1. THE BIRTH OF A NEW NATION 1. Tran Thi Hanh 2. Tran Thi Phuong 3. Nguyen Thu Hang 4. Le Thi Vien 5. Tran Thi ThanhH1.flv

2. 1. The first colony2. New England colonies3. The Middle colonies4. The Southern colonies 3. In 1606, King James I gave a charterto build colony in Virginia. John Smith and 144 men in 3 shipsleft England to North America.King Jame I 3 ships : the Discovery, the Godspeed and the Susan ConstantJohn Smith 4. In 1612, John Smith published the map of Virginia 5. 4 12 3 6. MassachusettsBay 7. In 1620, about 40 pilgrims (saint) and 62 other English(strangers) colonist sailed to the New England on the Mayflower 8. Because of tossing in the stormy Atlantic,the Pilgrims decided not to arrive Virginiaas they had planed, but Cape Cod Bay. 9. The Pilgrims gave the name Plymouth to the place where they finally decided to settle. Plymouth was found as the second permanent settlement in North America and the 1st in New England Plymouth was a part of Massachusetts 10. In 1630, John Winthrop led the Puritans toMassachusetts Bay in the coast of NewEngland. John Winthrop 11. Boston wasthe colonys 1stsettlement. John Winthropwas elected the 1stgovernor byPuritan men. 12. Connecticut Connecticut wasfounded in 1636 byThomas Hooker. They had freedom of religion. 13. Roger Williams Minister, author 14. New Hampshire1679: Colony ofNew Hampshire wascreated by joiningsmall settlementstogether that werenorth ofMassachusetts. 15. 1234 16. New Yorkwas founded in1664Leader : the Dukeof YorkThe early named :New Netherlands. Duke of York 17. Map of New Netherland in 17th century 18. Pennsylvania Founded : 1681 Leader : William Pennhad religious freedomand right to elect publicofficials.William Penn 19. Delaware In 1682, the Duke of Yorkgranted William Penn thisland..The Duke of 20. 21345 21. VirginiaThe Virginiacolony startedwith Jamestown in 1607 22. Marylandwas founded in 1634 by George Calvert He believed all of people religiousfreedom, but the king, Charles I 23. King Charles II CarolinaThe North Carolinacolony was founded in1663 by English nobles.The South Carolina Colony was founded in1663 by English Colonists 24. Georgia was thelast of the Englishcolonies in theNew World. 25. By 1733, Englishsetters hadfounded 13colonies alongthe Atlantic Coastand then becamethe early states intheUnitedStates. 26. Life in the 13 colonies 27. 13 ColoniesNew EnglandColoniesThe MiddleColoniesThe SouthernColonies 28. Life in the 13 colonies Colonial agriculture, forestry, andfishery Colonial food and clothes Colonial religion Colonial education Colonial trade 29. Colonial agriculture, forestry, and fishery New England coloniesLong & cold winter, and rocky soil: difficult to grow food short growing seasonSubsistence farming: farmers produced enough food for the familys own needs.Cutting down trees to build houses, ships, etcFishing, hunting whales and other animals 30. Colonial agriculture, forestry, and fisheryMiddle coloniesMild climate, rich soil, long deep rivers long growing season.Farmer produced more food: grain and meat tofeed themselves & to exportBreadbasket colonies: produced so much grain. 31. Colonial agriculture, forestry, and fishery Southern coloniesWarmer weather than the others, mild winters.Large area of flat with very rich soilnearly grow crops throughout the year.3 cash crops: tobaco, rice, & indigo 32. Colonial food & clothesWhat did they eat? What did they wear? 33. What did theyeat?Ate lots of grain,seafood(lobsters,clams)animals(rabbits,squirrels, bears,deers)Drank more than we donow: water, milk, cideror tea 34. What did they wear?A mob capA gown 35. What did they wear?waistcoatbreeches 36. .Colonial religionNew England colonists were Puritans and theywere very strict about worshiping in church.The Middle colonists were a mixture of religion:Quakers, Catholics, and Jews.The Southern colonies also had a mixture of religionsincluding Baptist and Anglicans 37. Colonial education A hornbook 38. Colonial education Parents wanted their children to learn how to readand write the Bible. Some children went to school and some didnt. The schools had only one room and the childrenhad to sit on hard benches. One teacher taught all of the children of everygrade level. The children learned from hornbooks. The first school was a Dame School. Girls did not go to school very long. They shouldknow how to care for the house, spin and cook. 39. Colonial trade They sold what they produced and bought what they did not produce. Goods came from two main sourses: Europe and Africa. This came to be known as triangular- trade. Slavers who were brought from Africa were viewed as goods or properties, not human beings. 40. Colonial tradeSlaveryshackles 41. Conclusion The diversity of the 13 coloniesoffered a great deal of economicpossibilities to the British Empire. It would also give the 13 colonies thewealth needed to start becoming acountry. 42. 1. REASONS LEAD TO THE WAR2. THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS (1774)3. THE REVOLUTION BEGINS (1775)4. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1776)5. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1776-1783) 43. REASONS LEAD TO THE WARThe Seven Years War 1756-1763 The Treaty of Paris in 1763 44. A map of America after the Treaty of Paris Yellow : Spanish territory. Blue : French territory. Pink : British territory. Peach :British territory under the control of the Hudson Bay Company 45. The financial problems of British after the Seven Years War 46. The Changes In British Colonial Policy After1763 No Taxation without Representation 47. SUGAR ACT 1764 Cut the duty in half (from 6 to 3 per gallon)Vs New duties on textiles, wine, coffee and Sugar 48. In the eyes of the colonists, Sugar Act would take away their basic right as British citizens. 49. STAMPT ACT 1765Placed tax on allprinted material inthe colonies 50. Colonists protest against the Stamp Act 51. BOSTON TEA PARTY 1773 52. Trouble in BostonBritish Army (Red coats) 53. TEA ACT 1773 East India CompanysTeaWithoutLower taxes priceBritish East India Companys Ships 54. Protested against ActsColonist s Called for a new Boycott onBritish goods 55. The Boston Tea Party16 December 1773Threw chests of tea overbroad 56. Reaction of Parliament to Boston Tea Party CLOSE THE BOSTON HARBOR 57. THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESSSeptember 1774Protestedthe Laws Prepared for War 58. CONTINENTAL CONGRESS American interestsSamuelJohn JayAdams 59. CONTINENTAL CONGRESSAmerican interestsPatrick HenryRichard Henry George Washington Lee 60. REVOLUTION BEGINS 1775 61. British ArmyNew Continental VS Army 62. Lexington and Concord battles (19 April 1775) 63. Lexington and Concord Battles 64. The Battles of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775) Continental ArmyBritish Army 65. 1776 (July 4th): Continental Congressadopted the Declaration of Independence. Drafting the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence 66. Drafting a Declaration The committee included Thomas Jefferson,Benjamin Frankin, John AdamsThomas Jefferson was selected to write thedocument.The final draft of Declaration was adopted onJuly 4, 1776. 67. Drafting the Declaration of Independence:Thomas Jefferson ( 1743- 1826)Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,Benjamin Frankin 68. The declaration of Independence has four majorsections: TheThe finalintroductionThe next twosection states thatsections list proclaims the Governmentthe British existence ofexists toAbusesthe new protect basiccountry. human rights 69. The Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence ( July 4 1776) 70. 1781: Victory at Yorktown, Virginia.Gathering of forces:Three groups: Waynes troops Washingtons and Rochambeaus mainAmerican French Army The French feet under Admiral De Grassewould meet at Yorktown 71. The siege of Yorktown. October 19, Cornwallis wassurrendered. The Patriots had wonthe Battle of Yorktown. The victorywould guarantee Americansindependence. The Battle of Yorktown was thelast major Battle of the Revolution. 72. Victory at Yorktown (1781) 73. The victory at Yorktown, Cornwallis was surrendered 74. 1783:The Treaty of Paris The final Treaty of Paris was signed onSeptember, 1783. The Treaty of Paris was a triumph for theAmericanGreat Britain recognized the US as anindependence nation.Terms of the Treaty: The territory of the new nationThe British promised to withdraw all theirtroops from this expanded American territory.They also agreed to give American the right tofish in the Coast of Canada.The US agreed that British merchants couldcollect debts owned by American. British troops left New York City in lateNovember 1783. The war had truly ended. 75. 1787 1789: Constitution written and ratified1787: Delegates fromthe states workedtogether to creat adocument. It was theConstitution of UnitedStates.In May 1787, thedelegates began arrivingin Philadelphia for themeeting. 55 delegatesbecame.The Constitution of 1787 76. The Constitutional ConventionGeorge Washington waselected to preside overthe Convention. James Madison becameas the Father of theConstitution. Madison wrote theVirginia plan. James Madison (1751 1836) 77. The siege of Yorktown. October 19, Cornwalliswas surrendered. ThePatriots had won the Battleof Yorktown. The victorywould guaranteeAmericans independence. The Battle of Yorktownwas the last major Battle ofthe Revolution.James Madison (1751 1836) 78. The American System of Checks and Balances 79. The Legislative branch ( Congress): To make the nations laws and to control government spending. Congress has two houses, the House of Representative and Senate. The House: 435 representatives, serve 2 year terms. The Senate:100 Senators, serve 6 -year terms. 80. The Executive branch(the President and the federal agencies) The Executive includes the President, the vice President, and various executive offices, departments, agencies. The Executive branch carries out the laws that Congress passes. 81. The Judicial branch(the federal courts, Supremecourt) That would decide the meaning of laws, explain laws. The Supreme Court: the highest court in the federal court system. Lower federal court: District courts ( 91 district court in the nation. Appeals court ( 14 appeals court in the U.S) 82. The Bill of Rights and Amendment The Bill of Rights becamepart of the Constitution in1791. The new state constitutionsincluded sections listingrights of individuals. Including freedom ofspeech, freedom of the press,freedom of assembly,freedom of religion, and therights to trial by jury. 83. American PresidentGeorge Washington (17321799) 84. 1789 1797: George Washington became the first U.SPresident. On April 30, 1789,Washington became the firstpresident of the UnitedStates, John Adams becamevice president.George Washington ( 1732 -1799) 85. When was GeorgeWashington born?in 1732Date of marriage & wifesname ?married with MarthaDandridge Custis in 1759 86. How he got involved in theindependence effort?resistance against Great Britainwas in 1769 introduced a bill in the House ofBurgesses calling for a boycott of allBritish goods written by George[Boycott: refuse to have social relationswith aperson or country] 87. Did he see militaryaction during the war? the Commander of theContinental ForcesWhich party was he in?never formally joined aparty the informal figureheadof the Federalist party [figurehead: nominalleader] 88. Accomplishments of George Washington while in office? Averted war with France orBritain neutrality toward conflictsbetween other nations Stopped the first uprisingagainst Federal government,known as the Whiskey Rebellion,in 1794. Established the Americanprecedent of a non-violenttransfer of power to newadministrations 89. George Washington Facts the end of his lifeDate and age of retirement of his life on March 1797, at the age of 64 take command of all United States armies in1798 participated in the planning for a possible warwith France, but the war never occurred.George Washingtons death in 1799 at age 67.Where was George Washington buried? at his home, Mount Vernon, near Alexandria,Virginia. 90. See you again!