Food for Thought

After you graduate high school, what are
you most looking forward to doing?
◦ Moving out?
◦ Going to college?
◦ Getting a job?

Talk with a partner about what will be the
most exciting part of finishing high school.
The Colonial Experience
12 of the 13 original colonies were
founded based on charters issued by the
British government.
 A charter provided legal authority to
start a colony.

MOTHER
COUNTRY
Our Rights!!

Colonists believed that government
existed to protect people’s natural
rights. Life, liberty, and protection of
property were most important.
DON’T
TAKE MY
STUFF!!
Freedom of the Press: Zenger Case
John Peter Zenger, a German immigrant,
was tried for libel for accusing the
governor of wrongdoing.
 He was found NOT GUILTY because
what Zenger printed was true

• This case helped establish
Freedom of the Press!
Mayflower Compact
A contract that the Pilgrims signed in
order to govern themselves.
 Became
plan for self-government

Self-Government

Virginia colonists instituted the colonies’
first representative lawmaking body,
the House of Burgesses

Local governments succeeded through
the use of Town Meetings.
JOHN LOCKE

TAKE OUT YOUR JOHN LOCKE
WORKSHEETS!

And Hop On You Desk!
Quiz Today

Clear everything off your desk except for
a pen or pencil

HW for Tonight: Read pgs. 106-112
◦ Answer questions #1,2,3 on page 113
(Section 1 assessment)
Food for Thought
"The paths to glory lead but
to the grave"
Who might have uttered these words?
What message is this speaker trying to
demonstrate?
French and Indian War (7 years war)
In the 1700s, England and France
competed for world power.
 The French and Indian War erupted
when the English challenged the French
for control of land.
 England governed the colonies using
salutary neglect, or healthy ignoring.
 The Treaty of Paris(1763) marked
English victory against the French

Are the colonists happy?
Albany Plan of Union

Benjamin Franklin
wanted the colonies
to unite against the
British

Why did the colonies
reject his plan?
Homework Tonight

Comparing Points of View Worksheet

This worksheet is also available online!
Mercantilism

Increasing a nation’s wealth by establishing
colonies for the economic benefit of the
mother country
Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty were a group of men who
opposed the rule and excessive taxation
of the British government on the
Colonies in the New World.
Why your cause??

With your group members:
1st- Fill out your graphic organizer with the three
most important reasons why your “cause” caused
the American Revolution.
2nd- Create a skit or mini-dialogue with your group
using your three reasons to show why your cause
reigns supreme!!
3rd- Take notes during the other three
presentations
We will vote on the best presentation (They
will receive 3 bonus points on Thursday’s
Test)
VOTING
For
Bonus Points
First Continental Congress
In late 1774, colonists sent
representatives to Philadelphia to unite
and oppose British taxes.
 Two major goals:

◦ Sent a letter to King George stating they
would boycott goods if he didn’t reverse the
Intolerable Acts
◦ They would meet again in 1775 if the British
didn’t meet their demands
The British are coming…shhhhh!

After learning that the
“regulars” were poised to
capture Hancock and Adams
at Concord, Paul Revere and
William Dawes rode to warn
the militia of the impending
plan.

Sybil Luddington was the16
year old daughter of a patriot
general that rode 40 miles
through the night to wake the
minutemen.
Major Battles
Lexington and Concord- “Shot heard
round the world” in 1775 where
Americans defeat British
 Battle of Bunker Hill- “Don’t fire until
you see the whites of their eyes”

◦ British suffer many casualties while trying to
take the hill from the Americans
Colonists were divided

LOYALISTS
◦ Supported the king
and obedient to
English laws

PATRIOTS
◦ Supported the
movement for
independence
Signing their lives away…
2nd Continental Congress appointed a
committee to draft a formal declaration
 Declaration of Independence was
almost entirely the work of Thomas
Jefferson
 Influenced by Enlightenment ideas especially
John Locke’s belief in natural rights
 This was written to express the reasons why
the United States wanted to be independent

John Morton “First Signer to Die”
Here come the French!!

Colonists were aided during the American
Revolution by France, who supplied them
military arms, troops, and naval support

After the Battle of Saratoga, the French
found an opportunity for revenge against
the British. They sensed their involvement
could help the colonists win the war!
It’s time to leave...