What do you know What do you want to know The American Revolution 17751783 We won We used guerilla warfare France helped Thanks to Benjamin Franklin This was a big deal ID: 657430
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The American Revolution (1775-1783)
What do you know?What do you want to know? Slide2
The American Revolution (1775-1783)
We won. We used
guerilla
warfare.France helped. (Thanks to Benjamin Franklin)This was a big deal.How did we win with an inferior military?Slide3
The Articles of Confederation
Drafted in 1777Allowed Congress to: Declare War
Negotiate with
Foreign
CountriesProblems: No central authority No raising taxes States printed their own money States taxed
imports
from other states
High debt + bad money + low trade = depressionSlide4
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786
Farmers suffered from economic depression.
This made them angry
Daniel Shays (veteran)
owed money for his service in Revolutionary WarAngry about taxes from MassachussetsShays and 1,200 farmers occupy Springfield Court House
Seize weapons from armory
Rebellion brutally squashed by
private army
funded by
wealthy eliteRebellion leads to calls for a new form of Federal Government Slide5
The Constitutional Convention: 1787, Philadelphia
55 delegates from every state besides Rhode Island“Well read, well bred, well fed”
Most vocal:
James Madison
and Alexander HamiltonSlide6Slide7
Federalists
Led by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John JayBelieved in… Rule by the wealthy classStrong federal government (
Supported the
constitution)
Emphasis on manufacturing Loose interpretation of the ConstitutionInsisted that the separation of powers, and the checks and balances would protect Americans from the tyranny of centralized authority.Federalist PapersSlide8
Anti-Federalists
Led by Thomas Jefferson Believed in…Strong states rightsEmphasis on agriculture
Strict interpretation of the constitution
Feared that the government would serve the interests of the
privileged minority and ignore the rights of the majority.Anti-Federalist PapersSlide9
Compromise
What is a compromise?Think of an example from your life, pop culture, or historySlide10
Compromise
A good compromise leaves both sides a little unhappy.A good compromise makes both sides
think
Chart: Chapter 6.4
(Pages: 56-59)