Chapter 7 section 4

1. Why did we win this war?

· The Continental army had better leaders than Britain.

· Washington learned from his mistakes.

· We received help from foreign countries. We had knowledge of the land

· The American soldiers had motivation to win this war

2. What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris, 1783?

· America would be independent

· Our borders would expand to Florida in the south, Mississippi to the west, and Canada to the North

· America would have access to Canadian waters for fishing

· America and England had to pay the debts from the war

· The British had to release all captured slaves

· Americans had to return Loyalist’s property

3. What were the costs of the war?

· $27,000,000 debt

· 25,700 killed 1400 missing

· 8,200 wounded

· Many loyalists left the country

4. What were the 3 post war issues that needed to be dealt with?

· Americans called for Religious Freedom

· Slavery caused conflict

· America didn’t know how to shape their national government – a republic

5. What is free enterprise and what are some basic tenents of it?

· A system that was freely base on choices of individual consumers – the market

Tenents:

· Property owned by individuals

· Government protects private property

· Competition keeps prices down and improves goods

· Individuals decide what to buy

· Profits motivated by business people