The First Five
October 15, 2013
• Agenda Message: No homework tonight!
Today’s Warm-up:
Why do countries go
to war with other
countries?
In the Colonies
Unit 4 Discontent in the
Colonies Part I
SS8H3: The student will analyze the role of
Georgia in the American Revolution.
a. Explain the immediate and long-term causes of the
American Revolution and their impact on Georgia;
include the French & Indian War (i.e., Seven Years
War), Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Intolerable
Acts, and the Declaration of Independence.
French & Indian War
• 1754-The British & French fought several small
battles in North America over their territories.
• The British vs. the French & Native Americans
(Allies)
• Also, known as the Seven Year’s War (17561763).
• By1759, the British controlled most of the French
forts in North America.
• Spain joined the side of the French & Native
Americans.
• Great Britain won the war in 1763!
The Questions:
Who fought during the 1600s1700s for control of North
America?
What area of North America
was the French & Indian War
conflict over?
The Answers:
Spain, France, & England
Ohio River and the
surrounding land in the
northeast colonies
Control the entire continent
Why was this area important?
The Questions
The Answers
Why did the Creek Indians
They felt it would benefit
side with the French and the their particular group; trust,
Cherokee with the English? & promises were made.
What was the result of the
conflict?
Proclamation of 1763 & the
Treaty of Paris
This was all part of a larger
conflict between Britain and
France called what?
Seven Years’ War A.K.A.
French & Indian War
The Treaty of Paris of 1763
• This treaty ended the French & Indian
War (A.K.A. Seven Year’s War)
• Britain claimed all of North America east
of the Mississippi River.
• Britain claimed Florida from Spain.
• Great British became the dominant
empire in North America & the world.
The First Five
October 16, 2013
• Agenda Message: Copy tonight’s
homework questions…
1. Explain two causes of the French & Indian
War.
2. What ended the French & Indian War?
3. How did the results of the French & Indian
war affect Georgia?
4. How did Great Britain profit from this war?
5. What happened to the Native Americans
after the French & Indian War?
Today’s Warm-up
• Royal Georgia in Georgia CRCT Coach,
GPS Edition, Social Studies, Grade 8
(Triumph Learning, 2008) workbook pages
50-53
Copy the Video Questions
• When did the French & Indian War take place?
• Where can the roots of the French & Indian War
be traced back to?
• Where did many of the battles take place?
• Who was the 21 year old Virginian that led the
losing British forces during the war?
• What did France lose during the war?
• What did Spain get from France?
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/vie
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1. How did it come about?
•After the war, Great Britain owned most of the land between the
Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
2. What were the results?
•The Native Americans were angry because promises were not kept.
•Britain had a large war debt from fighting the French & Indian War.
•Colonists ignored the law and moved into newly won territory.
3. What did the proclamation say?
•All land west of Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi
River would be for the Native Americans.
4. So then what?
•Settlers were mad because they’d already settled there.
•No money given to force settlers to move.
•Colonists continued conflicts with Native Americans.
•Colonists ignored Britain’s taxes and rules.
•Georgia was different from the other colonies in
several ways.
Georgia was the youngest colony, had the smallest
population, and it had no political structure = It was still
ruled and protected by Britain (A.K.A. Royal Colony).
•It’s original treaty of 1732 had the state extending all
the way to present day California!
The Treaty of Paris changed that to the Mississippi
River.
The First Five
October 21, 2013
Agenda Message: The Townshend Acts worksheet
Today’s Warm-up:
After the French & Indian War, which law forbade
colonists from moving west of the Appalachian
Mountains?
A. Intolerable Acts
B. Proclamation of 1763
C. Missouri Compromise
D. Emancipation Proclamation
1. The French & Indian War will lead to the
American Revolution. After the war, Great Britain
found itself left with a huge war debt.
2. To King George III and Parliament, it made sense
to tax the colonists in order to pay for the French
& Indian War.
3. Colonists decided they want to self-govern and
that King George III is taking advantage of them
with all the taxes and lack of voice/representation
in Parliament (A.K.A. British government).
Treaty of Augusta
• The 3rd Royal
Governor, James
Wright of Georgia,
negotiated with the
Creek Indians for
more land in 1763.
• This treaty increased
the land size of
Georgia.
The First Five
October 22, 2013
• Agenda Message: Writing Prompt TopicIn a paragraph or more, explain the
meaning of rebel and explain why people
often rebel against authority. In addition,
provide two examples of times that you
have rebelled against your parents and or
SMS’s rules.
Today’s Warm-up: Go over homework =
The Townshend Acts worksheet
The First Five
October 23, 2013
Agenda Message: Bring your own headphones
on Friday (Computer Lab)
Today’s Warm-up: Think-Pair-Share
1. Analyze characteristics and traits of patriots
and loyalists with a partner using graphic
organizer
2. Refer to pages 118 and 119 in the Georgia: In
the American Experience textbook to
brainstorm characteristics and traits of patriots
and loyalists.
Ticket Out the Door
• Answer 3 a, b, c, and 4 on page 119 in the
Georgia: In the American Experience
textbook.