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???? American Revolution 
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?? (?) The Establishment of Thirteen Colonies 
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  • Map
  • The
  • British
  • Colonies

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The Thirteen Colonies
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
  • New York
  • Connecticut
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia

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The Boston Tea Party ???????(1773)
  • An incident (16 Dec. 1773) in which three
    shiploads of tea were dumped into Boston harbor
    by citizens demonstrating against British
    taxation of tea. The struggle against taxation
    without representation led up to the War of
    American Independence.

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The Battle of Lexington (April 18,1775
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  • The first shots starting the revolution were
    fired at Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 18,
    1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700
    soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the
    colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just
    outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest
    Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key
    leaders of the patriot movement.

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The Battle of Lexington
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George Washington(1732-99) ???
  • . With the out break of the War, George
    Washington was appointed(1775) commander in chief
    of the Continental army. After victory (1783), he
    presided over the council which drafted (1787)
    the U.S. constitution, and was unanimously
    elected president.

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The Declaration of Independence
July 4. 1776
  • On June10, 1776, a committee was
    appointed to prepare a declaration of
    independence the committee consisted of
    Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Sherman and R.R.
    Livingston. July 4 the Declaration of
    Independence was agreed to, engrossed(????),
    signed by Hancock, and sent to legislatures of
    the states.

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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (2)
The unanimous Declaration of the
thirteen united States of America
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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (3)
  • We hold these truths to be self-evident that
    all men are created equal, that they are endowed
    by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
    that among these are life, liberty, and the
    pursuit of happiness.

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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (4)
  • That, to secure these rights, governments are
    instituted among men, deriving their just powers
    from the consent of the governed That whenever
    any form of government becomes destructive of
    these ends,it is the right of people to alter or
    to abolish it , and to institute a new
    government,

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The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776 (5)
  • solemnly publish and declare, that these
    colonies are , and of right ought to be, free and
    independent states that they are absolved from
    all allegiance to the British crown, and that all
    political connection between them and the state
    of Britain is, and ought to be, totally
    dissolved

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Thomas Jefferson (1743 1826)??? ???
  • The chairman of the committee which drafted the
    Declaration of Independence(1776).He was third
    president of U.S.A(1801-1809).

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) ????
  • American statesman, scientist and writer.
    Disillusioned with British rule in America, he
    helped to draft the Declaration of Independence
    (1776). He was ambassador to France (1776-85) and
    took part in the peace negotiations (1781-83) at
    the end of war of American Independence. He
    gained a worldwide reputation for his scientific
    work,.

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The Battle of Saratoga ??????(1777?9?)
  • Historians consider the Battle of Saratoga to be
    the major turning point of the American
    Revolution. As a result of this successful
    battle, the European powers, particularly the
    French, took interest in the cause of the
    Americans and began to support them.

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The Surrender of Burgoyne October 17, 1777 ?????
  • October 17, 1777 Near Saratoga, New York
  • "The fortunes of war have made me your
    prisoner," said British General John Burgoyne as
    he handed over his sword to his American
    counterpart, Horatio Gates. "I shall always be
    ready to testify that it was through no fault of
    your excellency," Gates replied.

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War Around YorktownAug.-Oct. 19, 1781 ?????
  • In May 1781, French Admiral de Barras arrived
    in Rhode Island .When Washington received the
    word he began marching south for Virginia in late
    August. General Cornwallis ,on October
    19,1781, surrendered his entire army of 7000 men.
    Yorktown turned out to be the last major
    engagement of the American Revolutionary War.

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ,1787(1)
  • Article 1.
  • Sec.1. All legislative Powers herein granted
    shall be vested in a Congress of the United
    States, which shall consist of a Senate and a
    House of Representatives

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (2)
  • ART. ?
  • Sec.1. The executive Power shall be vested in
    a President of the United States of America.He
    shall hold his office during the Term of four
    years

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (3)
  • Art. ?
  • Sec.1. The judicial power of the United States,
    shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such
    inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
    time ordain(??) and establish.

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (4)
  • ART. ?
  • The Congress, whenever two thirds of
    both houses shall deem it necessary, shall
    propose Amendments to this Constitution, ??

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The BILL OF RIGHTS (the first ten amendments)
  • Among the guarantees of Liberty in the
    Bill of Rights, several are especially important.
    The first Amendment guarantees freedom of
    religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
    The fourth upholds the principle that a mans
  • home is his castle by prohibiting
    unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fifth,
    Sixth,and Eighth Amendments protect accused
    persons from arbitrary arrest and punishment by
    the federal government.

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? ? ? John Adams(1735-1826)
  • Vice president of Washington Administration and
    second president of the U.S.A. (1797-1801). Adams
    retired to his farm in Quincy. Here he penned his
    elaborate letters to Thomas Jefferson. Here on
    July 4, 1826, he whispered his last words
    "Thomas Jefferson survives." But Jefferson had
    died at Monticello a few hours earlier.

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??? James Madison(1751-1836),
  • Fourth president of the U.S.A.(1809-17), he
    played an important part in drawing up the U.S.
    constitution(1787). He was a prominent
    Federalist, but quarreled with Hamilton over
    finance, and served Jefferson as secretary of
    state (1801-09).

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???? Alexander Hamilton (c.1756-1804),
  • American statesman. A staunch Federalist, he was
    Washingtons secretary and aide-de-camp(1771-81),
    and secretary to the treasury(1789-95).His
    financial proposals, the creation of national
    debt and of a federal bank, were opposed by
    Jefferson.

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John Jay (1745-1827) ? ?
  • American, statesman, president of the
    Continental Congress (1778-79), foreign secretary
    (1784-89) and chief justice (1789-95).

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  • George ? (1738-1820), king of Great Britain
    (1760-1820), elector (1760-1815) and the king
    (1815-20) of Hanover. The British defeat in the
    War of American Independence made him unpopular.
    His growing insanity led to the regency
    (1811-20) of the prince of Wales (later George
    ?).

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1783???? The Map of U.S. in 1783
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