1. Return/Review Unit 2 Test2. Return Unit 2 Binder Quiz #33. Distribute Unit 3 Binder Sheets4. American Revolution Top 10

Unit 3 Binder Quizzes:Column 1: 10/17Column 2: 10/22Column 3: 10/23

NO BINDER COLLECTION THIS UNIT!

Unit 3 Exam: 10/24 and 10/27

APUSHOctober 14, 2014

American Revolution Top Ten Top Ten list (based on the David Letterman model): If you never

heard of this: It is okay because he is old and not funny anymore. You will create a list of the top ten reasons why the colonists

demanded independence from the British Empire. The list must be in short sentence form. The list should go from 10 to 1 (1 being the most important) All of the things on the list have to be somewhat true: Meaning take

the story and it make it your own. The list can be funny Due Tomorrow. Example: number 7: Boston Massacre: Only if that one guy

didn’t throw that snowball at that guy in red.

The Top TenThe American Revolution

APUSH

Period 31754-1800

As the English colonists expanded into the interior (Ohio River Valley,) conflicts emerged French and Indian War (7

Years War) – Britain and colonists versus the French and Natives Iroquois allied with the

British Native life changed

drastically after the war The French were removed

from North America – lost a trading partner

British colonists expanded on to native land Pontiac’s Rebellion Proclamation Line of 1763

Debt from the 7 Years’ War helped lead to the end of Salutary Neglect: Britain tightened its control

over markets, taxes, and colonial government – many colonists resisted this new policy

Stamp Act Congress (1765) – colonial response to Stamp Act, tarred and feathered tax collectors; Stamp Act was repealed

Committees of Correspondence (1770s) – spreading of info and propaganda about British policies

Intolerable Acts (1774) – passed in response to the Boston Tea Party; shut down the port of Boston until damages were paid.

Individuals involved in the independence movement: Elites: Paul Revere and John Hancock – wealthy merchants

that protested taxation Grassroots movements:, Mercy Otis Warren – writer that

urged independence Arguments for independence:

Rights of British subjects: Rejection of “virtual representation” – idea that Parliament acted

in best interest of all British subjects Rights of individuals:

Taxation, writs of assistance, admirality courts Enlightenment ideas:

Consent of the governed “Life, liberty, and property”

How did colonists win? Familiarity with the land, military leadership (Washington,

Arnold), deep commitment to their cause, and foreign aid – most notably the French, after Saratoga

Key Concept 3.1, II Cont.

After the Revolutionary War, European countries still posed challenges to the US America remained neutral in war between British and

French following the French Revolution British seized American ships trading with French England still had a strong presence in North America, and

even America Did not abandon some posts (forts), such as Fort Niagara, as

promised in the Treaty of Paris of 1783

Key Concept 3.1, III

French Revolution Influenced by American Revolution and Enlightenment

ideas US remained neutral in conflict between France and

Britain Washington’s Farewell Address:

Warned of permanent alliances and dangers of political parties

After Washington’s presidency, conflict between Britain and France helped lead to partisan debates in the 1790s Democratic-Republicans (Jeffersonians) tended to support

the French Federalists (led by Hamilton) tended to support the

British

Key Concept 3.1, III Cont.Beware of foreign

alliances and political partiesViva La

France!