 What do you remember about the American Revolution?

Who deserved the Ohio River Valley?

 Each claimed ownership of Ohio River Valley  British, led by George Washington, failed to kick French out

 Washington begins building fort, but French take it over and name it Ft. Duquesne  Washington attacks French from Ft. Necessity and war begins

 Both sides had Indian allies  French traded with Indians and had respect for their land  Iroquois hated the French, so they sided with the British

 British suffered losses at first  Appointment of William Pitt and alliance with Iroquois tribe turns the tide of the war  British defeat French outside of Quebec

 Canada  All of North America east of the Mississippi  Florida (took from Spain who were allies with France)  Spain keeps land west of Mississippi

 Unhappy with British taking their land  Attack British forts  Proclamation of 1763: colonists can’t settle past Appalachian Mtns.

 Who you are.  What area of land you live in.  Why you are involved in the French and Indian War.  What you want to gain out of the War.  Who is your main enemy in this war. You have 1 minute to introduce your group. Order: English, French, English colonists English Natives, French Natives

 Who deserves the Ohio Valley? And why is the Ohio Valley so important to your group? Order: English, French, English Natives, French Natives, English colonists

 Explain your groups actions in the battles that occurred in For Duquesne and Fort Necessity. (Either brag about your accomplishments, or explain how you lost and how you could of made it better.)  Order: English Natives, French Natives, English colonists, French colonists

 1763, the War has ended and the Treaty of Paris has been signed, in addition the proclamation of 1763 has been signed as well. Explain what happened to your group after these events. Explain which group you are mad at and how you might respond. Order: English, French colonists, English Natives, French Natives, English colonists

 Why were France and England fighting over the Ohio River Valley?

What caused the American Revolution?

 Unhappy with British taking their land  Attack British forts  Proclamation of 1763: colonists can’t settle past Appalachian Mtns.

 Proclamation of 1763: Britain doesn’t care about us!  War debt: Britain needs our money to pay for the war!  Navigation Acts: Britain is restricting who we trade with!

 Wanted to reduce debt.  Believed colonists were smuggling goods from other countries and weren’t paying taxes to Britain!  Hires Prime Minister Grenville to put a stop to this.

 You will be divided into 9 groups, with a researcher, prop maker, and actor in each group, to present an event leading up to the American Revolution.  You must include the following information in your presentations:  The year the event occurred  Definition/explanation of the event in a few sentences  Describe what the impact of the event was and/or how Colonists reacted to the event  The actor from each group will present the information for that event to the rest of the class. Information can be presented however you like (rap, jingle, monologue, skit, etc.)

 What were the Navigation Acts?

What caused the American Revolution?

 Cut out each of the 9 events.  Place them in the correct spot on the timeline. (You can use your technology to find the correct years.)  Once you are sure of the placement, glue the events down.  Highlight the actions of the colonists in one color and the actions of the British in another color.