APUSH Lecture Notes: Period 3A

Nine Wars Theory

  • GBR, France, Spain, and Europe in general

    • Rivalry; Competition

    • Dreams of Empire

  • North America

    • Hotbed

    • Resources, Population

    • Inhabitants

French and Indian War

Seven Years War

1754-1763!?

  • Battle for North American dominance

  • British win

    • Colonists pride in unity

    • Parliament

      • ALL British paying

      • Not all have reps

  • “No taxation without representation!”

  • John Locke helps create Social Contract

Taxes are a necessary evil…

Britain

  • Protection, Peace, Security

  • Price of a Civilization

  • Stamp Act

    • Massive protests; Repeal

  • Townshend Acts

    • Tea, Sugar, & more

North American Colonies

  • Self-governed; Tyrannical; British ‘freemen’

  • No power

  • Boston Massacre

  • Intolerable Acts

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Sons of Liberty

  • Committees of Correspondence

  • Organized boycott of British goods

  • NEXT STEPS!?

Declaration of Independence; Revolutionary War

  • Split Colonies: 1/3 Patriot, 1/3 Loyalist, 1/3 Undecided

  • 2nd Continental Convention

    • Debates: More appeals (Olive Branch Petition) -OR- Action?

    • Declaration of Independence

      • July 4, 1776

  • WAR!

    • Fights occurring already

      • Lexington, Concord (April, 1775)

      • Bunker Hill (June, 1775

    • Britain has advantages; Colonies have cause

      • Power vs Attrition

War

The World Turned Upside Down!

  • Leaders pay dividends

    • So do some slaves

  • George Washington

    • Learned from Britain; knew power; adapted

    • Tactics of survival; Daring

    • Valley Forge

      • Vaccinations?!

  • Thomas Jefferson

    • French Ambassador

    • Lafayette (not the hotel)

  • VICTORY!

    • Battle of Yorktown = surrender

    • NOW WHAT!?

What are we doing?

  • DecInd = Leave

  • Now what?

  • Enlightenment

    • Tyranny

    • Self-Rule

Articles of Confederation - Major Provisions

  • Single house legislative branch - Unicameral

    • Make laws, treaties, alliances

    • Appoint military officers

    • Manage NatAm policy

  • No executive

  • No judicial

  • States expected to obey, maintain the democratic republic

The Downfall

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

  • Weak; decentralized power

    • States

  • No taxation

    • Newburgh Rebellion

  • 9/13 states to make a law

  • 13/13 to amend the Articles of Confederation

  • Lack of executive and judicial branches

Taxes, Payments, and Rebellion…

  • Debt from war

    • Print currency = nope

    • Raise taxes… oh dear

      • Shay’s Rebellion

        • DTOS

        • Put down '

        • Voters create change!

        • Shows the weakness

  • Western Lands?!

    • Sell to soldiers because we’re broke

Articles of Confederation - The Good (it’s us!)

  • Land Ordinances (2)

    • Survey the lands

    • Know what is there

    • Divide to sell

      • Revenue!

      • Expansion

      • Payment to soldiers

  • Northwest Ordinance 1787

    • Govern the land

      • Executive, Legislative

      • Legis - popul.

    • Become STATES

    • Education

      • OU! - Oh Yeah!

    • Organization

    • Articles 1-6

Where is this sign?

  • Ephraim Cutler

    • Slavery Article

    • Sets the stage for division of slavery