Results of the American Revolution

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Results of the American Revolution
The Revolution was effected before the
War commenced. The Revolution was in the
minds and hearts of the people a change in
their religious sentiments of their duties
and obligations. This radical change in the
principles, opinions, sentiments, and
affections of the people, was the real American
Revolution. John Adams
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WHAT WAS THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?

• A POLITICAL AND INTELLECTUAL EVENT
• DEFENSE OF POLITICAL IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES
• PRESERVATION OF LIBERTY AGAINST TYRANNY

• A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EVENT
• HOME RULE AND WHO RULES AT HOME
• ECONOMIC DISTRESS
• SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TENSION AMONG CLASSES

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The Treaty of Paris 1783

• Recognition of Independence
• Removal of British Troops
• Defined American Borders
• Fair Treatment of Loyalists

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AMERICAN BOUNDARIES
NORTH SOUTHERN BORDER OF CANADA EAST ATLANTIC
OCEAN SOUTH NORTHERN BORDER OF FLORIDA WEST
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG, 1777
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The Articles of Confederation, 1777
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Problems and Accomplishments

• One vote per state
• No executive
• No taxing power
• State sovereignty

• Successfully fought war
• Land Ordinance of 1785
• Northwest Ordinance

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COLONIAL CHURCHES
Decline of Anglicans and Quakers Improves Roman
Catholic Church
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PHILADELPHIA HARBOR

• ECONOMIC LOSSES AND GAINS
• Excluded from British Mercantile System 1. New
  Markets in Asia,
• No Protection of British Navy Caribbean,
  South
• Locked out of British Markets America
• 4. Inflation 2. Beginnings of Domestic
• Manufacture Fabric,
• Shipbuilding

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• THE IDEA OF FREEDOM ENSLAVED PEOPLES
• Dislocation created opportunity for escape
• British enabled many to leave the country
• Smuggling of British guns to slaves
• Revolution rhetoric spread anti-slavery
• sentiment in North/rationale for slavery
• in South

Liberty is the jewel which was handed down to
man from the cabinet of heaven. Even an African
has equally good right to his liberty in common
with Englishmen. Shall a mans couler be the
decisive criterion whereby to judge of his
natural right? African American Lemuel Hayes,
New England, 1776
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THE IDEA OF CITIZENSHIP - WOMEN

• Disarray of war required women to assume
• male tasks
• Camp followers provided services to Patriot
• army
• Served cause as spies, message carriers, soldiers
• Home manufacture contributed supplies
• 5. Boycotts of goods and participation in civil
• disturbances
• 6. Impoverishment

Mercy Otis Warren
America has fought for the boon of liberty. It
was now the duty of the wise and patriotic
characters who had by inconceivable labor and
exertion obtained the prize, to guard it on every
side that it might not be sported away by the
folly of the people or the intrigue or deception
of their rulers.
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UNION
BOUNDARIES
CHURCHES
ECONOMY
SLAVERY
WOMEN
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Results of the American Revolution

• CREATION OF A UNION
• REORIENTATION OF RELIGION
• REDEFINED ECONOMY
• GROWING TENSION OVER SLAVERY
• CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES