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You’ll need a writing utensil and paper (I have
neither … Book too
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Wrap up chapter 6: The American Revolution
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You will have a quiz on these notes tomorrow.
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Word Generation
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At the battle of Yorktown, Cornwallis’ forces
were surrounded by French led American
troops and the French navy.
Cornwallis’ forces held out for several weeks,
but eventually surrendered, thus ending the
British threat for war.
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Treaty of Paris ratified by Congress almost 8 years
since Lexington and Concord (1783).
Britain recognize the U.S. as an independent
nation.
U.S. retained land belonging to the original 13
colonies and gained all British territory to the west
(new border Atlantic Ocean (east), Mississippi
River (west), Canada (north), and Florida (south).
U.S. agreed to pay for loyalists property that was
destroyed (this was mostly ignored).
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Why the Americans won???
Britain was 3000 miles away from supply line.
War was spread over a large area.
Patriots had “home field advantage”
Outside help, Spain and France
Devotion to fight for liberty and a new way of
life.
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Now What?
You are a new country
You just fought a war for 6+ years
You have a tremendous amount of debt
13 states acting as 1 country or 13 states acting as 13
countries
North and South very different culturally (slavery and
industry)
What to do about the loyalists?
You do have the Articles of Confederation which sets
up a national government.
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ACTIVELY read the article (underline main
argument(s) for each side) PAGE 55
Complete the debate PAGE 59
We will discuss this topic as a class, failure to
participate or be quiet while others are talking
will result in a zero for your participation
grade (which is 10% of your total marking
period grade).
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The Articles of Confederation fail, why?
The Constitution is written, what are the main
points?
Why are some people against the Constitution
(Anti-Federalists)?
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