Social studies end of war

what were the three different ends of the war we talked about

military, popular, and political/diplomatic

describe the military end of war

last big battle was yorktown, Cornwallis was forced to surrender in Virginia after the siege by French and American forces, many colonists celebrated when they heard about the victor

describe the popular end of war

british parliament, the popular end in England, when news of Cornwallis’s defeat reached London, the support for the war in Parliament eroded, the British opened peace negotiations with the US by the spring of 1782

how would the average British citizen desribe the war

start it in 1776 and perceiving the colonists as bratty/entitled, ends it in 1781 by feeling like lets just get out of there and save money

what was the political/diplomatic end of war

treaty of Paris, Adams, Franklin, Jefferson and Jay meet with important British diplomats in Paris to agree on post war terms, agree on terms for the Treaty of Paris

what were the terms of the Treaty of Paris

extends U.S territory west from the Atlantic ocean to the Mississippi River, British must leave all of their forts in the U.S, Britain recognizes U.S independence (the 13 seperate countries)

what does recognition mean

to officially acknowledge as a country on Earth

what colony/state was the most aggressive during the land grab

Virginia

What did Connecticut and Massachusetts do to justify claiming the land they did

used their latitude lines

what is the '“western reserve”

part of connecticut’s land grab that was in NE ohio

which state is “sitting tight” during the land grab

Pennsylvania

what does state mean

country, the states saw themselves as 13 countries that are loosely connected through the “United states of America”, like they’re in a league

did the USA have more power or did the states at this time

the states had almost full control over themselves, they didn’t want to give all the power to one leader

how many governments existed in the USA

14, each state and the USA as it’s own, the name for the USA government was called the Articles of Confederation

What were some problems with the Articles of Confederation

no national court system, punishments could be different in every state, no central army, states could deny soldiers to the government and this could be dangerous, also makes them look less threatening and easily bullied (like Spain blocking the Mississippi), states having their own rebellions like Massachusetts did when they started taxing farmers on their land unfairly to pay off war debts

how willing were the British to fulfill their agreements from the Treaty

not very willing, the were slow to leave their forts, threatened to send armies back into the USA, and made the US pay heavy tariffs

what was Massachusetts new tax policy and what happened because of it

they started taking taxes on land to pay off debt, this affected farmers heavily and many of them lost their land or had to sell their labor, the farmers started to rebel against these taxes led by people like Daniel Shays, they shut down courts so property couldn’t be taken

List what the articles of confederation said/what power they have

a Congress that acted as a single branch of national government, each state had one vote in it, any action required a 9/13 supermajority, could make coins, borrow money, and make treaties with other countries, could request soldiers and money from states, but states could refuse, had no single person that would enforce any law (a president), no supreme court system to resolve disputes between states or by a citizen against a state

explain what is happening on the spectrum

Colonies pass the vote for independence, which gets rid of KG3 and GBR, eventually leaving them with total freedom, anti-authority, independence, and rebellion, any one state has more power than the government as a whole, the uSA is more like a “league” or “confederation”, that could maybe someday get more power and become the USA