Copy the following words and their definitions with a sentence in the back of your notebook in the Warm Up section: Duty Smuggling Delegate End
1 Western Hemisphere 2 Eastern Hemisphere 3Types of Governments4 Foundations of Democracy 5The Enlightenment 6 Hobbes & Locke 7The First Colonies8 Your First Colony Part 1 9Settling the English Colonies10 Your First Colony Part 2 11Colonial Life12 Your First Colony Part 3 13Changes in the Colonies14 Boston Tea Party & Plea
Based on the slides, describe the and answer the terms and questions below. Define & Answer Social & Political Changes French & Indian War New Laws & Taxes Boston Tea Party EQ: What events and movements affected colonial attitudes? 13 Changes in the Colonies
Social Changes The Great Awakening was a religious movement in the 1760s that promoted religion. It pressed the colonists to question traditional religious authority. Enlightenment thinkers urged people to question political authority. Combined, it created a strong spirit of liberty.
French & Indian War As the colonies grew, they expanded westward onto Native American and French territory. The French and Native Americans fought against England and the colonists to stop them. The French lost, and were forced to give their land to England.
New Laws and Taxes Proclamation of 1763 – forbade colonists from settling in new lands won from France Stamp Act – a new tax on any paper product to pay for French and Indian War. Colonists boycotted the act and it was repealed Declaratory Act – new law that stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make ALL decisions for colonies
Boston Tea Party Tea Act – tax on tea. This upset the colonists since they drank it often. They protested by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor. This became known as the Boston Tea Party.
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