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Splash Screen. Chapter Introduction Section 1: The Colonies Fight for Their Rights Section 2: The Revolution Begins Section 3: The War for Independence Section 4: The War Changes American Society Visual Summary. Chapter Menu. Content Vocabulary. republic emancipation. manumission.

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  1. Splash Screen

  2. Chapter Introduction Section 1:The Colonies Fight for Their Rights Section 2:The Revolution Begins Section 3:The War for Independence Section 4:The War Changes American Society Visual Summary Chapter Menu

  3. Content Vocabulary • republic • emancipation • manumission Academic Vocabulary • contradiction • revolutionary Section 4-Key Terms

  4. People and Events to Identify • Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom • John Trumbull • Charles Willson Peale Section 4-Key Terms

  5. A B Do you feel a sense of pride as an American? A. Yes B. No Section 4-Polling Question

  6. New Political Ideas Republican ideals changed American government by allowing some citizens voting rights and granting greater religious freedom. Section 4

  7. New Political Ideas (cont.) • When American leaders declared independence and founded the United States of America, they were very much aware that they were creating a republic. • Americans believed that each state’s constitution should be written down in order to limit the government’s power over the people. Section 4

  8. New Political Ideas (cont.) • John Adams argued for the following ideas regarding government: • a system of “checks and balances” • “mixed government”—legislative, executive, and judicial branches independent of each other • bicameral legislature Wealth of Elected Officials Section 4

  9. New Political Ideas (cont.) • Many states also attached a list of rights to their constitutions. • The Revolution led to an expansion of voting rights. • The experience of fighting side by side with people from every social class and region increased America’s belief in equality. Wealth of Elected Officials Section 4

  10. New Political Ideas (cont.) • The Revolution also led to changes in the relationship between church and state. • Governor Thomas Jefferson wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, passed in 1786. Section 4

  11. A B A white male had to own property in order to vote in the United States. A.True B.False Section 4

  12. The War and American Society After the war, women gained more rights, Northern states outlawed slavery, and many Loyalists fled the new nation. Section 4

  13. The War and American Society (cont.) • Women played a vital role in the Revolutionary War, contributing on both the home front and battlefront. • Contributions women made: • Some women took over running family farms. • Others traveled with the army—cooking, washing, and nursing the wounded. • They served as spies and couriers, and a few joined in fighting. Section 4

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  15. Figure 10

  16. republic  form of government in which power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote Vocab15

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