 6 Final battle; British surrender (1781)
BELL: Study the Maps from 1775 and 1790 Answer the following questions: 1. Which of the original 13 colonies gained the most land after the Revolution? 2. What new territories were created? 3. Which were the first three colonies to ratify the new Constitution? 4. Which of the original 13 colonies was the last to be admitted into the Union? (The date they ratified the new Constitution) 5. Which European power increased its land from 1775 to 1790? Which land did they get back? 6. Which of the original 13 colonies did not increase their size? Why? 7. What new state will be formed in New England? 8.
Underlying causes British taxation policies Colonists felt their rights were violated Colonists were denied western lands Militarization of the colonies Colonial propaganda & protests Immediate causes Lexington & Concord Battles (4/75) Battles for Control of Boston (6/75) Thomas Paine s Common Sense is published (1/76) Signing of the Declaration of Independence (7/76) Long-term causes Short-term causes Q-Bone Diagram Event Immediate effects 13 Colonies win their Independence A new nation is created: USA British cede western lands to the former colonies Long-term effects Inspired other revolutions around the world 13 Colonies had large debts to pay from the war France becomes a US ally Greater social equality among men in the US, more free blacks