The Revolutionary Time Period

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The Revolutionary Time Period

• 1776-1790

• By Beth Alesio, Ashley Launhardt, Shawna Metzger

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Whys it calledthat?

• The American Revolution 1776-1783
• Various taxes/acts 1765-1775
• Lexington and Concord 1775
• Saratoga 1777
• Yorktown 1781
• Treaty of Paris 1783
• French Revolution 1789-1815
• Declaration of the Rights of Man 1789

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Other Important-like Events

• 1776 Declaration of Independence written
• 1777 Articles of Confederation written
• 1779 Spain declares war on Britain
• 1781 Articles of Confederation come into force
• 1782 Spain completes conquest of Florida
• 1787 Turkey declares war on Russia
• 1787 US Constitution written
• 1788 Austria declares war on Russia
• 1788 NYC declared capital of US
• 1788 US Constitution comes into force
• 1790 Philadelphia declared capital of US

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Whats Up with the Powers?

• England
• fighting to keep North American possessions-
  United States
• has claims to many parts of the world- the sun
  never sets on the British Empire
• under rule by King George III from 1760 to 1811

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Whats Up with the Powers?

• France
• undergoes a revolution of its own in 1789 that
  spans almost 2 decades
• Stage 1 of French Revolution 1789-1792 (rule of
  the liberals)
• allies with the newly independent United States
  in 1779 after victory at Saratoga
• under rule by King Louis XVI from 1774 to 1792
  (killed under the reign of terror)

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Whats Up with the Powers?

• Germany
• yet to be unified under one ruler (1871)
• many small, warring states at this point

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Whats Up with the Powers?

• Italy
• yet to be unified under one ruler (1861)
• dominant power at the time Austrian Empire

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Whats Up with the Powers?

• Russia
• strong diplomatic power
• heavy influence on European affairs
• undergoing liberal reforms
• reversed at the occurrence of the French
  Revolution
• establishment of many museums and libraries
• under rule by the Romanovs, specifically
  Catherine the Great from 1763-1792

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Whats Up with the Powers?

• Japan
• under external pressure to open up to trade from
  Russia
• 5 main social classes
• capital at Edo, Japan (shogunate)
• under rule by the Tokagawa Shogunate from
  1603-1867

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Prominent People

• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Henry
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• James Madison
• John Jay

• Benjamin Franklin
• Benedict Arnold
• Horatio Gates
• John Hancock
• John Marshall

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Technological Advances

• 1781 Invention of the steam engine
• Inventor James Watt

• 1790 Invention of the cotton gin
• Inventor Eli Whitney

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Authors of the Time

• Thomas Paine
• Common Sense
• Adam Smith
• Wealth of Nations
• Thomas Jefferson
• Declaration of Independence
• Notes on the State of Virginia

• Alexander Hamilton
• The Federalist Papers
• James Madison
• The Federalist Papers
• John Jay
• The Federalist Papers
• Judith Sargent Murray
• On the Equality of Sexes

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Plots

• Common Sense (1776)
• written in regards to independence from Great
  Britain
• radical thought at time of publishing
• made strong points for independence
• started people thinking about independence

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Plots

• Declaration of Independence (1776)
• written to declare independence of the American
  colonists from the British Empire
• also, written to appeal to potential allies
• The Federalist Papers (1778)
• written to convince the people of New York that
  the new Constitution was worth approving
• most famous- Federalist 10, by Madison

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Fine Art of the Period
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Fine Art of the Period
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Fine Art of the Period
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Fine Art of the Period
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Fine Art of the Period
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Fine Art of the Period
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Fine Art of the Period
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Fine Art of the Period
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Fashion
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Fashion
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Architecture
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Music

• Charles Burney
• Ludwig von Beethoven
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Christopher Willibald Gluck
• Franz Joseph Haydn
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Niccolo Paganini

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In Summation

• All things about this period of time pertain to
  war, starting war, or winning war. Therefore,
  all art of the American type refers to in some
  way, shape, or form to war, or independence.