Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The States United

Defining American War Aims
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Divergent American War Aims
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The States United

Defining American War Aims
Divergent American War Aims
 Common Sense

Common Sense
(Library of Congress)
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The States United

The Declaration of Independence

Independence Declared
“WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty
and the Pursuit of Happiness . . .”
- Declaration of Independence
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The States United

The Declaration of Independence
Independence Declared
 Articles of Confederation
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The States United

The Declaration of Independence
Independence Declared
 Articles of Confederation
 Thomas Jefferson
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The States United
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Mobilizing for War
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Washington Takes Charge
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

The First Phase: New England

Bunker Hill
The Revolution in the
North, 1775-1776
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

The First Phase: New England
Bunker Hill
 Invasion of Canada
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The War for Independence

The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region

General William Howe
The Revolution in
the Middle Colonies,
1776-1778
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region
General William Howe
 Trenton and Princeton

Battles in NY and PA,
1777-1778
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region
General William Howe
 Trenton and Princeton
 Patriot Victory
at Saratoga

The Battle of
Saratoga
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

Securing Aid from Abroad

French Diplomatic Recognition
Benjamin Franklin
(Portrait Gallery)
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

The Final Phase: The South

Britain’s Southern
Strategy
The Revolution in the
South, 1778-1781
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

The Final Phase: The South
Britain’s Southern Strategy
 “Revolutionary” Conflict in the South
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The War for Independence

The Final Phase: The South
Britain’s Southern Strategy
 “Revolutionary” Conflict in the South
 Guilford Court House
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The War for Independence
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The Final Phase: The South
Britain’s Southern Strategy
 “Revolutionary” Conflict in the South
 Guilford Court House
 Yorktown
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The War for Independence

Winning the Peace

Franklin’s Skillful Diplomacy
Benjamin Franklin
(Portrait Gallery)
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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War and Society

Loyalists and Minorities

The Loyalists’ Plight
Tarring and
Feathering
(Library of Congress)
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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War and Society

The War and Slavery

Exposure to Liberty
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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War and Society

The War and Slavery
Exposure to Liberty
 Tension between Liberty and Slavery

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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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War and Society
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Native Americans and the Revolution

Native Americans Weakened
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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War and Society

Women’s Rights and Women’s Roles

New Roles for Women
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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War and Society

Women’s Rights and Women’s Roles
New Roles for Women
 Patriarchy Strengthened
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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War and Society

The War Economy

New Patterns of Trade
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Creation of State Governments

The Assumptions of Republicanism

Rhetoric of Equality
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The Creation of State Governments

The Assumptions of Republicanism
Rhetoric of Equality
 Rhetoric of Inequality
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Creation of State Governments

The First State Constitutions

Curbing Executive Power
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Creation of State Governments

Revising State Governments

Massachusetts’s Constitution
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Creation of State Governments

Toleration and Slavery

Statute of Religious Liberty
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Creation of State Governments

Toleration and Slavery
Statute of Religious Liberty
 Reasons for Slavery’s Persistence

“Maintaining Slavery is like
holding a ‘Wolf by the Ears . . .’”
-Thomas Jefferson
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Search for a National Government

The Confederation

Limited Power of the National Government
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Search for a National Government
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Diplomatic Failures

Postwar Problems with Britain
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Search for a National Government

Diplomatic Failures
Postwar Problems with Britain
 Regional Differences over Diplomatic Policy
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The Search for a National Government

The Confederation and
the Northwest

Ordinances of
1784 and 1785
Land Survey:
Ordinance of 1785
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Search for a National Government
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The Confederation and the Northwest
Ordinances of 1784 and 1785
 The Northwest Ordinance
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The Search for a National Government

Indians and the Western Lands

Battle of Fallen Timbers
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution

The Search for a National Government

Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays

Fiscal Crisis
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Search for a National Government

Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays
Fiscal Crisis
 “Continental Impost” Rejected

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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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The Search for a National Government

Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays
Fiscal Crisis
 “Continental Impost” Rejected
 Consequences of Shays’s Rebellion
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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Debating the Past:
The American Revolution
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Chapter Five:
The American Revolution
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America in the World:
The Age of Revolutions
“These are the times that try men's souls . . .”
- Thomas Paine
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