Life in the English Colonies The English Colonies continued to grow despite many challenges!

Key Terms and Key People Town Meeting English Bill of Rights Triangular Trade Great Awakening Enlightenment Salutary neglect Key People Jonathan Edwards John Locke

Law and Order Each Colony in America was Lead by a governor, though appointment of the governor differed Some colonies had representatives that Made Laws, And in Virginia they had a TWO house Legislature that was both appointed AND elected In New England government was run by Town Meetings that made important community decisions Southern Colonies made decisions at the COUNTY level while the Middle Colonies used a mixture of both

LeBron!! King James II Becomes King and Tries to grab more power in England AND the Colonies King James II Appointed Edmund Andros as the Governor of New England leading to a less powerful Colonial Government Parliament Replaced King James II and Passed the English Bill of Rights giving more rights to English Citizens and the Parliament Colonies also started to Search for MORE governmental Power

Order in the Court Colonies Began to set up courts, that followed regional Beliefs, to control local affairs The Courts also protected the rights of its citizens like in the John Peter Zenger Trial John Peter Zenger showed that as long as you print the truth you had freedom of press

Trade Winds England Ran the colonies under the theory of Mercantilism and looked to gain MORE wealth and passed the navigation Acts to Control American trade The Navigation Acts would Forbid trade, Limit how goods were shipped, and tax imports and exports The Colonists were hurt by the acts and turned to smuggling to get around the laws By the 1700’s, colonists were Trading all over the world and becoming wealthy

The Middle Passage Again Colonists Turned to Triangular Trade in the Atlantic which had THREE stops on the route The Slave Trade started to increase as Millions of slaves came to America in Triangle Trade

Locke-Down The Enlightenment Starts to change the Way Americans Think they should be governed John Locke argued that people have the right to LIFE, LIBERTY, and PROPERTY (Natural Rights) John Locke also argued that people create governments to protect those rights (Self Government) John Locke also argued if the government does NOT protect those rights they could be overthrown (Social Contract) John Locke’s theories would set the foundation for the revolution against England’s non-representational government

Truths and Allies King Phillips war leads to the Death of 600 Colonists and 3000 Native Americans After King Phillips War, Native Americans and SOME colonists set up trade partnerships in the colonies The French formed an alliance with the Huron and Algonquin Indians while the English and Iroquois League formed a partnership Overall Alliances were formed to protect native American Independence

Our FIRST war French and English colonists begin to clash over the Valuable Fur Trade in the Ohio River Valley The British Sent over George Washington to help fortify the region but he would be defeated by the French As the Colonies tried to Unite under the Albany Plan of Union the Seven Years War would begin in Europe The war would last for NINE years but after the British Victory at the Battle of Quebec, Britain would gain control of the war

Driven to Thrill…or Kill After the War Britain gained control of Canada, All Lands EAST of the Mississippi River minus New Orleans, and Florida, and Overall control of the Eastern Americas As Colonists started Settling West they ran into conflicts with the Native Americans Including Chief Pontiac After Pontiac’s Unsuccessful rebellion was put down the colonists passed the Proclamation of 1763 The Proclamation would Anger Colonists who were no longer allowed to Settle past the Appalachian Mountains or into the Ohio River Valley

This Has Been Another World Famous Mr. Green PowerPoint Presentation We are on the EVE of our Independence!!