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Why did Madison say the nations political condition was gloomy?

America didn’t have enough money to handle many affairs and felt that there was no natl power.

A New Nation part 1

Why did Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation?

Congress believed that in order to start as a new nation they had to make changes.

Describe the characteristics of the Constitutional Convention:
Was held in secret hot environment Thomas Jefferson and Adams did not attend.

Describe the VA Plan:
Gave power to tax and regulate trade and proposed Gov with three branches.

Describe the New Jersey Plan:
Favored small states gave power to tax and regulate trade.

Describe the Connecticut Compromise:
Ended stalemate between VA and NJ.

Describe the 3/5 compromise:
Forbids congress from blocking slave trade slaves count 3/5 of person pop culture.

Am Rev part 3

Describe Washington’s crossing of the Delaware including what the colonies achieved from it?
Acounter attack that earned him a victory at the battle of Trenton which helped lift the colonists spirits.

Describe the Battle of Saratoga and what affect it has on the colonies:

A battle that the continental army won, and this battle gave the army a lot of confidence.

Describe the affect of the French entering the war:
The French entered the war as allies to America giving them a strong upper hand in the war.

Describe how the war unraveled for the British:
The British started to see a shift in power as they eventually end up surrendered at York
Town.

Patriot Essay

The traditional tactics of battle where infective against the British because it involved stationary shooting at your opponent in a number of rows. Knocking each row down one by one and the colonist had a hard time in doing this because they were outnumbered by the British. When Benjamin Martin joins the army he changes the traditional fighting style by introducing a new fighting style called guerrilla warfare. This new technique of fighting is successful because it involves the element of surprise over your opponent giving you the upper hand. Tactics similar to Martin’s became the way of the colonial army for the reasons being that the British army was far larger to the colonials and it was almost guaranteed successful.

Am Rev part 2

Describe the British advantage at the beginning of the Am Rev:
The British had more men and ammo than the colonist.

Describe the Battle of Bunker Hill:
A battle were the British really struggled against the colonist making 3 charges to be successful.

Describe the British mistakes in the Am Rev:
Underestimating the continental army which lead to poor tactics.

Describe Washington’s role in the Am Rev:
A strong confident leader who was looked at as a symbol for hope.

Describe how every day people helped with the Am Rev:
By joining the militia and helping deplete the British army.

Am Rev part 4

What factors lead to the Patriot’s win?
Poor tactics by the British, strong leadership, and good strategy.

Describe the Battle of Yorktown:
Colonintal army British army cornered Cornwallis and pushed British army back with help from France.

Describe the Treaty of Paris and why the British got out after Yorktown:
Treaty between America and England to end war headed by Ben Frank. British got out after Yorktown because the France sided with the colonist.

Describe the impacts of the Am Rev:
Triggered many copycat revolutions across the world

Bell Ringer

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Why does the speaker think the fight for independence should continue?

The speaker feels they are already on Britain’s bad side so they
might as well continue their fight for independence.