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American Revolution: From War to Governance

Explore the American Revolution's battles, impacts on society, and formation of state governments, from war aims to state constitutions. Understand the war phases, key figures like Jefferson and Franklin, and societal changes. Learn about Loyalists, Native Americans, and women's roles in the war era. Discover the rhetoric of equality and inequality, the fight for liberty, and the tensions between different groups during this transformative period in American history.

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American Revolution: From War to Governance

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  1. Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation, 4/e Chapter Five: The American Revolution

  2. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The States United   • Defining American War Aims • Divergent American War Aims  

  3. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The States United   • Defining American War Aims • Divergent American War Aims • Common Sense Common Sense (Library of Congress)

  4. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The States United • The Declaration for Independence • Independence Declared  “WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness…: - Declaration of Independence

  5. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The States United • The Declaration for Independence • Independence Declared • Articles of Confederation 

  6. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The States United • The Declaration for Independence • Independence Declared • Articles of Confederation • Thomas Jefferson 

  7. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The States United • Mobilizing for War • Washington Takes Charge 

  8. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The First Phase: New England • Bunker Hill   The Revolution in the North, 1775-1776

  9. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The First Phase: New England • Bunker Hill • Invasion of Canada

  10. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region • General William Howe The Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1776-1778

  11. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region • General William Howe • Trenton and Princeton Battles in NY and PA, 1777-1778

  12. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The Second Phase: The Mid-Atlantic Region • General William Howe • Trenton and Princeton • Patriot Victory at Saratoga The Battle of Saratoga

  13. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • Securing Aid from Abroad • French Diplomatic Recognition Benjamin Franklin(Portrait Gallery)

  14. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The Final Phase: The South • Britain’s Southern Strategy The Revolution in the South, 1778-1781

  15. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The Final Phase: The South • Britain’s Southern Strategy • “Revolutionary” Conflict in the South

  16. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The Final Phase: The South • Britain’s Southern Strategy • “Revolutionary” Conflict in the South • Guilford Court House

  17. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • The Final Phase: The South • Britain’s Southern Strategy • “Revolutionary” Conflict in the South • Guilford Court House • Yorktown

  18. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The War for Independence   • Winning the Peace • Franklin’s Skillful Diplomacy Benjamin Franklin(Portrait Gallery)

  19. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • War and Society   • Loyalists and Minorities • The Loyalists’ Plight   Tarring and Feathering (Library of Congress)

  20. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • War and Society • The War and Slavery • Exposure to Liberty

  21. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • War and Society • The War and Slavery • Exposure to Liberty • Tension between Liberty and Slavery

  22. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • War and Society • Native Americans and the Revolution  • Native Americans Weakened

  23. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • War and Society • Women’s Rights and Women’s Roles • New Roles for Women  

  24. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • War and Society • Women’s Rights and Women’s Roles • New Roles for Women • Patriarchy Strengthened

  25. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • War and Society • The War Economy • New Patterns of Trade

  26. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Creation of State Governments   • The Assumptions of Republicanism • Rhetoric of Equality "All men are created equal..."

  27. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Creation of State Governments   • The Assumptions of Republicanism • Rhetoric of Equality • Rhetoric of Inequality

  28. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Creation of State Governments   • The First State Constitutions • Curbing Executive Power

  29. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Creation of State Governments   • Revising State Governments • Massachusetts’s Constitution

  30. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Creation of State Governments   • Toleration and Slavery • Statute of Religious Liberty

  31. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Creation of State Governments   • Toleration and Slavery • Statute of Religious Liberty • Reasons for Slavery’s Persistence “Maintaining Slavery is like holding a “Wolf by the Ears…” Thomas Jefferson

  32. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government   • The Confederation • Limited Power of the National Government

  33. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • Diplomatic Failures • Postwar Problems with Britain  

  34. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • Diplomatic Failures • Postwar Problems with Britain • Regional Differences over Diplomatic Policy  

  35. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • The Confederation and the Northwest • Ordinances of 1784 and 1785  Land Survey: Ordinance of 1785

  36. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • The Confederation and the Northwest • Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 • The Northwest Ordinance 

  37. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • Indians and the Western Lands • Battle of Fallen Timbers  

  38. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays  • Fiscal Crisis

  39. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays  • Fiscal Crisis • “Continental Impost” Rejected

  40. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • The Search for a National Government  • Debts, Taxes, and Daniel Shays  • Fiscal Crisis • “Continental Impost” Rejected • Consequences of Shays’s Rebellion

  41. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • Debating the Past: The American Revolution 

  42. Chapter Five:The American Revolution • America in the World: The Age of Revolutions  “These are the times that try men's souls…” - Thomas Paine

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