Part 1B. As the mid 1700’s approached, the British, French and Indians set up forts and villages along the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. Why? TRADE!

Part 1B

As the mid 1700’s approached, the British, French and Indians set up forts and villages

along the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. Why?

TRADE! Those rivers meet to form the Ohio (which meets the Mississippi). Whoever controlled those rivers controlled the region!

Food for thought…

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French and Indian War 1754-63

• 1. France lost Canada and virtually all her North American holdings. • 2. Great Britain incurred high war costs and consequently, more debt.• 3. Great Britain saw a need to tighten its administrative system in the

Empire.• 4. Great Britain was going to take a greater role in the American colonies

and even declared it would reinvigorate its mercantile system.

Results:

In a nutshell:

• The French and British disagreed about who controlled what land

•Turning point was the capture of Quebec, which preceded multiple victories in New France

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Enlightenment (Enlightenment (1700s1700s)) Use of Reason to improve Use of Reason to improve

society society and governmentand government

Governments owed certain Governments owed certain responsibilities to their responsibilities to their citizens.citizens.

Government power should be Government power should be limited.limited.

The American Revolution 1775-1781)

(American Colonies seeking independence from Great Britain)

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AMERICAN REVOLUTIONAMERICAN REVOLUTION

Why did we rebel againstWhy did we rebel againstthe British?the British?

1.1.Imposing Imposing taxestaxes without without approvalapproval

2.2.Forcing colonists to houseForcing colonists to houseBritish British soldierssoldiers

3.3.Denying Denying trial by jurytrial by jury


Why did we rebel againstWhy did we rebel againstthe British?the British?

4.4.Prohibiting Prohibiting tradetrade with withother nationsother nations

5.5.Denying Denying representationrepresentationin Parliamentin Parliament

6.6.Couldn’t Couldn’t movemove west west

Boston Massacre

Paul Revere created this engraving, what do you think his reasoning was?

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The Declaration of The Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Signed JULY 4Signed JULY 4thth 17761776

Assignment- TE pg 46Assignment- TE pg 46

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DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence Why was it written?Why was it written?

““Dear John Dear John letter”letter”

American American colonists telling colonists telling why they must why they must break the ties break the ties with Great with Great BritainBritain

Who wrote it? Who wrote it? Thomas Thomas JeffersonJefferson

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DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence Main Ideas, section 1Main Ideas, section 1

Unalienable Rights-all Unalienable Rights-all people have thesepeople have these((life, liberty, pursuit of life, liberty, pursuit of

happinesshappiness))

If gov’t fails to protect If gov’t fails to protect these, the people have a these, the people have a right to change it.right to change it.

DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS


Accuses King George III of Accuses King George III of wrongs against the wrongs against the colonists.colonists.

Trying to establish a Trying to establish a tyranny.tyranny.

DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS


States that the Colonies States that the Colonies areare

an independent an independent nation,nation,

separate from Great separate from Great BritainBritain


Significant BattlesSignificant Battles Lexington Lexington ((April 1775April 1775))

““Shot heard ‘round the Shot heard ‘round the world”world”

ConcordConcord

Americans defeat BritishAmericans defeat British

(Start of American (Start of American Revolution)Revolution)

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Significant BattlesSignificant Battles

Saratoga Saratoga (Summer (Summer 1777)1777)

Turning point inTurning point inRevolutionary WarRevolutionary War

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Significant BattlesSignificant Battles Yorktown Yorktown ((17811781))

The last battle of the The last battle of the Revolutionary WarRevolutionary War

Cornwallis surrenders toCornwallis surrenders toWashingtonWashington


Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

Officially ended Officially ended thetheRevolutionary Revolutionary WarWar

Britain Britain recognized the recognized the independence of independence of the United Statesthe United States

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Explain the roles played by the following individuals

during the American Revolution …

PEOPLEPEOPLE

Samuel AdamsSamuel Adams

Helped form the Helped form the CommitteeCommitteeof Correspondenceof Correspondence((This committee coordinated This committee coordinated resistance throughout the resistance throughout the coloniescolonies.).)

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Part 1B. As the mid 1700’s approached, the British, French and Indians set up forts and villages along the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. Why? TRADE!