Acts That Break Apart an Empire  Objective : I can explain the economic and political origins of the American Revolution.  Preview : Answer: What actions would lead you to leave your country?  Process : Albany Congress/Plan of Union and Proclamation of 1763 Guided notes.  On Your Own : Acts foldable and Group “Gallery Crawl”

Albany Congress and Plan of Union Proclamation of 1763

Congress at Albany, 1754 Keith Hughes Explains the Albany Plan of Union  7 colonies gathered in Albany, NY to discuss how the colonies can unify and defend themselves after the French and Indian War.  Ben Franklin : Proposed and wrote the Albany Plan of Union (thanks Iroquois nation for your awesome League of 6 nations, what a good idea!)  A president appointed by Great Britain  Elect representatives from each colony  Make laws for colonies  Raise taxes for colonies  Set-up one defense for the colonies  Colonists reject the plan before the King can even look at it!  Important BECAUSE…it was a forerunner of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

Why are there only 8 segments of the snake? Why do you think this image was so persuasive to colonists who may never have thought of the separate colonies as parts of a whole?

Proclamation of 1763  The prime result of Pontiac’s Rebellion.  British policymakers used this proclamation.  Imaginary line at the crest of the Appalachian Mountains › It forbid settlers to move west of the line › Ordered all settlers west of the line “to remove themselves” › No purchasing land from Indians.  Colonists’ Response  First of many laws issued by Parliament that would lead to the American Revolution.  Many ignore it completely

Ahhh Lovely Salutary Neglect  Americans see reduced government intervention in colonial affairs  Leave them alone=produce more wealth  Colonies develop self-reliance  13 separate colonial governments emerge  Colonists get used to running own affairs

England Regulates Trade: Remember Mercantilism?  By the 1700s trade flourished all along the Atlantic coast. As trade increased, England began to take a new interest in its colonies.  England believed that its colonies existed for the benefit of the home country = mercantilism.  England began passing a series of laws called the Navigation Acts that regulated trade between England and its colonies.

Mercantilism The English colonies are producing a LOT of goods and shipping them to England! Tobacco Lumber Indigo Wheat Rice Cotton

 The laws passed in the Navigation Acts guarantee that only England would make money off the goods from its colonies. + = Goods shipped To England MONEY!

1.The laws encouraged colonists to build their own ships to transport their goods. New England became a prosperous ship building center. (Hmmm... this may come in handy when the colonists go to war with England!) 2.Colonial merchants always had a market (ENGLAND) to sell their goods.

End of Salutary Neglect  1763 marks new era in relations between England & colonies :  Continuous attempts to enforce the Navigation Acts  Enormous debt from 7 Years War (French and Indian War)- British want colonists to pay  King George III sought increased control over colonies