APUSH Unit 3 Review (Period 3: 1754-1800)—Everything You NEED to Know

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In this video Heimler reviews everything you need to know for Unit 3 the AP U.S. History curriculum which is set in period 3 (1754-1800).

This period stretches from the French and Indian War to the election of Thomas Jefferson.

The French and Indian War (part of the larger Seven Years' War) was fought on the American continent between the British colonists and the French, along with their Indian allies. The British won, but the expense of the war led to the increase in taxes in the colonies like the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and other restrictions on trade like the Navigation Acts.

The colonists had developed an understanding of Parliamentary representation based on location rather than class. So when they cried out against the new taxes because they had no representation in Parliament, they responded by saying the colonists had virtual representation (i.e., all classes of British citizens were represented).

However, having drunk deeply of Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau, this situation became untenable. The American Revolution effectively began on July 2, 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress (it was made public on July 4th).

The colonists, by all counts, should not have won the American Revolution, and yet because of the leadership of George Washington and some much needed foreign aid from the French, Americans threw British rule from their shoulders.

The first governing document of the new nation was the Articles of Confederation which invested most of the power in the states at the expense of the federal government. This weakness was made plain in Shays's Rebellion.

Soon thereafter a Constitutional Convention was called and under the leadership of folks like Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, a New Constitution was proposed and written.

Two factions formed around these debates: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists argued that the Constitution should be ratified by the states, and did so through a series of influential essays called The Federalist Papers. The Anti-Federalists opposed the new Constitution because it invested too much power in the central government and lacked a Bill of Rights.

Ultimately, the Federalists won this battle and the Constitution of the United States became the new governing document in America.

If you have any questions, leave them below and Heimler shall answer forthwithly.

This video is aligned with the AP U.S. History Curriculum and Exam Description for Unit 3 and all the key concepts and learning objectives thereunto appertaining.