1. DAY 1 French and Indian War

2. North America in 1750

3. The French and Indian War aka The Seven Years War Britain and France both claimed the land in the Ohio River Valley

4. Who’s Fighting Who? The Colonies fight for Britain Britain promised the colonists land in the Ohio Valley if they win The Indians fight for France The Indians want to protect their trade relationship If France loses the colonists will take MORE LAND

5. Ben Franklin’s Albany Plan (1754) Franklins suggests that the colonies will be stronger if they work together The idea fails at first but later becomes the model for the United States government

6. 1763 Treaty of Paris Britain defeats France Treaty of Paris 1763 France turns over all land in North America except New Orleans

7. RESULTS England is Broke The Indians are not happy Indians attack settlers in the Ohio Valley England cannot afford to provide troops for the protection of the settlers in the Ohio Valley

8. Proclamation Line of 1763 England passes the Proclamation of 1763 Forbids any settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains Colonists feel betrayed

9. 1763…FOLLOWED BY SUGAR, STAMP, TEA… LED TO THE FIRST CC Day 2

11. Stamp Act Required and official government stamp on all newspapers, pamphlet, legal documents, and other printed materials This tax was supposed to pay for British troops protecting the colonies Colonists respond with a boycott of British goods

12. Boston Massacre

13. Tea Act/Boston Tea Party

15. 1 st Continental Congress

16. From His Majesty King George, ‘ The New England governments are in a state of rebellion, blows must decide’.

17. The British Are Coming!

18. DAY 3 Locke, Paine, and The Declaration of Independence

19. Ideas that Lead to the Revolution

20. Locke’s Theory on Natural Rights All people are free, equal, and have natural rights, because they are human, not because they are granted by rulers, to life, liberty and property that cannot be taken away.

21. Government gets its power from the consent of the governed (the people) The people agree to enter into a “social contract” or an agreement to form a government that exists to preserve the natural rights (life, liberty, and property) of its citizens. In exchange for the protection of their rights, the people agree to obey the laws establishing a system of “ordered liberty” If the government fails to protect the people’s rights (breaking the social contract), the people have the right to alter or abolish the government.

22. **When rights are threatened by the government, the people have the right to alter or abolish it.**

23. Thomas Paine Common Sense English immigrant Challenged the rule of King George

24. Increased colonial support for independence

25. Thomas Jefferson Virginia writes the Declaration Declaration of Independence

26. PREAMBLE We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Unalienable – can’t be taken away, meaning our natural rights come from the “creator”, not the king. No ruler has the right to take these rights from us.

27. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. This means that the power resides with the people who create a government to protect their rights. MY HERO DECLARATI ON OF RIGHTS

28. “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.

29. Jefferson detailed the many grievances against the king that Thomas Paine had described in Common Sense. COMPLAINTS

30. RESOLUTION “These United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States On July 4 th 1776 the delegates approved the Declaration of Independence. This declaration not only declared our independence but also stated the basic principles of our future government and society.

31. Legacy of the Declaration Political Participation (EQUALITY) Extending the franchise (vote) Upholding due process of law Providing free public education

32. Legacy of the Declaration Social Participation (LIBERTY) Abolishing Slavery Extending civil rights to women and other groups

33. Legacy of the Declaration Economic Participation (PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS) Regulating the Free Enterprise System Promoting Economic Opportunity Protecting Property Rights

34. DAY 5 People and Events of the Revolution

35. Patriots Believed in complete independence from England Inspired by Locke, Paine and Virginian Patrick Henry Provided troops for the Continental Army (colonists) led by George Washington of Virginia

36. Patrick Henry

37. Loyalists (Tories) Remained loyal to Britain, based on cultural and economic ties Believed that colonial taxation was justified to pay for British troops to protect American settlers from Indian attacks

38. Mobbing the Tories Colonists prepare to tar and feather a loyalist

39. Neutrals Many colonist tried to stay as uninvolved in the war as possible

40. What do you notice about the location of Loyalist strongholds?

41. First Battle Lexington and Concord The First fighting of The Revolution took place at Lexington and Concord when Colonial “Minutemen” clashed with British troops.

42. Turning Point Saratoga The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolution because The rest of the world was shocked to learn that a colonial rebels had defeated the British military France agrees to aid the colonists adding pressure to Britain in the colonies. Britain now had to fight the French in Europe as well.

43. Last Battle Yorktown The French Navy and French and Colonial troops surround and lay siege to Yorktown forcing the eventual surrender of General Cornwallis to General Washington, ending the Revolution.

44. Yorktown Colonists and French Yorktown French Navy

45. North America After the Treaty of Paris, 1783

46. George Washington Washington’s military leadership was a major factor in the colonial victory ----------------------------------------------- Avoided situations that threatened the destruction of his army Kept the army intact when defeat seemed inevitable.

47. Benjamin Franklin’s Diplomacy Ben Franklin successfully negotiated the Treaty of Alliance with France

48. Diplomatic Factor The war did not have popular support in Great Britain =