Birth of the American Republic
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Birth of the
American Republic
EVENTCause
Effect
1. British parliament passes
Stamp Act•Debts from French/Indian War need paid off•Colonist Boycott•Stamp Act repealed
2. British close Boston harbor & station troops in
city.• Colonists protest import tax on tea. • Boston Tea Party• First Continental Congress meets to protest punishment of Boston
3. Second Continental Congress votes to
form an army under GeorgeWashington•Battles at Lexington & Concord•American Revolution Begins
4. France enters the war
in 1778•France wants to weaken England•Combined forces result in American victory
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5.By approving the Articles of
Confederation, states create a weak national
government• States need a plan for a central gov’t, but want to protect their own authority• National Gov’t set up, but powerless to govern
George III• 60 yr. reign as
King of England• Wanted to assert his leadership• Unbending discipline of Colonies led to Revolution
Treaty of Paris•Signed Sept. 3,
1783; officially ended the American Revolutionary War
Popular Sovereignty
•All the power of a government comes from the people•Locke/Rousseau
The Constitutio
n• Created in 1787, and ratified by the first 13 states in 1789• Replaced the weak central government of the Articles of Confederation with a more powerful one.
Checks & Balances•A system whereby
branches of the same government share power equally and limit the powers of fellow branches simultaneously
Federal Republic• A system of governing
where power is shared between the Federal (national) government and State governments• 10th Amendment to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
• First 10 amendments to the Constitution• Insisted upon by the “Anti-Federalists”• Outlines limitations of the Federal Government in regards to personal liberties