1. American History Chapter 1
Exploration and the
Colonial Era
American History Chapter 1
Section 1

2. First Americans Native Americans
First Americans arrived as many as 40,000 years ago
Temporary land bridge between Asia & Alaska
By 1400’s, Native Americans developed distinct customs

3. Spanish Exploration New trade route to India
Columbus actually landed in the Caribbean Sea
1499: Amerigo Vespucci confirmed the discovery
Columbian Exchange: permanent exchange among Americas, Africa, Europe

4. Spanish Exp. cont.
Spanish explorers such as Juan Ponce de Leon plundered civilizations in Central America such as Aztecs and Incas
Spain pushed into the United States to claim parts of Florida

5. French and Dutch Exploration
1608: First successful French colony founded in Quebec
Colony: settled by immigrants, but still under rule of parent country
Economy based on fur
1626: Dutch settled New Amsterdam (NYC)
French and Dutch more interested in trade than Native Americans

6. English Colonization England dominated North America
Roanoke, first English settlement, failed twice
Jamestown, in Virginia founded in 1607
English King signed Magna Carta in 1215 which made him obey the law

7. English Colo. cont. King James appointed royal governor of Jamestown
House of Burgesses founded in 1619
First example of self-government
Tobacco saved Jamestown
Tobacco first sent to Europe in 1613

8. Growth of the English Colonies
1643, colonists cultivated Massachusetts
Changed native landscape and social aspects
Known as Puritans
Mercantilism: increase a nation’s wealth and thus boost its power
Began to trade raw materials

9. Growth cont.
Navigation Act: required colonies to sell certain goods only to England
1700s: American colonies were 3 regions
Plantation Farming
Middle Colonies
New England colonies

10. African Americans in the Colonies
1700s brought widespread use of slavery
Slavery ranged
Cooking/cleaning
Farm work
Two things in common
Brought against their will
Faced lifetime of discrimination

11. The American Revolution
Chapter 1
Section 2

12. French and Indian War
Who: English, French, and Indians (Indians mainly sided with the French because they thought that the French would cause the least amount of change)
What: War between these three groups
Where: North America
When:
Why: Control over North America

13. Outcome
: French were more successful, until England turned the tide by sending massive amounts of troops
England won with the capture of Quebec
1763: Treaty of Paris signed ending the French and Indian War

14. Events Leading to the American Revolution
American colonist wanted equal citizenship
British collected high taxes from colonist to pay for war
British interfere with colonist local affairs
Colonist could not settle west of Appalachian Mountains-Proclamation of 1762
Colonist not represented in Parliament (NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!)

15. Events Leading to the American Revolution
American colonist upset with policies
American colonist boycotted British goods
American colonist representatives met to decide action-First Continental Congress-1774
Colonists tried to make amends with King George, but King George called them “Rebels”
“Blows would decide!”
American colonist formed “militias”

16. Lexington and Concord April 18, 1775
British on the way to Concord to seize weapons/ammunition
Confrontation on “The Green” between the British and the citizens of Lexington
First shot of the American Revolution fired.
Known as “The shot heard around the world!”

17. Revolutionary War
Who: British (Redcoats) and the American colonist (Patriots)
What: War
Where: Colonies
When:
Why: American colonist wanted freedom from Britain. Britain said NO!

18. Revolutionary War
Continental Army, made up of American colonists, was led by George Washington
Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4, 1776
Britain did not anticipate a long war, but was wrong
French joined the war on the side of the American colonist in 1777
Helped turn the tide of the war

19. Revolutionary War American Colonist won the war and their independence
Treaty of Paris 1783 officially ended the war and defined the U.S. borders
Effects of the Revolution:
Declaration of Independence
Westward Expansion
Constitution

20. Michigan Department of Education High School Content Expectations U
Michigan Department of Education High School Content Expectations U.S History and Geography
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