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18 th Century America

18 th Century America. Colonial Status to Independence. The Great Awakening 1730-1760. James Madison. 4 th U.S. President. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…” -First Amendment of The U.S. Constitution. The American Enlightenment.

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18 th Century America

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  1. 18th Century America Colonial Status to Independence

  2. The Great Awakening 1730-1760

  3. James Madison 4th U.S. President • “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…” -First Amendment of The U.S. Constitution

  4. The American Enlightenment • Locke, 1690 – 2nd Treatise on Gov’t Ben Franklin 1732-1758 Poor Richard’s Almanac Rousseau,1762 – The Social Contract

  5. The Seven Years War (1756-1763) • Great Britain, Prussia, Portugal and colonies Vs. • France, Spain, Russia, Austria, Sweden and colonies • “The First World War”

  6. The Proclamation of 1763 Creates a ‘reservation’ for Indians. Punishes colonists who cross boundary Require colonists to pay to guard the border

  7. Taxation without representation The Sugar Act (1764) The Stamp Act (1765) The Tea Act (1773)

  8. The Declaration of Independence

  9. The American Response • First Continental Congress • Second Continental Congress (1775) • Declaration of Independence (1776) • Articles of Confederation (1781) • The Confederation Congress (1781-1789) • The U.S. Constitution (1787)

  10. Shay’s Rebellion (1786-1787) • Revolutionary impulse gone too far?

  11. Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) “Our policy with regard to Haiti is plain. We never can acknowledge her independence.” – Sen. Robert Hayne Gen. Toussaint L’Ouverture

  12. Preamble to The U.S. Constitution • We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

  13. The Iroquois Great Law • I [the Peacemaker], Hiawatha, and the Sachems have planted a tree of Peace[.] ... Under the shade of this great tree we have prepared seats for you[.]... Five bound arrows symbolize our complete union. ... We have tied ourselves together in one head, body, one spirit and one soul to settle all matters as one. We shall work, counsel and confirm together for the future of coming generations. (25)

  14. E pluribus unum? Out of many, ONE.

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