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Choose 1/2 from the focussing Q’sChoose 1/2 from the focussing Q’sA/ Why were "indentured servants" important for the colonies in
Virginia? (Jamestown)?B/ Why is the the founding of the Virginia House of Burgesses
considered to be a landmark in US history.?C/What is the main similarity between The Mayflower Compact
and the Virginia House of Burgesses?E/ Which elements would you include in a story on Thanksgiving
for your pupils?F/ Give examples of where religion was the prime motivator for
emigration to the United States before Independence.G/Why did the Dutch eventually lose their settlements?H/ What aspects of Puritanism can you still see in American
society today?
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What is a colony?A group of emigrants who: settle in a distant territory remain subject to the parent country.A region politically controlled by a distant country.A group of people who have been institutionalized in a
remote area: e.g. penal colony.
What is a territory?A subdivision of the United States that: is not a state is administered by an appointed governor and elected legislature.
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Which were the original 13 colonies?
A worksheet for your pupils would look like this:A worksheet for your pupils would look like this:
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. . . And the answers would be:. . . And the answers would be:
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Why was Florida not part of this group?
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Florida became a British colony in 1763 (Spain traded Florida for the port of Havana, Cuba). The colonists in Florida were generally happy to be ruled by Britain. However, after the Revolutionary War, Spain invaded Florida again and won it back from the British!
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Why did the 13 colonies unite?Why did the 13 colonies unite?
There were many squabbles but the colonists did share certain characteristics These included:
• The absence of a titled, hereditary aristocracy; • A widespread distribution of land; • An unprecedented degree of ethnic and religious diversity;• Broad eligibility to vote (50 to 75 % of adult white males),
In contrast to Britain the colonists thought of the members of parliament as representatives of the people, accountable to their constituents and obligated to follow public instructions.
Certain shared economic grievances:e.g. Dependence on British and Scottish financial agents.
Sharing anti-Catholicism proved to be an important elementin an emerging American identity.
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What were reasons to remain independent states?
INTERCOLONIAL DISPUTES
• Rapid population growth within the colonies resulted in Conflicts over colonial boundaries.
• Conflicts over issues of representation, taxation, Indian policy, . . . .and the slow establishment of governmental institutions.
ETHNIC REASONS:• Many backwoods residents were Scotch-Irish or German in descent.• They deeply resented the Anglo-American establishment.
LANDOWNERSHIP
• Conflict also surged periodically in areas where wealthy proprietors owned substantial amounts of land.
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Situation in 1733:
North: Massachusetts (including Maine), New Hampshire + ...
Keywords: farms, poor soil, sea, town meetings, puritan
Situation in 1733:
North: Massachusetts (including Maine), New Hampshire + ...
Keywords: farms, poor soil, sea, town meetings, puritan
Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania + ….
Keywords: Cities, craftsmen & merchants, tolerance, trade
Southern Colonies: Virginia Carolina & Georgia + ….
Keywords: Country, plantations, prosperity, slave labour
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Equality
self help; self reliance
mutual help
Wasteful attitudes?
Representative Government
right to vote based on ownership of land
Can we still see evidence of these today?
Common characteristics:Common characteristics:
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The French in Canada. What changed this? (1756-1763)
Relative non-interference by Britain.What changed this?
Reasons to accept British Rule:
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The British King prohibited moving West. Why?
Natural boundary: the Appalachian Mountainshowever:Daniel Boone found the gap, THE CUMBERLAND GAPWhen? June 7, 1769 This trail became known as Wilderness RoadIt would become the main road for people traveling west. It opened up vast lands for further exploration.
All in spite of the law of the King in Britain!
The British King prohibited moving West. Why?
Natural boundary: the Appalachian Mountainshowever:Daniel Boone found the gap, THE CUMBERLAND GAPWhen? June 7, 1769 This trail became known as Wilderness RoadIt would become the main road for people traveling west. It opened up vast lands for further exploration.
All in spite of the law of the King in Britain!
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British Expansion
From the 13 colonies to the West
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1. in Greece
2. In Britain:
Magna Carta 1215
3. In the USA:
The Mayflower Compact 1620
“… governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed … ”
The development of Democracy
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Go through your notes of weeks 1, 2, & 3.Select Keywords from your notes. Rewrite, be brief.
Re-read Chapters 1-6 to finish off this part.
Next week the War of Independence (chaps. 7-8)ALSO: Read The Declaration of Independence (link on the website!). Suggestion: Rent the movie “National Treasure” and see how important this piece of paper is to Americans!
Read and try to answer the focusing questions for Lecture 3 and Lecture 4 (website).
Organize the focusing questions and your answers. Write additional information periodically, as you discover it.
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The USA in coursebooks!The USA in coursebooks!
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Charles Byrd King (1785 - 1862)
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Benjamin West
The death of the British general James Wolfe after his victory over the French in Quebec in 1759.
The battle only lasted for 10 minutes!
Wolfe’s famous last words:
“Since I have conquered, I will die in peace”.
Benjamin WestBenjamin West, a native of Philadelphia, mainly painted in London. Appointed historical painter to King George III’s court. Became a leader of the realistic movement with this painting The Death of Wolfe (1771).
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Yale University
founded in 1701in Connecticut. 1716: moved to New Haven
Generous gift by Elihu Yale: nine bales of goods, 417 books,a portrait of King George I,
Named Yale College. 1887: named Yale University“Rated” the top university in the USA
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