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Revolution to Civil War

Revolution to Civil War . The Revolution. The Revolution . General George Washington Leader of Continental Army Not an Easy American Victory Reasons We Won British Army Managed Poorly and Arrogantly American Will Power Battle of Yorktown Final Battle of the War . Early Government.

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Revolution to Civil War

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  1. Revolution to Civil War

  2. The Revolution

  3. The Revolution • General George Washington • Leader of Continental Army • Not an Easy American Victory • Reasons We Won • British Army Managed Poorly and Arrogantly • American Will Power • Battle of Yorktown • Final Battle of the War

  4. Early Government • We Have had two governments in American History • Articles of Confederation • 1777 to 1787 • States control of government • Government inefficient • States rarely agreed on anything

  5. The Constitution • New Government called for in 1787 • The Constitution allows the Federal Government and States to exercise power in certain areas • Federalism • Many people were scared of a Federal Government because they were afraid of the size of government

  6. Our Government • Made up of 3 bodies • Executive • President • Carries out Law • Legislative • Congress • Makes Law • Judicial • Courts • Judges Law

  7. Our Constitution • The Main Body of the Constitution • Sets up our Government • Amendments • Guarantees our Freedoms • Fist 10 known as Bill of Rights • Amendments to the Constitution can still be added today

  8. Early Republic • Our Nation Struggled to survive and grow the first few years after the Constitution was written • Tennessee added as a state in 1796

  9. Other Big Developments in the Early Republic • Louisiana Purchase • Jefferson as President bought France’s territories in America • Doubled the size of the US

  10. War of 1812 • War With Britain Again • Britain had been abducting US Sailors and forcing them to serve with the British Navy • British determined to win • They burned down the White House • In the End America was to big to capture • Both sides finally agreed on peace • Treaty of Ghent

  11. Battle of New Orleans • Two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 The British invaded New Orleans unaware of the Peace that had been reached • Andrew Jackson led a group of Tennesseans to defeat the British • Worst British Defeat in History

  12. Sectionalism • By 1820 Slavery had become a large part of the Southern Economy • Balance of Power • In the Senate every state has two representatives • In 1820 Senators from Slave States represent half of the Senate • From Southerners point of view as long as this balance of power could be maintained Slavery could not be ended in the US

  13. Missouri Compromise • New states wishing to enter the Union posed a risk for those for and against slavery • Missouri wished to enter as a slave state • In a compromise Missouri became a state as well as Maine which was a part of Massachusetts • Compromise revealed the unrest in the US because of Slavery

  14. Andrew Jackson as President • 1st TN President • Founder of The Democratic Party • Acts as President: • Indian Removal Act • Trail of Tears • Nullification Crisis

  15. The Cotton Gin and Slavery Slave population in 1820

  16. The Cotton Gin and Slavery Slave population in 1860

  17. The Cotton Gin and Slavery • The Cotton Gin made cotton a viable crop in the South • How?

  18. Abolition Movement • A social and political movement created to end slavery • Fugitive Slave Laws • Laws that allowed Free States to return escaped slaves back to the South • Abolitionist attacked these laws especially

  19. Manifest Destiny • The idea that America’s Growth was apart of its destiny • California • 1948- Gold Rush • Texas • In 1830 Texas was apart of Mexico • Americans had been allowed to settle in Texas with the approval of Mexican Authorities • Soon Texans decided that they want to split with Mexico

  20. The Alamo and the Republic of Texas • The Alamo • A fort in which Texas Revolutionaries defended until the Mexican Army captured it and executed the remaining survivors • Davy Crockett • Texas eventually won its independence and formed its own nation

  21. The Kansas Nebraska Act • In 1854 Kansas and Nebraska wanted to enter the Union • The Balance of Power was once again threatened • Instead of mandating that a state was free or not the congress would allow them in and the citizens of that state could decide for themselves. • Popular Sovereignty

  22. The Republican Party • Began as merger of small political parties in opposition to the Democrats • One Party in Particular was a Group Abolitionist • Eventually Republicans became the Party of the North

  23. Lincoln • Lincoln was a lawyer/politician from Illinois • He runs for President in 1860 • Promises to stop the growth of slavery • He wins

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