Highlights to Chapter 5 , 6, 7, 8, and 9

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Highlights to Chapter 5 , 6, 7, 8, and 9

• Whew!

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The Great Awakening

• Church attendance decreased in the eighteenth
  century. To gain larger congregations the
  Puritans compromised their views. Spiritual
  decline in all religions.
• Religious revival was necessary in the 1730s and
  40s.
• Ignited by Jonathan Edwards in Mass. Most
  preachers used demagoguery and scare tactics as
  they warned their followers of the hellfire and
  damnation of sinners.
• Touring ministers like George Whitefield inspired
  many through revivals and traveling churches.
• Created new centers of higher learning, inspired
  missionary work, and broke down denominational
  lines.

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Revolution

• Bloodshed _at_ Lexington and Concord brought 20,000
  musket bearing Minute Men
• Second Continental Congress May 10, 1775.
• Thirteen colonies represented sovereign states
• Washington Leader of Military (Southern
  plantation owner, respected, moral leader)
• Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 The
  Shout Heard Around the World

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How Did We Win?

• Enemies of Great Britain
• Patriots 1775
• France 1778
• Spain and Spain 1779
• Russia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden 1780
• Holy Roman Empire 1781
• Prussia and Portugal in 1782

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Chapter 8 Highlights Ending the War

• A Peace Treaty in Paris in 1783 brought an end to
  another world dispute (156). Thanks to Franklin,
  Adams, and Jay who disobeyed an order by the
  Congress which was subservient to France for
  their help in the war.
• Independent U.S.
• Boundaries to the Mississippi, Great Lakes, and
  Florida.
• No loyalists persecution and British debts paid.

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Insert The United States of America

• The U.S. rises from the ashes of Revolution with
  an intense agenda preserving the young nation,
  avoiding the pitfalls of English parliament, and
  satisfying the desires of democracy from the
  populace. Thus beginning the seemingly endless
  conflict between the Federalists and the
  Anti-federalists.

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Nine

• Articles of Confederation 1777 Congress
• Loose Confederation of States or Firm League
  of Friendship
• 2/3 vote for Bills, unanimous for Amendments
• Weak Congress with strong sovereign free states
• Governed the U.S. until 1789
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Governing the
  people in the territories
• 60,000 people for statehood
• Forbade Slavery

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Nine Continued

• Shays Rebellion (1786) Impoverished farmers
• Too many taxes
• Revolutionary War Vets
• Needed a stronger Central Government
• Convention revising Articles in 1787 55
  patriots
• Conservative, wealthy, young, goal to save U.S.
• Scrap Articles led to Great Compromise House
  of Reps and Senate
• Checks and Balances Executive, Judicial,
  Legislative
• 3/5 compromise and slave trade ends 1807