Revolution and Independence

BY: ROWI AQUINO ^_^

Revolution Brings Independence

How did Americans win their Independence?

The Americans won Independence by the Revolutionary war

They Began the revolution with forces that had poor quality compared to British Troops

But they had great leaders who were strengthened by theit dedication to Liberty

They were Victorious from the Revolutionary war and made their own government.

But not everyone wanted Independence

There were a few colonists did not want

Independence, they remained loyal to the

king

A couple of them went to Canada and

some of the others joined the British

Army

And some did not side with the British

nor with the Revolution

The Patriots

The Patriots were people who

actively supported the

movement for Independence

They were able to gain the

control of the government in

each colony

These colonies eventually

called States

Revolutionary Leaders were Faced with Issues

The Leaders formed a “Continental Army”

, which unfortunately received problems

They had problems with Money and

Supplies

The Congress tried to ask money from

other States but failed to, which resulted

to need for supplies for the troops

British Colonies move to NY

When the American Colonies drove out The British

Colonies, the Brits moved to New York

The two colonies fought over the year, in which

neither sides gained anything

The Turning point of the war came near Saratoga,

NY.

In there, A General named Horatio Gates had an

army which surrounded a British force led by a

British General named Sir John Burgoyne. He

eventually had to Surrender.

Treaty of Paris

The Treaty of Paris, which was signed

at September of 1783, officially ended

the war.

This made the American Teritorry

strech from the Atlantic Ocean to the

Mississippi river, and from the great

lakes to the Spanish Florida

Organizing their Government

When America won their Independence, all Thirteen states had to choose which form of Government they should adopt

So they all chose Republican and each state adopted written constitutions.

But in this time, Women still are not allowed to vote, and neither Blacks nor Native Americans can vote too.

The good thing is that there is Religious Freedom, which influenced a couple of states.

A weak central Government is established

For the states to be united, the second continental

congress submitted a plan of union for their

approval in 1777

This plan called for “league of Friendship” among

the states

The Congress, however, can not impose taxes nor

did it have any way to enforce its discussions

Difficulty dealing with other Nations

The weak Government of the U.S. encountered

problems with Europe and other nations

Britain did not withdraw from the frontier ports on

American territories

Even though that was stated in the Treaty of Paris,

the Brits said that the treaty is diminished since

some states delayed payments of debts owed to the

Brits

The U.S. economy was also in trouble, the demand of British

goods made their debts more critical

Leaders Gather in Philadelphia

55 Delegates assemble in Philadelphia to consider

possible amendments to the articles of Confederation

The Delegates mostly consist of Farmers, Merchants,

Lawyers and Bankers, most of which had political

experiences

They found out that the articles did not help their

problems so they made an entirely different

Constitution

The new Constitution set up a Feudal System of

government, where the power would be shared between

the central government and state governments

Reactions to the new Constitution

At least nine states need to accept the Constitution

for it to take effect

A lot of people think that the Constitution gave too

much power to the federal government, they also

thought it would limit people’s rights and liberty,

Theses kind of people are called Anti federalists

Federalists are people who are for the constitution,

they believe that the U.S. would die without it

In 1788, the constitution was accepted by nine

states

Bill of Rights

The new Congress had to draw up 10 amendments

to the Constitution, theses were called the BILL OF

RIGHTS

It consisted of freedom of speech, religion, of the

press and Assembly

With the constitution and the bill of rights, America

is now becoming successful as a nation

The Success inspired people around the world to

work toward the establishment of liberty in their

own countries