Welcome to the 1700s!!! How did the United States begin to be a country? om/watch?v=ER8SNaI U8Nw

Colonization and Independence Many European people and countries explored the “ New World ” in the 1600s. How did these countries come to make colonies and expand? And why did the US began in the Northeast, still known today as “ New England ”?

The Thirteen Original Colonies ube.com/watch ?v=L3cwWQcN r8o ube.com/watch ?v=L3cwWQcN r8o

The first colony in New England In 1607 Jamestown (Virginia) was founded by John Smith from England – John Rolfe AND Pocahontas 6Ioyk

Scandinavia in New England Netherlands: 1624 Fort Orange colony in Albany New York 1626 purchases Manhattan Island for 24 dollars 1655 New Amsterdam takes over New Sweden in Delaware 1664 Britain takes over Dutch colonies 1682 Quakers (William Penn) came to Pennsylvania and Delaware

French and Spanish Colonies 1673 – Marquette and Joillet (France) claim Louisiana 1680 – Civil war among Pueblo Indians, Spanish retook Southwest in – 1763 French and Indian wars, France gave up its land to Spain – 1823 Spanish missions founded up West Coast

Famous Colonies In 1620 the Pilgrims came to Massachusetts on the Mayflower They made the Plymouth colony and the first Thanksgiving Roger Conant started the Salem Colony in 1623 famous for the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 first ThanksgivingSalem Witch Trials first ThanksgivingSalem Witch Trials REVIEW OF COLONIES 3QHE&feature=related

Development of Schools Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Bay Colony1650 The College of William & Mary Colony and Dominion of Virginia1693 Yale UniversityConnecticut Colony1701 Princeton UniversityProvince of New Jersey1746 College of Philadelphia (U Penn) Province of Pennsylvania1755 King's College (Columbia)Province of New York1754 Rhode Island College (Brown) Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1764 Queen's College (Rutgers)Province of New Jersey1766 Dartmouth CollegeProvince of New Hampshire1769

Ben Franklin Ben Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette founds first public library in Philadelphia publishes Poor Richard's Almanac. George Washington is born in Virginia. 1740s invention of the Franklin stove 1740s invention of the Franklin stove 1752 kite-and-key experiment 1752 kite-and-key experiment 1776 printed and signed declaration of independence 1776 printed and signed declaration of independencedeclaration of independencedeclaration of independence 1787 constitutional convention 1787 constitutional conventionconstitution

George Washington 1732(February 22) Born in Virginia 1732(February 22) Born in Virginia French and Indian War French and Indian War 1759(January 6) Married Martha 1759(January 6) Married Martha 1775 Commander in Chief of the Army 1775 Commander in Chief of the Army 1776(July 4) Declaration of Independence 1776(July 4) Declaration of Independence 1781(October 19) Victory at Yorktown 1781(October 19) Victory at Yorktown 1789Elected first President of the United States 1789Elected first President of the United States 1793Re-elected President 1793Re-elected President 1799(Dec 14) Died at (Dec 14) Died at 67

Road to Independence Road to Independence Stamp Act Boston Massacre (the ride of Paul Revere) Boston Tea Party Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party "The shot heard 'round the world"

The Revolutionary War! Declaration of Independence =4 th of July =4 th of July France sides with the United States (Lafayette) John Paul Jones "I have not yet begun to fight." British surrender at Yorktown Treaty of Paris ends the Revolution

Beginning of the new Government Beginning of the new Government Constitutional Convention George Washington's Inauguration as president Bill of Rights adopted Bill of RightsBill of Rights

So, that is how the United States began to be a country. Next week, we will see how it became the country it is today. See you next week! Think about your historical fiction story!