“give me liberty or give me death!” -patrick henry

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

SONGS FOR THE DAY: TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE

Daily Comment & Card

“COMMON SENSE”

-Pamphlet published by Thomas Paine calling for immediate independence from Britain-sold throughout the colonies, very popular-it helped weaken resistance in the Continental Congress toward independence

January 1776

“THESE UNITED

COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE

AND INDEPENDENT STATES... ”

-RICHARD HENRY LEE

“THESE UNITED

COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE

AND INDEPENDENT STATES... ”

-RICHARD HENRY LEE

SONGS FOR THE DAY: TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE

Daily Comment & Card

DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE

JULY 4, 1776

-Document with reasons Americans are separating from Britain-Thomas Jefferson & committee create it for Continental Congress-John Locke’s influence is seen in the document-final product does not contain a condemnation of British slave trade from earlier drafts

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

SONGS FOR THE DAY: TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE

Daily Comment & Card

“COMMON SENSE”

DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE

-Pamphlet published by Thomas Paine calling for immediate independence from Britain-sold throughout the colonies, very popular-it helped weaken resistance in the Continental Congress toward independence

January 1776 JULY 4, 1776

-Document with reasons Americans are separating from Britain-Thomas Jefferson & committee create it for Continental Congress-John Locke’s influence is seen in the document-final product does not contain a condemnation of British slave trade from earlier drafts

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

SONGS FOR THE DAY: NO MORE KINGS

Daily Comment & Card

BATTLE OF SARATOGA

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATIO

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-Revolutionary battle fought in New York -British planned to end the Revolution by splitting the colonies, but they failed-British end up surrendering in the first great American victory-Demonstrated the British could hold cities, but that they would have trouble in the countrysides-Considered a turning point with the French sending aid after this battle

1777 SUBMITTED 1776; RATIFIED 1781

-Framework for an American national government; states had the most power-Empowered the federal government to make war, treaties, and create new states-No federal empowerment to levy taxes, raise troops, or regulate commerce-Congressional revision of the articles created a weak national government

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

SONGS FOR THE DAY: ROCK A HULA BABY

Daily Comment & Card

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATIO

N

SUBMITTED 1776; RATIFIED 1781

-Framework for an American national government; states had the most power-Empowered the federal government to make war, treaties, and create new states-No federal empowerment to levy taxes, raise troops, or regulate commerce-Congressional revision of the articles created a weak national government

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

DEATH!”

-Patrick Henry

SONGS FOR THE DAY: NO MORE KINGS

Daily Comment & Card

BATTLE OF SARATOGA

-Revolutionary battle fought in New York -British planned to end the Revolution by splitting the colonies, but they failed-British end up surrendering in the first great American victory-Demonstrated the British could hold cities, but that they would have trouble in the countrysides-Considered a turning point with the French sending aid after this battle

1777

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9pDZMRCpQ

(NO MORE KINGS)

II. WAR FOR INDEPENDENCEA. UNITED STATES IS BORNB. TAKING SIDESC. SURPRISE VICTORY AT TRENTOND. TURNING POINT—SARATOGAE. VALLEY FORGEF. GEORGE ROGERS CLARKG. TRAITOR—BENEDICT ARNOLDH. YORKTOWN & TREATY OF PARIS

A. UNITED STATES IS BORNWith Declaration of Independence, a new nation is born.

“WE MUST ALL HANG TOGETHER, OR MOST ASSUREDLY, WE SHALL ALL HANG SEPARATELY.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

THEY ARE NOW TRAITORS…

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B. TAKING SIDES

-1/3 PATRIOTS

-1/3 TORIES (SIDE WITH GB)

-1/3 TRIED NEUTRAL

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NEAR WAR’S END, ABOUT 80,000 TORIES (COLONISTS LOYAL TO ENGLAND) MIGRATED TO CANADA.

ENGLISH AND THE COLONIAL ARMIES OFFERED FREEDOM TO ANY AFRICAN-

AMERICAN WHO FOUGHT WITH THEM.

ABOUT 5,000 AFRICAN-AMERICANS FOUGHT AS PATRIOTS.

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C. SURPRISE VICTORY AT TRENTON

WINTER OF 1776

GEORGE WASHINGTON HAD A SURPRISE IN MIND…

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ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT 1776, WASHINGTON

CROSSED THE DELAWARE AND SURPRISED THE

HESSIANS AT TRENTON

CAPTURED 1,000 PRISONERS AND MUCH

NEEDED SUPPLIES!!

D. TURNING POINT-SARATOGA

-OCTOBER 1777

-BRITISH SURRENDER.

-MORALE IMPROVES, FRENCH OPENLY SEND AID (SPAIN & HOLLAND HELP ALSO)

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E. VALLEY FORGE (BLEAK WINTER)

1777

-NO SHELTER

-NO CLOTHING

-NO (LITTLE) FOOD

-NO PAY

AMAZINGLY, THEY STAYED WITH WASHINGTON…

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F. GEORGE ROGERS CLARK

SUMMER 1778-1779, GEORGE ROGERS CLARK CAPTURED BRITISH FORTS & GAINED CONTROL OF OHIO TERRITORY.

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His younger brother would later make a trip through uncharted territory with a man whose last name was Lewis…

G. TRAITOR—BENEDICT ARNOLD COMMANDER OF WEST POINT

CAUGHT IN PLOT TO SURRENDER FORT

BRITISH MAJOR JOHN ANDRE CAPTURED AND EXECUTED (EXECUTED)

ARNOLD ESCAPES, BECOMES BRITISH OFFICER

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H. YORKTOWN & TREATY OF PARIS LAST MAJOR BATTLE (VA)

FRENCH FLEET SEALS OFF THE HARBOR

SURRENDER ON 10/19/1781

CORNWALLIS MAKES SOMEONE ELSE ATTEND THE SURRENDER

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IN 1782 PARLIAMENT VOTES TO END WAR…

TREATY OF PARIS, 1783

-GREAT BRITAIN ACKNOWLEDGED INDEPENDENCE

-BOUNDARIES:

EAST-ATLANTIC

WEST-MISSISSIPPI RIVER

NORTH-CANADA

SOUTH-FLORIDA

-FLORIDA RETURNED TO SPAIN

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