Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition What were the events that led the Colonist to revolt from Britain?

C-note check Get out your C-notes for Ch. 4 Test Corrections I will check them Review notes for quiz Test Corrections Quiz on your own sheet of paper After Quiz Fill out your Unit 1 topic outline reflection. Begin Reading OV “America Must Seek Independence From Britain.” © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Introduction Sources of Crisis Loosening Ties How did the relationship between king and Parliament change during the early eighteenth century? What role did the prime minister play in this change? © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Loosening Ties The Colonies Divided Albany Plan What was the Albany Plan, and what did it reveal about colonial unity A Map of the New World (Royalty-Free/CORBIS) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The Struggle for the Continent An Uneasy Balance of Power North America, 1696 (Royalty-Free/CORBIS) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The Struggle for the Continent New France and the Iroquois Nation New Sources of Conflict France’s North American Empire The Iroquois Confederacy A French Map of North America, 1758 (Royalty-Free/CORBIS) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The Struggle for the Continent Anglo-French Conflicts What were the causes and results of Anglo-French conflicts between 1686 and 1748? What role did the American colonies play in these conflicts? © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The Struggle for the Continent The Great War for the Empire How did the Great War for the Empire become a "global war," and how did Britain carry out its part in the struggle? © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The Seven Years’ War © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The New Imperialism Burdens of Empire Commercial Versus Territorial Imperialists Britain’s Staggering War Debt George III’s Shortcomings © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The Thirteen Colonies in 1763 © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The New Imperialism The British and the Tribes Proclamation of 1763 White Encroachment © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition North America in 1763 © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The New Imperialism The Colonial Response Who led the protests in Virginia over the Stamp Act? What reasons, other than those stated in the resolutions proposed, contributed to this action? What was the effect of the protests, and what were the results? © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Stirrings of Revolt The Stamp Act Crisis Effects of the Stamp Act Virginia Resolves Sons of Liberty Parliament Retreats The Tory’s Day of Judgment (Library of Congress) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Stirrings of Revolt The Townshend Program What was England's response to the American protests over the Stamp Act? How did the taxation by Townshend attempt to anticipate American attacks on future acts? © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Stirrings of Revolt The Boston Massacre What role did Samuel Adams play in the American protests? How did his view of the need for American independence differ from those of most other colonial leaders at the time? The Boston Massacre (Library of Congress) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Stirrings of Revolt The Philosophy of Revolt England’s Balanced Constitution Virtual Versus Actual Representation "No Taxation without Representation!" © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Stirrings of Revolt The Tea Excitement Why did many Americans see the Tea Act as a threat to themselves and their institutions? What were the Coercive Acts? How did the Quebec Act help to unite the colonists with Boston, in opposition to these acts? © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Cooperation and War What role did Committees of Correspondence play in the American protests? What were the five major decisions made at the First Continental Congress and what was their significance? © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Cooperation and War Lexington and Concord General Thomas Gage The Revolution Begins What were the circumstances that led to the fighting at Lexington and Concord? Recruiting Poster (Library of Congress) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775 © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter Four: The Empire in Transition Patterns of Popular Culture:  Taverns in Revolutionary Massachusetts © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Utilize C-notes Fill in gaps in your notes based on class discussion Use a different color ink for gaps Question C-Notes © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Homework Annotate – Mark the Text for “American Must Seek Independence From Britain.” Annotate and Summarize C-notes from Ch. 4 © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.