UNIT 2:AMERICAN

REVOLUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION

Maya Kesler

Darby Hulse

Destinee Payne

James Balfour

SSUSH3: THE STUDENT WILL EXPLAIN THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF THE

AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

SSUSH3.b:The stamp act was a tax on paper goods

Sons and Daughters of Liberty organized boycotts

Proclamation of 1763 provided no settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Committees of Correspondence was early texting about the Revolution

SSUSH3.c:Common Sense was a pamphlet by Thomas Paine that said we rule our self and

create a good government.

S S U S H 4 : T H E S T U D E N T W I L L I D E N T I F Y T H E I D E O L O G I C A L , M I L I TA R Y, A N D D I P L O M A T I C A S P E C T S O F T H E A M E R I C A N R E V O L U T I O N.

SSUSH4.a:

John Locke and Montesquieu influenced Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence

John Locke created natural rights which are life, liberty, and property

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

SSUSH4.b:

The French helped us with the revolution

Marquis de Lafayette was a French general who helps in the Americas with Yorktown

Benjamin Franklin declared an alliance by signing the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance on February 6, 1778

SSUSH4.c:

George Washington was the leader of the army

Most common soldiers were farmers first then trained in Valley Forge in the winter

Washington troops traveled on a cold, icy evening to battle the troops near the Delaware River

SSUSH4.d:

The Treaty of Paris, 1783 ended the war

Lord Cornwallis surrendered to British

The British lose the Battle of Yorktown

S S U S H 5 : T H E S T U D E N T W I L L E X P L A I N S P E C I F I C E V E N T S A N D K E Y I D E A S T H A T B R O U G H T A B O U T T H E A D O P T I O N

A N D I M P L E M E N T A T I O N O F T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S C O N S T I T U T I O N .

SSUSH5.a:The Articles did not have a strong enough central government

The Articles could not handle Shay’s Rebellion which was farmers with pitch forks

SSUSH5.b:Federalists wanted a strong central government

Anti Federalists wanted states rights

SSUSH5.c:The Constitution granted natural rights to citizens

The Great Compromise

SSUSH5.d:The Bill of Rights served as a written form of natural rights to protect citizens

SSUSH5.e:The Whiskey Rebellion proved that the central government was strong

S S U S H 6 : T H E S T U D E N T W I L L A N A L Y Z E T H E N A T U R E O F T E R R I T O R I A L A N D P O P U L A T I O N G R O W T H , A N D I T S I M P A C T I N T H E E A R L Y D E C A D E S O F T H E N E W N A T I O N .

SSUSH6.a:Jefferson served 2 terms

Shrunk the government

SSUSH6.b:Napoleon sold New Orleans and Louisiana Territory for $15 million

Jefferson sent Lewis and Clarke to explore Louisiana and western lands

SSUSH6.c:The War of 1812

Caused by the angered Americans fueled by betrayal of the British

British teamed up with Indians

Americans tried to force the British to leave their country

The War of 1812 ended all U.S military hostility with Britain

OTHER SOURCES

http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase/

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

SUMMARY

Before America gained their freedom, we had to go through some trials first. King

George played a major role in the hardships of the American freedom journey. King George

imposed many taxes on the colonists. The colonists retaliated and King George imposed new

regulations and taxes again. The Revolutionary War began. Though nobody imagined we would

win, America beat the odds and took the victory over Great Britain. Our founding fathers declared

us independent by writing the Declaration of Independence as a list of complaints against Great

Britain. After the war, the colonists were still sensitive to the idea of a strong central government.

The colonists that were worried about the government gaining too much power declared

themselves Anti-Federalists, and the ones who favored a strong central government declared

themselves Federalists. The Anti-Federalists pushed towards The Articles of Confederation, which

limited the central government’s power. The Federalists pushed for the Constitution, which

granted the government and the states the perfect amount of power to run the government

smoothly. The Articles proved to fail, so the Constitution was eventually put into play.

UNIT 2 VOCAB

1. Articles of confederation-original federal constitution drafted by

the continental congress in 1777

2. Anti Federalist-one who opposed ratification of the constitution

3. Ratification-official approval

4. Checks and Balances-system in which each branch of the

government has the power to monitor and limit the actions of the

other two.

5. Alexander Hamilton-British founding father

6. Constitution-governing document September 17, 1787

7. Separation of Powers- Principle that divides power among the

executive, legislative and judicial branches of government

8. Slaves Rights- The individual rights that states have.

9. Whiskey Rebellion-1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania that

opposed the excise tax on whiskey

10. Political Parties-organization of people that seeks to win elections

and hold public offices in order to shape government policy

11.Louisianna Purchase-1803 purchase from France by the United

States of the territory between the Mississippi river and the Rocky Mtns

12. War of 1812-War between U.S. and Great Britain (we won)

13. Shay’s Rebellion- farmers rebellion against taxes

14. Federalists-favorited ratification of the Constitution

15. Factions-political parties

16. James Madison-took notes at the Constitutional Convention

17. Great Compromise-between Virginia and New Jersey about

representation

18. Bill of Rights- First 10 amendments of the

constitution

19. John Adams- 2nd president of the United States

20.Non Intervention- Not getting involved

21. North West Ordinance- Law which provided basis

for governing in North West territory

22. Lewis and Clarke-Sent by Jefferson to explore

23. Treaty of Pairs- British gave land back

24. Proclamation of 1763-British action that did not allow

settlement of West Appalachian Mountains

25. Intolerable Acts-sons and daughters of liberty organized

boycotts

26. Committees of Correspondence- Bringing the colonies together

27. Declaration of Independence- written by Thomas Jefferson

stating natural rights and complaints against Great Britain

28. Montesquieu- Separation of powers

29. French alliance- We won The American

Revolution because the French offered many

resources we did not have ourselves

30. Marquis de Lafayette- French military

31. Professional Military- Hessians

32. Lord Cornwallis- Surrendered at Yorktown

33. American Revolution- Effort for Independence

From Great Britain

34. Stamp Act- Tax on paper goods

35. Common Sense- govern ourselves, free from

Great Britain, natural rights

36. Thomas Jefferson- Anti Federalist

37. Benjamin Franklin- Utility figure who helped gain the

deal for the Louisiana Purchase

38. George Washington- General of the American army,

nations first president

39. Crossing the Delaware- To beat British on Christmas

40. Yorktown- Battle to ensure American Victory of the

Revolution

"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall

all hang separately." -- Benjamin Franklin at the

signing of the Declaration of Independence

"There! His Majesty can now read my name

without glasses. And he can double the reward on

my head!" -- John Hancock after signing his name in

large letters on the Declaration of Independence