Social Studies Unit 2

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Social Studies Unit 2

• Exploration to Early Statehood

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What Are We Going to Learn?

• Why did Europeans come to North America?
• How was New Jersey colony divided and settled?
• Why did the colonies want independence from
  Britain?
• Why and how was the new Constitution written?
• How did new forms of transportation change New
  Jersey?

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Lesson 3 Vocabulary

• boycott-
• To refuse to buy a product
• congress-
• A formal meeting of representatives

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Lesson 3 Vocabulary

• constitution-
• A plan of government
• debt-
• Something owed to someone else, often money

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Lesson 3 Vocabulary

• Loyalist-
• A colonist who remained loyal to the British
  King.
• militia-
• A volunteer army

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Lesson 3 Vocabulary

• Parliament-
• The lawmaking body of the British government.
• Patriot-
• A colonist who wanted independence from Britain

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Lesson 3 Vocabulary

• representative-
• The act of speaking or acting for one person or
  for a group of people
• revolution-
• A sudden complete change of government

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Lesson 3-The American Revolution

• Why did the colonies want independence from
  Britain?

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The British Colonies

• Spain, France, and Britain (England) claimed land
  in North America. Over time this created
  conflicts and wars began.
• After nine years of fighting, Britain gained
  Canada and all the land east of the Mississipi
  River

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The British Colonies

• Effects of French and Indian War-
• Parliament believed the colonists should help pay
  for the war by taxing them
• 1764- tax on sugar and other goods coming into
  the colonies
• 1765- Stamp Act- colonists had to pay a tax on
  paper goods.
• Tea Tax
• Colonists were angry because they had no
  representation in Parliament (someone speaking up
  for them) and they wanted the same rights as
  British citizens.

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Question Time!

• Why did the British tax the colonists?
• The British taxed the colonists to help pay for
  the French and Indian War.

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Tension Grows

• Many people tried to reason with Parliament and
  wrote them letters and published their opinions
  of the unfairness in newspapers.
• Response to Taxes
• Benjamin Franklin went to speak to Parliament
  and warn them that the colonists would fight to
  keep their freedom Parliament didnt listen.
• Sons of Liberty- formed in Massachusetts.
  Encouraged other colonists to boycott British
  goods.

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Tension Grows cont.

• People walked down streets to voice their opinion
  of the unfairness.
• Boston Massacre- 1770-British soldiers fired on a
  group of angry colonists. Five people were
  killed.
• 1773- Boston Tea Party- group of colonists dumped
  a load of British tea into Boston Harbor.

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Continental Congress

• After Boston Tea Party- Britain closed the Harbor
  and took freedoms away from the colonists.
• Philadelphia 1774- leaders of the colonies met
  and formed the First Continental Congress.
• First Continental Congress asked all 13 colonies
  to boycott British goods. Also sent a letter to
  the kind explaining why they were angry.

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The Revolution Begins

• 1775- British troops marched into the
  Massachusetts countryside.
• Battle at Lexington- first battle in the American
  Revolution
• May- Second Continental Congress created a
  Continental Army and made George Washington the
  leader of the army.
• July 4, 1776- Second C.C. approved the
  Declaration of Independence. This document listed
  the colonists rights as citizens and their
  reasons for wanting freedom from Britain.

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Brain Pop

• Its Brain Pop Time!

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The War in New JerseyHow was New Jersey
affected by the American Revolution?

• Previous conflicts with Britain
• Lenape and settlers land dispute
• Debts- Britain limited the amount of paper money
  that could print, people were desperate and
  wanted to take action against the British.
• New Jersey Statehood
• Colonists were divided at first- loyalists and
  patriots
• 1776- British government was replaced by William
  Livingston
• Adopted a new constitution (plan of government)
• Declared N.J.s independence
• Was no longer a British colony but an independent
  state

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The War in New JerseyHow was New Jersey
affected by the American Revolution?

• Battles in New Jersey
• Three months after the British attacked New York,
  they invaded New Jersey. For 7 years, New Jersey
  was a main battleground of the American
  Revolution.
• Three Major Battles fought in New Jersey
• Battle at Trenton
• Battle at Princeton
• These two gave people hope that we could win
  the war
• Battle at Monmouth Court House
• MAP page 75 in textbook
• American and British troops marched across many
  homes. They raided farms for food and supplies,
  causing both Loyalists and Patriots to suffer
  greatly.

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Question Time!

• What gave Americans hope that they could win the
  war?
• The British defeats (victories) at Trenton and
  Princeton gave Americans hope that they could win
  the war.

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The War Ends

• August 1781- Washington marched his army across
  New Jersey to join the French at Yorktown.
• October 19, 1781 British troops surrendered at
  Yorktown, Virginia. That was the last major
  battle of the American Revolution.
• American Revolution officially ended September
  1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
• Treat of Paris Recognizes the United States of
  America as an independent nation.

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Question Time!

• What officially ended the American Revolution?
• The Treat of Paris ended the American Revolution.

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Vocabulary Review

1. Boycott
2. Congress
3. Constitution
4. Debt
5. Loyalist
6. Militia
7. Parliament
8. Patriot
9. Representative
10. revolution

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Lesson Review
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Important PeopleBrain Pop
George Washington Benjamin Franklin William
Livingston Thomas Jefferson

• Its Brain Pop Time!