path to revolution + create a gov

Legislative

CONGRESS - MAKE LAWS- 2 HOUSES (BICAMERAL)

The Executive

PRESIDENT, VP, CABINETS, AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTS

-EXECUTES LAWS, OVERSEES MAINTAINING ORDER

The Judicial

SUPREME COURT - REVIEW CONSTITUTIONALITY OF

CASES/ACTIONS

CHECKS & BALANCES

To be sure that not one branch had too much power

FEDERALISM

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS!

The GREAT/CONNECTICUT Compromise

> This compromise created 2 Houses of Congress:

1) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (below Virginia Pla)

2) SENATE (below New Jersey Plan)

FEDERALISTS

STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, BIG GOV CONTROL

ANTIFEDERALISTS

WEAKER CENTRAL GOV. & MORE POWER TO THE

STATES AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

The country’s first attempt at a central/federal/national government

New England

religious freedoms

the middle

Trade/diversity

southern colonies

agriculture/plantations

french and indian war

1754-1763- war b/t french and colonists over land disputes

after the war

britain dominant power in north america

Acts passed by Britain

putting custom duties on goods in the colonies to pay off war debt

Proclamation Act 1763

Lands closed off to colonies in West Appalachians

Taxes on items

led to a series to protests and boycotts

Boston Massacre, Boston Tea party & organized militias

resulted from srict treatment from British

English Bill of Rights (1688)

rights that needed to be upheld by the gov

Great Awakening in colonies

push away from traditional authority

Enlightenment fron europe

question authority and role of gov

common sense by thomas paine

representative democracy

1774

1st contiental congress - resistance to Coercive acts

April 1774

Beginning of Amer Rev

2nd continental congress

formed may 1775

olive branch petition

attempt at peace to the king → rejected

July 1776

Declaration of Indepence signed (war con)

oct 1781

war ends Amer Independent