EVENTS LEADING TO INDEPENDENCE

Today’s Objective: Introduce Chapter 4 – America’s Political Heritage Heritage – Something handed down from the past

DO YOU KNOW THE 13 COLONIES? NAME THEM New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Why was the colony of Georgia founded? To create a military buffer between the other colonies and Spanish led Florida To create a refuge for poor Englishmen

Today’s Objective: Determine what led to the Declaration of Independence DO NOW: Read over the passage about the signers of the Declaration of Independence Answer the reflective questions 1-4.

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ENDS - 1763

After French & Indian War: Parliament levies taxes, mainly on colonial trade goods.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT TAXED: Newspapers Pamphlets Almanacs Official documents Even decks of playing cards

1774: First Continental Congress pledges to cut off trade with England

1775: Second Continental Congress begins to meet War for Independence had already started Congress was to plan strategies for fighting the British Became the acting government for the colonies Created an Army, signed treaties, obtained loans

1776: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet entitled Common Sense. Advocated Independence for American Colonies Denounced British rule Up to 600,000 copies were printed Everything in nature pleads for separation

July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence is adopted We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal . . .

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Open your books to page 106 and follow along. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyttEu_NLU

1777: Continental Congress draws up the Articles of Confederation First plan of government following the end of the Revolutionary War Created a loose alliance of 13 new states

1781: States ratify Articles of Confederation