History 270: The United States to 1865
Spring Semester 1999 - Dr. Thomas R. Maddux
Lecture Outline
A War for Independence or Revolution?

  1. Road to Independence: 1765-1776
    1. Why so much reluctance?
  2. Effects of the Revolution
    1. Tories: "Good bye to Conservatives"
      1. Sources, number, periphery, monarchy
      2. Daniel Boone in Kentucky
    2. Declaration of Independence
    3. Republicanism
      1. Beliefs - public good, regulated community, equality, deferencevs. Sovereignty of the people, pursuit of happiness
      2. Structure - state govts., constitutions, Confederation
    4. Status of women and Mary Silliman
    5. Slavery
      1. Emancipation, halfway and gradual please

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