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Birth of the American Republic. Mr. Divett. Britain Becomes a Global Power. Britain became a global power because: L ocation made trade easy to control Friendly toward business Few trade restrictions Often won European conflicts Monopolized slave trade Expanded territories locally. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Birth of the American RepublicMr. Divett
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Britain Becomes a Global Power
Britain became a global power because:• Location made trade easy to control• Friendly toward business• Few trade restrictions• Often won European conflicts• Monopolized slave trade• Expanded territories locally
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George III
• 60-year reign began in 1760• English born• Wanted to:– Reclaim lost territory– End Whig domination– Appoint his own ministers– Dissolve the cabinet system
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George III
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Colonies
• There were many colonies in North America• These stretched along the east coast• They became profitable• Who can name the original 13 colonies?
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Original 13 Colonies
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The Navigation Acts
• Parliament passed the Navigation Acts in the 1600s
• A series of acts passed starting in 1651• These acts required:– All European goods to pass through England first– All goods be transported on English ships– Colonial goods be shipped only to England
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The Navigation Acts
• Were poorly enforced• Led to resentment towards England• Also led to rampant smuggling
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Colonies in 1700s
• More diverse population than England• Social distinctions were fuzzy• Colonists felt entitled to British Rights
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Taxes
• Britain was broke from Seven Years’ War and French and Indian War
• Sugar Act 1764- import taxes• Stamp Act 1765- taxes on paper items• “Taxation without representation”
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Rebellion of Colonists
• Boston Massacre• March 1770• Five died
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Boston Tea Party
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Continental Congress
• Representatives from each colony met• This included John Adams and George
Washington
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Continental Congress
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Revolutionary War
• Started April 1775 at Lexington and Concord• Preceded by Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride
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Revolutionary War
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Congress Calls Army
• The Continental Army• George Washington
was the commander
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Second Continental Congress
• Voted to declare independence from Britain
• Reflected John Locke’s ideas
• Penned by Thomas Jefferson
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Declaration of Independence
• Detailed grievances against Britain• Offered right to alter or abolish unjust
governments• Popular sovereignty- government power
comes from the people• Adopted on July 4, 1776
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Declaration of Independence
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War Continues
• Things did not look good for colonists. They were:– Outnumbered– Outskilled– Outfunded– Outstrategized
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Colonist’s Advantages
• Home court advantage• Determination• Good leader
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British Advantages
• They offered freedom to slaves who fought the colonists
• They made alliances with natives
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Support
• French back the colonists (against their rivals) after the victory at Saratoga in 1777
• Spain and Netherlands also supported them
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Winter at Valley Forge
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End of War
• French blockaded Chesapeake Bay• British surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia in
1781• Treaty of Paris formally recognized
independence of USA
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Chesapeake Bay
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Treaty of Paris
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Constitution
• The Articles of Confederation were first in 1787
• James Madison and Benjamin Franklin helped right them
• The Constitution followed in 1789• It made the USA a federal republic, or a
government with power divided between federal government and states
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Constitution
• This created a system of checks and balances• The founding fathers drew heavily from the
teachings of enlightened thinkers Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau
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Checks and Balances