Lecture Slides Give Me Liberty AN AMERICAN HISTORY
Lecture Slides Give Me Liberty! AN AMERICAN HISTORY FIFTH BRIEF EDITION by Eric Foner
Chapter 5
New Yorkers remove king George’s likeness A French engraving depicts New Yorkers tearing down a statue of King George III, July 1776. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Lecture Preview • • The Crisis Begins The Road to Revolution The Coming of Independence Securing Independence
Focus question: The Crisis Begins Focus Question: What were the roots and significance of the Stamp Act controversy?
The Crisis Begins • • Consolidating the Empire Taxing the Colonies
Virtual representation Cartoon criticizing the idea of “virtual representation, ” 1775. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
The issue at hand • Taxation and Representation
Anti-stamp act teapot Tea pot protesting the Stamp Act, produced in England, and marketed in the colonies. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Resistance emerges • Liberty and Resistance
Internal representation and social strife • The Regulators
Focus question: The Road to Revolution Focus Question: What key events sharpened the divisions between Britain and the colonists in the late 1760 s and early 1770 s?
A new set of taxes • The Townshend Crisis
escalation • • The Boston Massacre Wilkes and Liberty
The boston massacre The Boston Massacre, by Paul Revere, 1770. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
John wilkes William Hogarth’s depiction of John Wilkes. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
The Road to Revolution • • The Tea Act The Intolerable Acts
The Mitred Minuet, 1774 Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Focus question: The Coming of Independence Focus Question: What key events marked the move toward American independence?
The Coming of Independence • • The Continental Congress The Continental Association
Liberty, war, and independence • • • The Sweets of Liberty The Outbreak of War Independence?
Battles of Lexington and concord Commemorative powder horn of the battles of Lexington and Concord, by James Pike, 1776 Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Paine’s contribution • Paine’s Common Sense
Common sense The cover of the influential pamphlet Common Sense by Thomas Paine. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Independence declared • The Declaration of Independence
global events • • An Asylum for Mankind The Global Declaration of Independence
America as a symbol of liberty America as a Symbol of Liberty, 1775 Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
“Take your choice” An engraving by John Cartwright, inspired by the American Revolution, contrasting reform principles with despotism. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Focus question: Securing Independence Focus Question: How were American forces able to prevail in the Revolutionary War?
Securing Independence • The Balance of Power
The yankee doodle intrenchments near boston The Yankee Doodle Intrenchments near Boston, 1776. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Black soldiers at war • Blacks in the Revolution
American foot soldiers, Yorktown campaign American Foot Soldiers, Yorktown Campaign, by a French officer, 1781. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
The early war • • The First Years of the War The Battle of Saratoga
The revolutionary war in the north, 1775 -1781 Map 5. 1 The Revolutionary War in the North 1775– 1781 Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
The late war • • The War in the South Victory at Last
The revolutionary war in the south, 1775 -1781 Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Map 5. 2 The Revolutionary War in the South 1775– 1781 Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
North America, 1783 Map 5. 3 The North America, 1783 Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
The horse America throwing his master The Horse America Throwing His Master. Give Me Liberty!: An American History, 5 th Brief Edition Copyright © 2017 W. W. Norton & Company
Review • The Crisis Begins Focus Question: What were the roots and significance of the Stamp Act controversy? • The Road to Revolution Focus Question: What key events sharpened the divisions between Britain and the colonists in the late 1760 s and early 1770 s? • The Coming of Independence Focus Question: What key events marked the move toward American independence? • Securing Independence Focus Question: How were American forces able to prevail in the Revolutionary War?
MEDIA LINKS —— Chapter 5 —— Title Media link Eric Foner on British liberty British Liberty Eric Foner on Christian republicanism Christian Republicanism Eric Foner on the independence movement in Massachusetts and Virginia The Independence Movement in Massachusetts and Virginia Eric Foner on the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence Eric Foner on the Declaration of Independence, pt 2 The Declaration of Independence, pt 2 Eric Foner on Thomas Paine
Next Lecture PREVIEW: —— Chapter 6 —— The Revolution Within • • • Democratizing Freedom Toward Religious Toleration Defining Economic Freedom The Limits of Liberty Slavery and the Revolution Daughters of Liberty
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