Unit 1 - Day 1 Roots of Conflict

Theme: Conflict - to come into collision or disagreement; at opposition; to fight or contend; do battle What do you know about the establishment of the New World? What countries developed the New World? What are some roles the English played in the development of the New World?

Unit 1 Day 1 Puzzle You have heard of these topics below but can you pick which order they go in from oldest to which occurred most recent? Number them from #s 1-5. (#1 occurred first and so forth) ____ Thomas Paine’s Common Sense ____ The Shot heard round the World ____ The French and Indian War ____ Salutary Neglect ____ Declaration of Independence

List facts you know about the 13 colonies. The Original 13 Colonies List facts you know about the 13 colonies. Video: Drawn History: The Founding of the 13 Colonies

From the world map photo - How did the distance b/t England & the 13 Colonies provide conflict? Could the Revolutionary War have been averted? Why or why not?

Within the 13 Colonies you had 2 groups of ppl… Loyalists ppl who were loyal to the British crown in England who lived in the 13 colonies Patriots ppl ready to establish their own new country w/i the 13 colonies What type of person are you? Do you support change or do you like the status quo?

List conflicts that occurred b/t the Loyalists and Patriots w/i the 13 colonies. One issue that occurred was known as the Proclamation of 1763 - Colonists were not permitted to go West of the Appalachian Mountains. Why would the King of England establish this proclamation against the colonists?

Eventually the Enlish King began taxing the colonists. What are reasons why the King eventually taxed the colonists? - Soon after incidents such as the Boston Massacre occurred. - British soldiers stayed behind after the French & Indian War; Jobs became scarce, tensions rose; March 5, 1770- fight broke out & shots were fired by the British; 5 ppl were killed. Was this really a massacre? Why or why not? What would this major incident eventually lead to?

England began passing a number of laws that were greatly hurting the colonial economy. Who would these laws affect directly w/i the colonies? Who would these laws eventually hurt in the long run? For a small period of time England practiced salutary neglect—the policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in return for continued economic loyalty. What were the Patriots reactions to the new practices?

Taxes on the colonists Tax Year Definition Navigation 1760 Sugar 1764 (password at home for links = wiseowl17) Taxes on the colonists Tax Year Definition Navigation 1760 Enacted to tighten England’s control of trade in the colonies; Only British got Colonist’s goods Sugar 1764 Placed a tax on sugar as well as other goods: wine & cloth Stamp 1765 Required colonists to attach expensive tax on stamps & to all legal documents Quartering Authorized British commanders to house soldiers in private homes; Led to 3rd Amendment Declaratory 1766 Stated that Parliament (British Government) had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases” Townshend 1767 Taxed imported goods coming to the 13 colonies Tea 1773 Gave the British East India Company the right to send tea to the colonies w/o paying most of the taxes usually placed on tea; Also allowed for colonial merchants to be bypassed & sell directly to shopkeepers Coercive 1774 aka Intolerable Acts; Reaction to the Boston Tea Party; Restricted rights including: Trial by jury, search & seizure rights

Which act(s) would you be most against if you were a colonist during this time period & why? Were there any acts that should have been placed by the English King & why?

Colonist’s reactions to the British Albany Plan of Union: 1754 - Ben Franklin’s call for a joint council to defend the colonists’ rights but was rejected Link (password at home for link = wiseowl17) Stamp Act Congress: 1765 - “No taxation without representation!”; Able to get Stamp Act repealed Sons of Liberty: 1765 - Founded by Sam Adams; Resistance group the harassed customs workers, stamp agents, & governors; Responsible for the Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party: 1773 - Occurred in response to the Tea Act - Colonists (Sons of Liberty) dressed up like Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Committees of Correspondence: 1773 - Groups set up by American colonists to exchange information about British threats to their liberties

What does this Political Cartoon on the right represent and what is overall meaning? American Revolution: war b/t new Americans & the British from 1776-1783. Name the key European country that played a role w/i the war to help the Americans (Patriots) win. Why would that country get involved and help the Americans defeat the British?

The definition of Conflict!

Answers for the puzzle on pg. 3 1. The French and Indian War 2. Salutary Neglect 3. The Shot heard round the World 4. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense 5. Declaration of Independence

Share and explain one of the conflicts with a neighbor and vice-versa. S.W.B.A.T. for U1 D1 Notes Identify and apply the root causes to conflict to some of the conflicts had during the American Revolution. Share and explain one of the conflicts with a neighbor and vice-versa.