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Founding a NationFoundations, War, and More!
What is a colony?
Definition
Colony – A new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land.
I. New England Coloniesa. States
1. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
b. Who?1. From 1630-1643 more
than 20,000 Puritans left Europe to settle in New England.
2. Small town communities.
3. Puritans founded Harvard.
4. Majority of population was in the New England colonies.
Continued…c. Why?
1. Religious freedom.
2. Wanted a “pure” society. STRICT (no card games)
d. Economy1. Farming, logging, ship
building, and fishing.
2. Trade became center of economy because of its many ports. ONLY with England.
II. Middle Coloniesa. States
1. New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania.
b. Who?1. The Dutch controlled
“New Netherland.”
2. English take over in 1664. Quakers later settled from England.
3. Diversity in the region.
Continued…c. Why?
1. Religious Freedom
2. Make money
d. Economy1. Better land for farming
than New England.
2. Large harbors connected with many deep rivers making it easy to export and import within the communities.
III. Southern Coloniesa. States
1. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
b. Who?1. Wealthy Catholics
looking for refuge.
Continued…c. Why?
1. Religious Freedom
2. Make money
d. Economy1. Plantations: Tobacco,
Cotton, and Rice
2. Indentured Servants Slavery
3. Trade with England
The Great AwakeningMorals and Politics
Moral or Political?
Gay Marriage?
Health Care?
Abortion?
Immigration?
Moral vs. Political
Moral issues deal with right or wrong conduct based on someone’s beliefs
Political issues deal with the government of a country and its people
Moral and political ideas are often mixed together
Definition…The Great
Awakening was a religious revival that spread through the Colonies
I. When?
The Great Awakening occurred in the 1730s and 1740s CE
II. Why did it happen?People had lost
religious passion
Religion seemed distant to the people
Colonists looked for religious renewal
III. What happened?Churches
split up over religious arguments
50,000 more people join churches
Do Now:Analyze this quote and summarize what it
means to you.
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
- John Locke
Cause and Effect:Growing Apart
-From BFF to Enemies-
BackgroundIn 1735, the 13
colonies are growing quickly
Colonists consider themselves English citizens and are loyal to England
Cause: The Great Awakening
Preachers traveled through the 13 colonies spreading their message to colonists in the 1730s
Guys like Jonathon Edward and George Whitefield wanted to inspire people to go to church again
Talked about God seeing everyone as equal
Cause: Enlightenment 18th century European
movement
Democracy and rights to individuals.
Believed in you are born with Natural Rights and that government should protect the people.
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
Effect: Revolutionary IdeasColonists take
religious ideas and began to question England and talk about being treated as equals
Colonists begin to think of themselves as “Americans” because they all feel connected by the Great Awakening
Cause: French and Indian WarLong and
expensive war, England vs. France, ends in 1763
England gains lots of new land
Colonists help England win the war
Effect: Tax Time!England is broke because of
the war
Decides to tax the colonies without askingStamp Act in 1764 puts
taxes on all papersTownshend Act in 1767
lets English troops live in colonial houses for free
Tea Act in 1773 puts a large tax on tea
Colonists very upset because they have no say in taxes
Cause: Proclamation of 1763Proclamation of 1763
saves new land won form France for Indians without asking the colonists
England hopes this will stop fighting between colonists and Indians
Effect: Colonists Get MadColonists very upset
by Proclamation of 1763 because they thought England won the new land for them to farm
Colonists break the rules set by England and begin moving onto Indian lands
English troops begin burning colonial houses on Indian lands
End Result
By 1776, 13 colonies are still growing quickly
Colonists are upset with how England has treated them unfairly just because they live in the colonies
Many colonists start to call themselves “Americans”
The Road to War-The 13 Colonies vs. England-
Protesting EnglandAfter the Stamp Act
1764, secret groups were formed to protest English taxes and laws
Sons of Liberty spread through the colonies and held violent protests
Trouble in Massachusetts
Boston Massacre 1770 - 5 Americans killed by English soldiers
Boston Tea Party protests the Tea Act in 1773
England makes new laws called Intolerable Acts to punish Massachusetts
Colonies Come TogetherThe 13 Colonies
hold a meeting in Philadelphia in 1774
Called the First Continental Congress
Colonies agree to not trade with England and train their own American soldiers
The Shooting StartsMassachusetts rebels
against England
Second Continental Congress forms the Continental Army in 1775
American army led by George Washington
T. Paine: Common SenseBook called “Common
Sense” written by Thomas Paine in early 1776
Told Americans all monarchs (kings) were bad and had to go
Said America should follow its own destiny
Mr. A says…The Great Awakening: A religious revival in
the 13 Colonies
Sons of Liberty: A group formed to protest English taxes and laws in the colonies
Proclamation of 1763: Reserved the land west of the 13 Colonies for Indians
Stamp Act: British tax on colonial paper products that led to big protests
Declaration of Independence: A document that said the colonies were free and independent
Declaration Remix
Rewrite the Declaration of Independence as a letter
This will be 5-paragraphs
Imagine you are an American explaining the Declaration to your cousin in England…
Declaration Letter FormatPreamble
Explain why you are writing
The Right of People to Control their GovernmentExplain what rights you believe people have
Tyrannical Acts of the British KingList and explain at least 5 things the king did
Efforts of the Colonists to Avoid SeparationExplain what you tried to do to avoid war
The Colonies are Declared Free and IndependentSum up what will change now that you are
independent
Convincing AmericaWhy did they fight?
All In!Continental
Congress meets again in 1776
Declaration of Independence issued on July 4, 1776
A new country is declared
Reasons for Splitting Up
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
Stated reasons the colonies had to break away from England
Said that the king of England had violated their rights in the Magna Carta from 1215
But Why?!Purpose
To tell King George that he no longer controlled them.
List out all the reasons they were going to become independent.
Tell the world that they were not a new country.
Rationale
King George continued to ignore colonists rights.
Told King George all the rights he took away.
The world now knew that the colonies were standing up against the most powerful country in the world.
The Colonists9 out of 10 American
colonists were farmers
The rest lived in small towns and cities
Loyalty
Many Americans felt connected to their colony
The people of the colonies elected their own representatives to colonial assemblies (governments)
Mixed Feelings
Also considered themselves English citizens
Believed Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights applied to them
Magna Carta limited kings power, English Bill of Rights limited the king even more
The Declaration
Declaration of Independence spread to the colonies
Declaration posted and read in towns and cities
Who joined?
Continental Army starts recruiting men and money
Asks colonists to fight for freedom under George Washington
45% of Americans were convinced to support Revolution
30% stayed loyal to England
English Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta
Rights colonists grew used to…
I. Magna CartaGave nobles more
power, king less.
If King did not follow rules the nobles would not obey him.
No “freeman” can be punished except through law of the land.
II. English ParliamentMany countries
model their government after it.
Lawmaking body of England, consisting of reps. from kingdom.
Power from Magna Carta
III. English Bill of Rights
Only the people’s representatives could make taxes or laws
King had to follow and enforce the law
Could tell the King what was wrong without him getting mad (petition)
Trial by Jury
American or Roman?
American or Roman?
American or Roman?
American or Roman?
American or Roman?
American or Roman?
American or Roman?
American or Roman?
I. RepublicForm of
government in which the people have control over the government and the head of the government is not a monarch (king/queen).
Liberal Principles/ThinkersEnlightenment
Thinkers =Liberal Thinkers
Thought everyone was born with natural rights
“life and liberty”
Government should protect its people.
REPUBLIC!