Title: Make distinctions between propagandafactopinion
1Make distinctions between propaganda/fact/opinion
2Make distinctions between propaganda/fact/opinion
3Cause and effect
4Who said Give me liberty or give me death?
5Who said Dont tread on me?
- Patriotic campaign slogan. Helped reinforce the
negative opinion towards Great Britian.
6The phrase One if by land and two if by sea was
used . . .
- Paul Revere The British are coming
7The shot heard round the world referred to
- Battle of Lexington Concord.
8E Pluribus Unum
- Out of many are one. Unified the nation
9Declaration of Independence
- 13 colonies declare independence from Britian.
10Preamble to the Constitution
- States the reason for creating a new government.
11Fifty-four forty or Fight
- Northern line that settlers wanted to occupy.
12Gettysburg Address
- The Gettysburg Address was a speech by U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most
quoted speeches in United States
history.123 It was delivered at the
dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of
Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American
Civil War, four and a half months after the Union
armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the
decisive Battle of Gettysburg.
13French and Indian war-political and economic
consequences
- Results in the French losing most of their land
in North America.
14Treaty of Paris of 1763
- Treaty to end the French and Indian War.
15Proclamation of 1763
- British King prohibited settlement west of the
Appalachian mountains.
16Taxes on colonists-legitimacy of asking colonies
to pay
- Taxes helped pay for the war effort. Colonist
rebelled against the high taxes.
17Significance of events leading to Revolution
- Britain wanted the colonist to pay high taxes to
help pay for costly wars. - Sugar Act
- Stamp Act
- Declaratory Acts
18Taxation without representation
- Americans protested paying taxes without having a
voice in government.
19Sons of Liberty
- The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization of
American patriots which originated in the
Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution.
- Led violent campaign against the Stamp Act.
20Boycott of British goods
- A non-violent protest in which the colonist would
not purchase British made goods.
21Quartering Act
- Colonist must make their homes available for
British soldiers.
22Townshend Act
23Boston Massacre
- Colonist used the massacre to turn popular
opinion away from Britain.
24Boston Tea Party
- The Boston Tea Party was a direct action protest
by colonists in Boston, a town in the British
colony of Massachusetts, against the British
government. On December 16, 1773, after officials
in Boston refused to return three shiploads of
taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists
boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by
throwing it into Boston Harbor. The incident
remains an iconic event of American history, and
has often been referenced in other political
protests.
25Intolerable Acts
- The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts are
names used to describe a series of laws passed by
the British Parliament in 1774 relating to
Britain's colonies in North America. The acts
sparked outrage and resistance in the Thirteen
Colonies and were important developments in the
growth of the American Revolution.
26First Continental Congress
- The First Continental Congress was a convention
of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British
North American colonies that met on September 5,
1774, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, early in the
American Revolution. Called in response to the
passage of the Coercive Acts (also known as
Intolerable Acts by the Colonial Americans) by
the British Parliament, the Congress was attended
by 56 members appointed by the legislatures of
twelve of the Thirteen Colonies, the exception
being the Province of Georgia, which did not send
delegates. The Congress met briefly to consider
options, an economic boycott of British trade,
publish a list of rights and grievances, and
petition King George for redress of those
grievances.
27Patriots
- those who supported the cause of American
independence in the American Revolution
28Loyalists
- In North America, the term 'Loyalist' describes
American colonists who rejected the American
Revolution. They were typically Royal officials,
Anglican clergymen, wealthy merchants with ties
to London, de-mobilized Royal soldiers, or recent
arrivals (especially from Scotland), together
with many ordinary people. Though estimates vary,
colonists with Loyalist sympathies likely
accounted for as much as 30 of the colonial
population of the day, compared to about 40 who
were 'Patriot'. This high level of political
polarization causes some historians to argue that
The American Revolution was as much a civil war,
as a war of independence.1
29Decision to declare war at Second Continental
Congress
- The second Congress managed the colonial war
effort, and moved slowly towards independence,
adopting the United States Declaration of
Independence on July 4, 1776.
30Declaration of Independence major ideas
- The Declaration of Independence can be divided
into four main parts. - The first part is an introduction and reasons
for declaring independence from the government of
Great Britain. - The second part is a theory of good government
and individual rights. - The third part of the document is a list of
grievances against King George III. - The fourth and final part of the document is an
unqualified assertion of sovereignty by the
United States of America.
31Explain significance of political, economic,
geographic and social advantages and
disadvantages of each side.
32Compare and contrast different roles and
perspectives on war e.g. men, women, white
colonists, African Americans
33Lexington and Concord
- The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the
first military engagements of the American
Revolutionary War. - The shot heard round the world.
34Common Sense
- Thomas Paine principal contribution was the
powerful, widely-read pamphlet Common Sense
(1776), advocating colonial America's
independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
35Saratoga
- The Battles of Saratoga in September and October
1777 were decisive American victories in the
American Revolutionary War, resulting in the
surrender of an entire British army of over 6,000
men invading New York from Canada.
36French Alliance
- The Franco-American Alliance (also called the
Treaty of Alliance) was a pact between France and
the Second Continental Congress, representing the
United States government, signed in Paris by
French and U.S. officials in May 1778. This was a
defensive alliance where the two parties agreed
to aid each other into the indefinite future in
the event of British attack.
37Valley Forge
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, was the site of the
camp of the American Continental Army over the
winter of 17771778 in the American Revolutionary
War. This was a time of great suffering for
George Washington's Army, but it was also a time
of retraining and rejuvenation.
38Yorktown
- The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive
victory by a combined assault of American forces
led by General George Washington and French
forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a
British Army commanded by General Lord
Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land
battle of the American Revolutionary War.
39Treaty of Paris of 1783
- The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris on May 12,
1784, formally ended the American Revolutionary
War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the
United States of America.
40Articles of confederation-strengths and
weaknesses
- Strengths States rights, individual rights,
first form of government. -
- Weaknesses No central government, taxes were
optional, no set currency, states existed
independently, Congress could not regulate any
trade, led to farmers revolt.
41King George III
- Among King George's offences, the Declaration
charged, "He has abdicated Government here ... He
has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt
our towns, and destroyed the lives of our
people." The gilded equestrian statue of George
III in New York was pulled down.48 The British
captured the city in 1776, but the grand
strategic plan of invading from Canada failed
with the surrender of the British
Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne at the Battle of
Saratoga.
42Lord North
- Lord North, which he used from 1752 until 1790,
was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to
1782. He led Great Britain through most of the
American War of Independence.
43John Adams
- John Adams (October 30, 1735 July 4, 1826) was
an American politician and the second President
of the United States (17971801), after being the
first Vice President (17891797) for two terms.
He is regarded as one of the most influential
Founding Fathers of the United States. - He and his wife Abigail Adams founded an
accomplished family line of politicians.
44Samuel Adams
- Samuel Adams (September 27 O.S. September 16
1722 October 2, 1803) was a statesman,
political philosopher, and one of the Founding
Fathers of the United States. As a politician in
colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the
movement that became the American Revolution, and
was one of the architects of the principles of
American republicanism that shaped the political
culture of the United States.
45Paul Revere
- He was glorified after his death for his role as
a messenger in the battles of Lexington and
Concord, and Revere's name and his "midnight
ride" are well-known in the United States as a
patriotic symbol.
46Benjamin Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 O.S. January
6, 1705 April 17, 1790) was one of the
Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author
and printer, satirist, political theorist,
politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist,
statesman, and diplomat.
47George Washington
- George Washington (February 22, 1732123
December 14, 1799) was the leader of the
Continental Army in the American Revolutionary
War (17751783) and served as the first President
of the United States of America (17891797).4
48Lord Cornwallis
- In the United States and Britain, he is best
remembered as one of the leading generals in the
American War of Independence. In 1781 he
surrender to a combined American-French force at
the Siege of Yorktown.
49Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 July 4,
1826)1 was the third President of the United
States (18011809), the principal author of the
Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of
the most influential Founding Fathers for his
promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the
United States. Major events during his presidency
include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the
Lewis and Clark Expedition (18041806).
50Patrick Henry
- Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 June 6, 1799)1
was a prominent figure in the American
Revolution, known and remembered for his "Give me
Liberty, or give me Death!" speech. Along with
Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he is remembered
as one of the most influential (and radical)
advocates of the American Revolution and
republicanism, especially in his denunciations of
corruption in government officials and his
defense of historic rights.
51Thomas Paine
- Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 June 8, 1809)
was a British pamphleteer, revolutionary,
radical, inventor, and intellectual. He lived and
worked in Britain until age 37, when he emigrated
to the British American colonies, in time to
participate in the American Revolution. His
principal contribution was the powerful,
widely-read pamphlet Common Sense (1776),
52Northwest Ordinance
- the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest
Territory as the first organized territory of the
United States out of the region south of the
Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River,
and east of the Mississippi River.
53Shays Rebellion
- Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Central
and Western Massachusetts, (mainly Springfield)
from 1786 to 1787. The rebels were led by Daniel
Shays and known as Shaysites (Regulators), were
mostly poor farmers angered by crushing debt and
taxes. Failure to repay such debts often resulted
in imprisonment in debtor's prisons or the
claiming of property by the County.
54Constitutional Convention
- Convention meet in May of 1787 to improve the
Articles of Confederation
55Federalist Papers
- essays in response to critics of the U.S.
Constitution
56Anti-Federalist
- against strong federal government, supporters of
strong states rights
57Bill of Rights
- natural rights protected by government
- First 10 amendments
58Popular sovereignty
59Consent of the governed
- representative government, people to have agree
with government decisions
60Separation of powers
- limited government , divided powers to prevent
tyranny, 3 branches of government, separate and
independent power
61Checks and balances
- system to ensure not one branch would become too
powerful
62Federalism
- division of power- federal, state and shared
63Rights through the Constitution
- Freedom of religion amendment 1
- Freedom of speech amendment 1
- Freedom of press amendment 1
- Freedom of assembly and petition amendment 1
- Rights to due process amendment 6
- Trial by jury amendment 6
641st amendment
- Freedom of religion amendment 1
- Freedom of speech amendment 1
- Freedom of press amendment 1
- Freedom of assembly and petition amendment 1
65Marbury v Madison
- supreme court can nullify a law passed by
Congress
66McCulloch v Maryland
- supported implied powers, federal laws are
superior to state laws
67U.S. territorial disputes
- Foreign Relations and conflicts France and Great
Britain seizing American ships, result-the
Embargo Act - Territorial disputes British supplying weapons
to Indians - War of 1812 between England and U.S. British
refused to respect natural trading rights
68War of 1812
- between England and U.S. British refused to
respect natural trading rights
69Louisiana Purchase
- example of executive power expanded by
presidential actions.
70Acquisition of Florida
- Acquisition of Florida in the Adams-Onis Treaty
Jackson went to protest Seminole harboring
escaped slaves and took over Spanish forts. In
treaty Spain gave U.S. Florida.
71Adams-Onis Treaty
- Acquisition of Florida in the Adams-Onis Treaty
Jackson went to protest Seminole harboring
escaped slaves and took over Spanish forts. In
treaty Spain gave U.S. Florida.
72Impact in the north on industry, manufacturing,
shipping, railroad system, immigration
- Northern States set up near major routes,
factories near water routes impacts Industry,
Manufacturing, Shipping
73Impact in the south on cotton dependence,
plantation system, social classes absence of
enterprises. African American resistance
- Cotton gin Eli Whitney-cotton cloth became less
expensive, cotton demand increased - Plantation system need slavery for southern
agricultural period - Social Classes poor through wealth, tenant
farmnig - Relative absence of enterprises engaged in
manufacturing and finance
74Nullification Crisis
- directly related to the issue of protected
tariffs, southerners argued high tariffs
protected northern industry
75Native American policies-Jacksonian era
- Indian Removal Act made more land available to
white settlers. - Impact on Native Americans of white expansion
Many lost lives, loss of land - Resistance and removal of the Five Tribes
- Trail of Tears Reason for relocation was the
concept of Manifest Destiny.
76Abolitionism and Underground Railroad
- Fundamental beliefs of abolitionism abolish
slaver, African American also mistreated in North - Operation of Underground Railroad purpose was
to assist with slaves escape to the North
77Identify utopian experiments, (New Harmony,
Indiana, Oneida, New York
- New Harmony, Indiana established based on
fathers social issues - Reason for formation Second Great Awakening
- Oneida, New York utopian community, developed
into international corporation -
78Reform leaders
- Education Horace Mann
- Abolition Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth
- Temperance social reform-drink less
alcohol-Lymon Beecher - Womens suffrage benefited from abolition
movement because of experiences in movement.
Susan B. Anthony closely related to suffrage - Prisons Dorothea Dix
79Manifest Destiny
- Manifest Destiny our proper dominion-our
destiny to expand across entire continent. This
philosophy is based on national pride. - Westward Expansion settle west
- Lure of the West gold, land, fur, adventure,
better life - Reality of life on the frontier harsh
80Texas Annexation, Mexican Cession, Gadsden
Purchase
- Texas Annexation
- Mexican Cession California, Nevada, Utah New
Mexico - Gadsden Purchase Arizona
- Explorations
- Events
- Settlement of the American West
81Louisiana Purchase cause and effect
- Cause and effects of the Louisiana Purchase
double size of country. Contributed to economic
growth by supplying natural resources to the
nation -
82Lewis and Clark
- Explorations of Lewis and Clark exploration of
land from west boundary of Louisiana to Pacific
Ocean
83Immigration-potato famine, railroad construction,
employment opportunities
- Immigration Irish potato famine prior to civil
war. Most were Roman Catholic - Railroad construction Many Chinese worked on
RR - Employment opportunities
- Ethnic and cultural conflict was intensified
84Rapid settlement of Oregon and California in
1840-50
- Native Americans viewed migration as invasion
- Causes of rapid settlement of Oregon and
California - California-gold, (population erupted) Oregon-fur
85Trail of Tears
- Impact of westward expansion on Native American
peoples - Moved for land, racial prejudice and gold. Least
beneficial to Native Americans - Displacement and removal of Native American
peoples - Indian Wars of 1850s 1870s
86Cotton gin-increase demand for slaves
- Invention of cotton gin Eli Whitney 1793. Cotton
gin remove seeds-improve cotton business, demand
increase because increase in cotton farming - Demand for cotton in northern area pg, 415-418
high demand for textile industry, depended on
south for cotton - Demand for European textile factories
southerners traded cotton with Great Britain. - How the opening of new lands in South and West
led to the increased demand of slaves
plantation, more slave labor-increase slave trade
within U.S.
87Compromise of 1850
- Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay-allowed California
to enter as free. Divided Mexican Cession into 2
territories, Slavery decided by popular sov.
South was upset because Cal. Would upset the
balance.
88Uncle Toms Cabin
- Uncle Toms Cabin spread knowledge of slavery
all across country. Lincoln said little lady
made this a big war
89Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Kansas-Nebraska Act increased tension between
North and Southby allowing slavery to be decided
by popular sovereignty
90Dred Scott decision
- Dred Scott decision directly resulted in
strengthening the abolition movement in North. He
sued for freedom and found he could not because
he was not a citizen. -
91John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry
- John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry slave revolt
against pro slavery
92Presidential election of 1860
- All the items above contributed to and increased
sectional polarization (sectional polarization is
the development of opposing opinions or
viewpoints based on the section of the country
where people lived).