ROAD TO AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

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ROAD TO AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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REPRESENTATION????

• 3,000 miles away
• Months for correspondence

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King George III
15 children King 59yr 96days Mentally
ill-porphyria
http//videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12953-seeds-of
-liberty-americas-diversity-and-independence-video
.htm
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QUARTERING, STAMP, SUGAR ACTS
http//videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12957-seeds-of
-liberty-the-quartering-and-stamp-acts-video.htm
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BOSTON MASSACRE
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BOSTON TEA PARTY
http//videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/23644-the-amer
ican-revolution-the-tea-act-video.htm
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Colonial responses to unjust taxes
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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL JULY 17, 1775
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Commander of Revolutionary Army Presided over
Constitutional convention
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Revolutionary War 1775-1783
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
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COLONISTS IDEA OF GOVERNMENT

• ORDERED GOV - each branch has its own duties
• LIMITED GOV has to follow same laws as the
  people
• REPRESENTATIVE GOV has to do what the people
  want

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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 1781
http//videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/9959-shaping-t
he-new-nation-the-articles-of-confederation-video.
htm
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
STRENGTHS (3)
WEAKNESSES (4)

• NO POWER TO TAX
• NO PRESIDENT
• NO JUDICIARY
• NO ARMY

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• ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATIONS WEAKNESSES
• LEAD TO
• NEED TO REVISE
• 55 DELEGATES CALLED
• RHODE ISLAND DIDNT ATTEND

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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1787
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INDEPENDENCE HALL PHILADELPHIA
BUNDLE OF COMPROMISES
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FOUNDING FATHERS (FRAMERS)
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JAMES MADISON (FATHER OF CONSTITUTION)
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CONSTITUTIONAL COMPROMISES

• NEW JERSEY PLAN unicameral, reps
• VIRGINIA PLAN bicameral, reps by pop
• CONNECTICUT COMPROMISE bicameral, House
  population, Senate 2 per state
• 3/5 COMPROMISE slaves counted at 3/5 of a white
  male
• ELECTORAL COLLEGE framers felt we couldnt
  handle direct election of president

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• FEDERALISTS
• Constitution (as is)
• Need for stronger national government

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• ANTI FEDERALISTS
• Didnt like Constitution
• WANTED
• Bill of Rights
• Mention of God
• more States rights

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DANIEL SHAY
SHAYS REBELLION Mobocracy
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• 9 OF 13 STATES MUST AGREE (11 DID)
• CONSTITUTION SIGNED IN 1788

GOVERNMENT OF U.S. REPUBLIC
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NEW YORK CITY 1789