English Colonies Review 1607

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English Colonies Review1607 1763

• Chapter 3 US History Beginnings to 1877
• Chapter 4 Creating America

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List what you know about the British Colonies
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Objectives

• Students will be able to
• Locate 13 colonies and other major land features
  of Eastern Coast of North America.
• Describe the distinctive economy of each colonial
  region (New England, Middle, South).
• Describe how taxing is related to representation
  in government using colonial history.
• Explain how Zenger relates to Freedom of the
  Press.
• Describe results of the French and Indian War.

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Geography of the Colonies

• Given
• Map Handout with numbers
• Word Bank
• Textbook
• Groups to work in
• Label all the numbered places.
• Help each other using the textbooks and atlases

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Southern Colonies

• Jamestown founded 1607
• Troubles (starving) Success (tobacco)
• South was characterized by Cash Crops, Plantation
  culture
• Main crops
• Tobacco
• Rice
• System of slavery grew to meet the demand for
  field labor

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Northern Colonies, New England

• Culturally dominated by Puritan Religion
• Economically involved in world trade and shipping
• Exports
• Whaling for Oil
• Fish, sold fresh and dried
• Wood for shipbuilding
• Imports
• Sugar, molasses
• Finished products
• Slaves

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Middle Colonies

• Characterized by Diversity in immigrants,
  religion, business
• Called the Breadbasket of the colonies
• Main area of iron mines in colonies

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What is distinctive economically about each of
the colonial regions?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

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Roots of Representative Government in England

• Magna Carta 1215
• Parliament Representative Government
• Less power to the monarch, governing power is
  moving downward.

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Roots of Representative Government in America

• Jamestown settled in 1607, elects first House of
  Burgesses 1620
• Royal Governors set precedent of working with
  local assemblies without always conferring back
  to England.
• Particularly about taxes.

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Late 1600s in New England

• The King cancels Charter of NE colonies
• Property rights in question
• King James 1685 attempted more control
• The Governor of New England disbanded local
  assemblies
• Colonists refused to pay taxes

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The Glorious Revolution(in England)

• King James attempted to pack Parliament
  w/pro-Catholics, Protestants rebelled
• 1688 Protestants offered throne to William Mary
• WM agreed to Eng BOR
• Could not cancel rights w/o Parliaments consent
• One Right Representation for taxation.
• In NE, colonists believe they have all the rights
  of British citizens in GB.

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Shared Power in the Colonies

• King appoints Govrs
• Governor
• Final approval of laws
• Oversees Trade
• Appoints Council
• Acts as highest court
• Can dismiss assemblies
• Locally Elected Assemblies
• Made local laws, to include ! TAXes !
• Paid Governors salary

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Describe how taxing is related to representation
in government using colonial history?
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Zenger, Freedom of the Press

• Read Play
• Explain how Zenger relates to Freedom of the
  Press.

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Ben Franklin designed this political
cartoon. What does it represent? Why did he draw
it?
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• Your Choice is simple join us and live in peace
  or pursue your present course and face
  obliteration.

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Colonial Conflicts in theNew World

• From 1689 into the 1740s, the French and the
  British had fought three wars.
• In the 1750s, British land companies wanted to
  expand into the Ohio Valley.

• To discourage the Brits from moving into the Ohio
  Valley, A Frenchman led Indian allies in an
  attack on a British trading post.

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French and Indian War

• In 1753, the Lt Governor of VA sent a young
  George Washington to tell the French to vacate
  the Ohio Valley.
• The French stayed, built forts, and won most of
  the battles the first several years.
• Notably, General Braddocks defeat in 1755, is
  when GW became an American Hero.

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British Victory

• In 1757, Britain borrowed heavily to fund the war
  eventually winning battles and defeating the
  French.
• The Treaty of Paris 1763 gave England sole
  European control of Eastern North America to the
  Mississippi River and into Canada.

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Great Britain now in Great Debt

• Am Colonists now wanted to settle westward.
• The Indians opposed this, resulting in bloodshed.
• To prevent further military expenditure
• The British issued the Proclamation of 1763
  prohibiting expansion beyond the Appalachian
  Mtns.
• Issued the Stamp Tax 1765 on the colonies.

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What were some results of the French and Indian
War?
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