American Revolution

• An outnumbered 13 colonies of America gains independence from Great Britain through war tactics and courage

BIG IDEA

WHAT IS HAPPENINGFrench and Indian War • Great Britain defeated France (very costly war) • Led to heavy taxation of 13 colonies

Slavery • Slavery is very popular in the South• Helped grow crops and other difficult tasks

Taxation • Great Britain is heavily taxing colonists to make up for losses

during the war• Leads to colonists not purchasing imported goods

YOU ARE HERE

• The year is 1765, you are twenty years old. You own a home, a slave, and have a family

• You are very angry about the heavy taxation & mistreatment from Great Britain

• The War has began and you have all been enlisted and will fight for your country to gain independence!

Proclamation of 1763 • Prohibited settlement past Appalachian Mountains • Colonists felt the couldn’t expand (Manifest Destiny)

French & Indian War • Left Britain with a large debt • Led to higher taxes for people in the 13 colonies

Townshed Acts • Taxed items like glass, paper, and tea• Angered colonists

CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

• Over debate on what soldiers will obtain each weapon, you are being asked to pick a number #1-#3

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON

1 2

3

#1 Musket #2 Canons #3 Flintlock Pistol

MILITARY & WEAPONS

YOUR STRATEGY

13

2

• What is one cause of the American Revolution?

• Why are the 13 colonies being taxed so greatly?

• What are some of the different types of weapons being used?

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British walked in lines, extremely organized

Led to difficulty reloading & firing weapons

Easy target for outnumbered 13 colonies

STRATEGY

Option #1: You chose to walk in a straight line along with a group and have all diedOption #2: You effectively hid in bushes, scattering yourself from the enemy, taking out many British soldiers Option #3: You left the scene in terror

IF YOU PICKED

REENACTMENT

Directions: Pull out sheet of paper

and crumble it into a ball

AMERICA IS VICTORIOUS

• Declared our Independence from Great Britain on July 4th, 1776

• Signed by many men including Thomas Jefferson (added life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness)

• Jefferson got this from John Locke’s Idea of Natural Rights

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

• Comes from John Locke (highly regarded Enlightment thinker)

• Believed Natural Rights were right given to EVERYONE

• Right to Life, Liberty, and Property• Believed gov. should be overthrown if they

don’t protect these Natural Rights• This time period of marvelous thinkers became

known as the Great Awakening

NATURAL RIGHTS

What helped the outnumbered colonists pull through? When was the Declaration of Independence Signed? (Date & Year) What are your Natural Rights according to John Locke?How did Thomas Jefferson incorporate this into the Declaration of Independence?

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SEPARATION OF POWERS

JUDICIAL REVIEW

• A commander has not returned home after the war

• Foul Play has been suspected and you have all been found guilty in the lower court and have been sentenced to life in prision

• The Supreme Court will now hear your case thanks to Judicial Review

AFTER THE WAR

PICK ONE

1 3

2

• Option 1: The Supreme Court has unanimously found you all NOT guilty

• Option 2: You have narrowly survived life behind bars, as the court found you NOT guilty

• Option 3: The court will keep its decision of guilty, you will begin your sentence immediately

IF YOU PICKED

/www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history/videos/american-revolution

VIDEO

• Collection of Ten Amendments

BILL OF RIGHTS

• Share powers between the state and government (ex: Currency, Declaring War, Federal Tax, Allowed to have State Tax)

FEDERALISM

• http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history/videos/bet-you-didnt-know-revolutionary-war

VIDEO

• What are the three branches of government?• The Bill of Rights in a collection of what

exactly? • What is Judicial Review & How does it effect

us? • What is an example of Federalism?

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