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Food for Thought

Food for Thought. After you graduate high school, what are you most looking forward to doing? Moving out? Going to college ? Getting a job? Talk with a partner about what will be the most exciting part of finishing high school. The Colonial Experience.

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Food for Thought

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  1. Food for Thought • After you graduate high school, what are you most looking forward to doing? • Moving out? • Going to college? • Getting a job? • Talk with a partner about what will be the most exciting part of finishing high school.

  2. The Colonial Experience • 12 of the 13 original colonies were founded based on charters issued by the British government. • A charter provided legal authority to start a colony. MOTHER COUNTRY

  3. Our Rights!! • Colonists believed that government existed to protect people’s natural rights. Life, liberty, and protection of property were most important. DON’T TAKE MY STUFF!!

  4. Freedom of the Press: Zenger Case • John Peter Zenger, a German immigrant, was tried for libel for accusing the governor of wrongdoing. • He was found NOT GUILTY because what Zenger printed was true • This case helped establish Freedom of the Press!

  5. Mayflower Compact • A contract that the Pilgrims signed in order to govern themselves. • Became plan for self-government

  6. Self-Government • Virginia colonists instituted the colonies’ first representative lawmaking body, the House of Burgesses • Local governments succeeded through the use of Town Meetings.

  7. JOHN LOCKE • TAKE OUT YOUR JOHN LOCKE WORKSHEETS! • And Hop On You Desk!

  8. Quiz Today • Clear everything off your desk except for a pen or pencil • HW for Tonight: Read pgs. 106-112 • Answer questions #1,2,3 on page 113 (Section 1 assessment)

  9. Food for Thought "The paths to glory lead but to the grave"Who might have uttered these words? What message is this speaker trying to demonstrate?

  10. French and Indian War (7 years war) • In the 1700s, England and France competed for world power. • The French and Indian War erupted when the English challenged the French for control of land. • England governed the colonies using salutary neglect, or healthy ignoring. • The Treaty of Paris(1763) marked English victory against the French

  11. Are the colonists happy?

  12. Albany Plan of Union • Benjamin Franklin wanted the colonies to unite against the British • Why did the colonies reject his plan?

  13. Homework Tonight • Comparing Points of View Worksheet • This worksheet is also available online!

  14. Mercantilism • Increasing a nation’s wealth by establishing colonies for the economic benefit of the mother country

  15. Sons of Liberty • Sons of Liberty were a group of men who opposed the rule and excessive taxation of the British government on the Colonies in the New World.

  16. Intolerable Acts Tea Act Boston Tea party

  17. Why your cause?? • With your group members: 1st- Fill out your graphic organizer with the three most important reasons why your “cause” caused the American Revolution. 2nd- Create a skit or mini-dialogue with your group using your three reasons to show why your cause reigns supreme!! 3rd- Take notes during the other three presentations We will vote on the best presentation (They will receive 3 bonus points on Thursday’s Test)

  18. VOTING For Bonus Points

  19. RECAP

  20. First Continental Congress • In late 1774, colonists sent representatives to Philadelphia to unite and oppose British taxes. • Two major goals: • Sent a letter to King George stating they would boycott goods if he didn’t reverse the Intolerable Acts • They would meet again in 1775 if the British didn’t meet their demands

  21. The British are coming…shhhhh! • After learning that the “regulars” were poised to capture Hancock and Adams at Concord, Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the militia of the impending plan. • Sybil Luddington was the16 year old daughter of a patriot general that rode 40 miles through the night to wake the minutemen.

  22. Lexington and Concord

  23. Major Battles • Lexington and Concord- “Shot heard round the world” in 1775 where Americans defeat British • Battle of Bunker Hill-“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” • British suffer many casualties while trying to take the hill from the Americans

  24. Colonists were divided • LOYALISTS • Supported the king and obedient to English laws • PATRIOTS • Supported the movement for independence

  25. Signing their lives away… • 2nd Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft a formal declaration • Declaration of Independence wasalmost entirely the work of Thomas Jefferson • Influenced by Enlightenment ideas especially John Locke’s belief in natural rights • This was written to express the reasons why the United States wanted to be independent

  26. John Morton “First Signer to Die”

  27. Here come the French!! • Colonists were aided during the American Revolution by France, who supplied them military arms, troops, and naval support • After the Battle of Saratoga, the French found an opportunity for revenge against the British. They sensed their involvement could help the colonists win the war!

  28. It’s time to leave...

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