APUSH Time Period 3 Key Concepts

Key Concept 3.1: British attemps to tighten control over its North American colonies and the colonial resolcce to pursue self-government led to colonial indepdence movement and The Reovlutionary War.

The compeition amoung the British, French, and American Indians for econonmic and political advantage in the mid 18th century as the growing populations of the British colonies expanded into the interior of North America, threatening French-Indian trade networks and American Indian autononmy.

Britain achieved a major expansion of its territorial holdings by defeating the French, but at tremendous exense, setting the stage for imperial effects to raise revenue and consolidate power over the colonies.
After the British victory, imperial officials attempts to preven colonists form moving westward generated colonial opposition, while Native groups sought to countie trading with Europeans and resits the encroachments on tribal lands.

II) The desire of many colonists to assert ideals of self-overnment in the face of renewed British imperial efforts led to a colonial indepdence movement and war with Britain.
a)The Imperial struggles of the mid 18-th century, as well as now British efforts to collect taxes without direct colonial representation or consent and to assert
imperial authority in the colonies, began to unite the colonists against perceived and real constraints on their economic activities and political rights.
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B. Colonial leaders based their calls for resistance to Britain on arguments about the rights of British subjects, the rights of the individual, local traditions of
self-rule, and the ideas of the Enlightenment.
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C. The effort for American independence was energized by colonial leaders such as Benjamin Franklin, as well as by popular movements that included the
political activism of laborers, artisans, and women.

D. In the face of economic shortages and the British military occupation of some regions, men and women mobilized in large numbers to provide financial
and material support to the Patriot movement.

E. Despite considerable loyalist opposition, as well as Great Britain’s apparently overwhelming military and financial advantages, the Patriot cause
succeeded because of the actions of colonial militias and the Continental Army, George Washington’s military leadership, the colonists’ ideological
commitment and resilience, and assistance sent by European allies.
C. During and after the American Revolution, an increased awareness of inequalities in society motivated some individuals and groups to call for the
abolition of slavery and greater political democracy in the new state and national governments.
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D. In response to women’s participation in the American Revolution, Enlightenment ideas, and women’s appeals for expanded roles, an ideal of “republican
motherhood” gained popularity. It called on women to teach republican values within the family and granted women a new importance in American
political culture.
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E. The American Revolution and the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence reverberated in France, Haiti, and Latin America, inspiring future
independence movements.
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II. After declaring independence, American political leaders created new constitutions and declarations of rights that articulated the role of the state and federal
governments while protecting individual liberties and limiting both centralized power and excessive popular influence.
A. Many new state constitutions placed power in the hands of the legislative branch and maintained property qualifications for voting and citizenship.
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B. The Articles of Confederation unified the newly independent states, creating a central government with limited power. After the Revolution, difficulties over
international trade, finances, interstate commerce, foreign relations, and internal unrest led to calls for a stronger central government.
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C. Delegates from the states participated in a Constitutional Convention and through negotiation, collaboration, and compromise proposed a constitution that
created a limited but dynamic central government embodying federalism and providing for a separation of powers between its three branches.
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C. During and after the American Revolution, an increased awareness of inequalities in society motivated some individuals and groups to call for the
abolition of slavery and greater political democracy in the new state and national governments.
Examples:
D. In response to women’s participation in the American Revolution, Enlightenment ideas, and women’s appeals for expanded roles, an ideal of “republican
motherhood” gained popularity. It called on women to teach republican values within the family and granted women a new importance in American
political culture.
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E. The American Revolution and the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence reverberated in France, Haiti, and Latin America, inspiring future
independence movements.
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II. After declaring independence, American political leaders created new constitutions and declarations of rights that articulated the role of the state and federal
governments while protecting individual liberties and limiting both centralized power and excessive popular influence.
A. Many new state constitutions placed power in the hands of the legislative branch and maintained property qualifications for voting and citizenship.
Examples:
B. The Articles of Confederation unified the newly independent states, creating a central government with limited power. After the Revolution, difficulties over
international trade, finances, interstate commerce, foreign relations, and internal unrest led to calls for a stronger central government.
Examples:
C. Delegates from the states participated in a Constitutional Convention and through negotiation, collaboration, and compromise proposed a constitution that
created a limited but dynamic central government embodying federalism and providing for a separation of powers between its three branches.
Examples:
C. During and after the American Revolution, an increased awareness of inequalities in society motivated some individuals and groups to call for the
abolition of slavery and greater political democracy in the new state and national governments.
D. In response to women’s participation in the American Revolution, Enlightenment ideas, and women’s appeals for expanded roles, an ideal of “republican
motherhood” gained popularity. It called on women to teach republican values within the family and granted women a new importance in American
political culture.
E. The American Revolution and the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence reverberated in France, Haiti, and Latin America, inspiring future
independence movements.
II. After declaring independence, American political leaders created new constitutions and declarations of rights that articulated the role of the state and federal
governments while protecting individual liberties and limiting both centralized power and excessive popular influence.
A. Many new state constitutions placed power in the hands of the legislative branch and maintained property qualifications for voting and citizenship.
B. The Articles of Confederation unified the newly independent states, creating a central government with limited power. After the Revolution, difficulties over
international trade, finances, interstate commerce, foreign relations, and internal unrest led to calls for a stronger central government.
C. Delegates from the states participated in a Constitutional Convention and through negotiation, collaboration, and compromise proposed a constitution that
created a limited but dynamic central government embodying federalism and providing for a separation of powers between its three branches.

Key Concept 3.2:
The American Revolution’s democratic and republican ideas inspired new experiments with different forms of government.
I. The ideals that inspired the revolutionary cause reflected new beliefs about politics, religion, and society that had been developing over the course of the
18th century.
A. Enlightenment ideas and philosophy inspired many American political thinkers to emphasize individual talent over hereditary privilege, while religion
strengthened Americans’ view of themselves as a people blessed with liberty.
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B. The colonists’ belief in the superiority of republican forms of government based on the natural rights of the people found expression in Thomas Paine’s
Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence. The ideas in these documents resonated throughout American history, shaping Americans’
understanding of the ideals on which the nation was based.

Key Concept 3:3

Migration within North America and competition over resources, boundaries, and trade intensified conflicts among peoples and nations.

I. In the decades after American independence, interactions among different groups resulted in competition for resources, shifting alliances, and cultural blending.

A. Various American Indian groups repeatedly evaluated and adjusted their alliances with Europeans, other tribes, and the U.S., seeking to limit migration of

white settlers and maintain control of tribal lands and natural resources. British alliances with American Indians contributed to tensions between the U.S.

and Britain.

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B. As increasing numbers of migrants from North America and other parts of the world continued to move westward, frontier cultures that had emerged in

the colonial period continued to grow, fueling social, political, and ethnic tensions.

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C. As settlers moved westward during the 1780s, Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance for admitting new states; the ordinance promoted public

education, the protection of private property, and a ban on slavery in the Northwest Territory.

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D. An ambiguous relationship between the federal government and American Indian tribes contributed to problems regarding treaties and American Indian

legal claims relating to the seizure of their lands.

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E. The Spanish, supported by the bonded labor of the local American Indians, expanded their mission settlements into California; these provided

opportunities for social mobility among soldiers and led to new cultural blending.

II. The continued presence of European powers in North America challenged the United States to find ways to safeguard its borders, maintain neutral trading rights,

and promote its economic interests.

A. The United States government forged diplomatic initiatives aimed at dealing with the continued British and Spanish presence in North America, as U.S.

settlers migrated beyond the Appalachians and sought free navigation of the Mississippi River.

B. War between France and Britain resulting from the French Revolution presented challenges to the United States over issues of free trade and foreign

policy and fostered political disagreement.

C. George Washington’s Farewell Address encouraged national unity, as he cautioned against political factions and warned about the danger of permanent

foreign alliances.