Pre-Revolutionary America
1607 – 1763
Chapter 3: US History: Beginnings to 1877
Chapter 4: Creating America
SWBATs
• Students will be able to:
1) Locate 13 colonies and other major land features of
Eastern Coast of North America.
2) Describe the distinctive economy of each colonial
region (New England, Middle, South).
3) Describe how taxation is related to representation
in government using colonial history.
4) Describe results of the French and Indian War.
Colonialism:
Why build British
Colonies in America?
•________________________
•________________________
Also, many came for _______
________ and to avoid
_____________ in Europe
Benefit to the Mother Country:
England/Great Britain
________ Economy:
When a country _______
goods and __________
goods = $$$
Map of the original
Thirteen Colonies
With a partner identify the
colonies, major bodies of
water, and major cities
Color sections:
New England
Middle
Southern
Text Book:
p. 89
p. R3 – R5
Essay: Cultures in Conflict –
Native Americans and the
English Colonists
3 to 5 paragraph essay
on the interactions
between English
colonists and Native
Americans
See Handout:
Assignment Due
Meet in Tech Lab
Thursday through
Monday
Southern Colonies
Jamestown, Virginia
founded in 1607
•Failure due to _____________
_________________________
_________________________
•Eventually Southern Colonies
take hold because __________
is planted as a successful
_________________________
Southern Colonies
were characterized by
____________: tobacco and
later Cotton
____________
Slavery
Definition: A social relationship
in which one person has
_______________ over the life,
fortune, and liberty of another.
Slavery was part of a system
called ______________. Trade
across the Atlantic ocean was
characterized by the movement
of slaves, sugar, cotton,
tobacco, iron, rum,
manufactured goods and
textiles. Four continents were
involved: The Americas, Europe
(Great Britain), and Africa
Northern Colonies,
New England
Puritan Religion: the
original religious pilgrims
from Europe dominated
____________________
____________________
Shipping was important–
lots of ______________
and _______________!
World trade:
Imports and Exports,
____________________
____________________
Middle Colonies
Diverse – large amount of
_____________ from Europe
Pennsylvania – Penn’s
woods. _________ settled
the region of Pennsylvania
under guidance of William
Penn
Known as the “Breadbasket”
of the colonies – with focus
on growing ________ crops:
wheat, grains for trade to
other colonies
_____________was also
important!
Exit Ticket: What is distinctive economically
about each of the colonial regions?
• New England
• Middle
• Southern
Roots of Representative
Government in England
• Representative Government:
a small group of selected
officials who represent the
needs of the many
• _______ ________written in
1215
• It created a ___________ = a
style of Representative
Government
• Outcome: Less power to the
_________ (king), governing
power moved downward to the
nobles (people).
Roots of Representative
Government in America
• Each colony had its own
government and leaders
• Royal State ___________
were selected by the King
• Some had locally elected
___________ to advise the
governors
• Main issue = _____________
• Taxes were collected by King’s
Tax Collectors to pay for
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Late 1600s in New England
• NE colonial charters
were cancelled by the
King
• 1685: ____________
attempted more control
• Tensions between
______________ and
local residents grew
The Glorious Revolution
(in England)
• King James was overthrown
• Protestants offered throne to
William & Mary
• British create a
________________ in order
to guarantee individual rights
• New England colonists
claimed full British Rights
Shared Power in the Colonies
Monarch
• King appoints
______________
• Governor runs the
__________
Governor
• Locally Elected
___________ advise
the governor, but the
governor makes all final
decisions
Council
Assembly
Bacon’s Rebellion
In Virginia: a classic “have-nots”
vs. the “haves”
Citizens like Nathaniel Bacon
were upset over lack of
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Bacon, a former _____________
________, led a revolt. His
group attacked friendly Native
Americans and attacked and
burned the city of ____________
Result: System of indentured
servants was replaced by a greater
reliance on slavery to run
plantations in the South
Indentured Servant: someone who
is paid to do a contracted amount of
labor before gaining their freedom
Exit Ticket: Describe how taxation is
related to representation in government
using colonial history?
Salem Witch Trials
• Watch the video
– answer the questions
– ASK questions
– be prepared to discuss
Ben Franklin designed this political cartoon
during the middle 1700’s. What does it
represent? Why did he draw it?
Colonial Conflicts in
the New World
There were many French and
British conflicts from 1689 to
1750. __________ and
___________ fought 3 wars
___________ was in
contention – in the 1750’s
British colonists wanted to
expand into valley along the
Ohio __________
French and ___________
allies conducted raids on
British trading posts to prevent
spread of British trade and
colonists
French and Indian War
In 1753, the Lt Governor of Virginia sent a
young _________________ to tell the
French to leave the Ohio Valley.
Very courteously, the French say, “go stuff
yourself, we are staying.”
Washington builds a fort,
“________________”, but is quickly
defeated and forced out
GW writes about hiking through the woods
during the winter to meet with the French
representative. It gets printed throughout the
colonies and he becomes the second most
famous colonist next to Benjamin Franklin.
He is certainly the most famous military
person.
British Victory
French win many of the
early battles, but
__________ ultimately
wins. However, Britain
has to borrow a lot of
_________to gain
victory.
The ________________
signed in 1763 officially
ends the war
North America as
claimed by European
empires...
Great Britain now in
Great Debt
Colonists want to expand
________________________
Indians ___________ spread
of colonists
To prevent further military
costs:
_____________________ prevents colonists from
expanding west of the
Appalachian Mountains
_____________________ –
Tax of good to raise money to
pay for war
Setting the stage for
Revolution
The proclamation and
stamp tax were done
without real colonial
_________________ in
government decisions
Colonist want to expand
west.
They also feel the taxes are
unfair without having any
say in the decisions of
British Government even
though they are loyal
citizens of Great Britain.
Exit Ticket: What were some results of
the French and Indian War?