Transcript American Revolution Powerpoint

• 9/16 Focus:
– Great Britain’s 13 colonies in North
America, inspired by Enlightenment ideas,
declared their independence in 1776.
• Do Now:
– What was an enlightened despot?
• Inspired British
colonists to oppose
British policies in
the 13 colonies
– Locke
– Montesquieu
– Rousseau
– Voltaire
• Pamphlet urging
colonists to break
away from British
monarchy
– Used reason and
natural law to make
case
– Influenced by
Enlightenment ideas
about limited
government
• Written by Thomas
Jefferson
• Enlightenment ideas
– Governments only rule with
the consent of the people
– Governments should protect
the “unalienable” rights of
the people
– People have a right to
overthrow governments that
don’t protect these rights
• Document that
established the
government of the
United States in
1787
• Influences from
Rousseau's Social
Contract
– “We the People”
• Separation of Powers
and Checks and
balances
– Created a republic with
powers divided between
federal government and
states
– Divided federal powers
between three
branches of gov’t
• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
– Influence from
Montesquieu
• Bill of Rights protects
the basic rights of
American citizens
– First 10 amendments
to the Constitution
• 27 amendments
– Protect rights such as
freedom of Speech
and religion
– Influences from
Voltaire and Locke
Constitution
model for new
gov’ts
French
Revolution
Symbol
of
Freedom
Impact of
the
American
Revolution
Inspired
other
Revolutions
Latin
American
Revolutions
• Revolution breaks out
in France in 1789
– Many injustices
existed in France
before the Revolution
Enlightenment
Ideas
Absolute
Monarchy
Inspiration
from the
American
Revolution
Causes of
the French
Revolution
Economic
Problems
Social
Inequalities
• Identify one document from British
history that influenced the American
colonists in their struggle for
independence.
• Identify one enlightenment idea that
inspired the American Revolution and
the founders of the United States of
America.