1. Problems in the Colonies

2. Review: Where did they settle & create colonies?
Spain?
France?
England?

3. The baby colony…
As we go through the causes of the American Revolution, it should be noted that Georgia is a “baby” colony.
It’s the youngest, smallest, and poorest of the 13 colonies.
At the time of the revolution, Georgia had only been established for 44 years.
In contrast, Virginia was established for 169 years.

4. What do these maps represent?
The French & Indian War
What do these maps represent?

5. The French & Indian War
How did the boundaries of the British territory change?
How did Georgia’s boundaries change?

6. French Land Before the War
The French & Indian War
What?
When?
Conflict between Great Britain and France over territory in North America.
Part of a larger war around the world called the Seven Years War.
French Land Before the War
Mostly wilderness, shared with natives.
Used to trap beavers for fur trade
Spark of Conflict
British started trading with natives in the Ohio River Valley.
Constant conflict over territory.

7. The French & Indian War
Treaty of Paris
1763; France gave up most territory from Canada to Mississippi.
Spain gives up Florida 
Effects on Colonies
Great Britain taxed colonists to pay for the war, even though they had no representation in Parliament.
Stamp Act: tax on legal documents, stamps, newspapers, and licenses 
Proclamation of 1763: colonists cannot settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Georgia
Far from the fight, but borders expanded to the Mississippi River

8. The French & Indian War
Proclamation of 1763: King George decided that colonist could not settle west of the Appalachian Mts.
That land would be reserved for Native Americans to prevent conflict.

9. Stamp Act Wars cost money, and now the British government is in debt.
Parliament (GB’s legislature) wanted the colonists to help pay for the war.
For the first time, colonists were being directly taxed without colonial “representation” in the British Parliament. This led to protests throughout the colonies

10. Causes of the American Revolution
Proclamation
Of 1763
F&I War
Stamp Act
Set off a chain of events that eventually led to the American Revolution
Caused Great Britain to tax colonists to pay for the war
Cause Great Britain to issue the Proclamation of 1763 to avoid further conflict with natives
Prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonists were upset because they helped fight for this land and now cannot settle there
Great Britain taxed colonists without representation in parliament

11. Declaration of Independence
a formal statement or announcement
Independence:
state of being free and independent
Declaration of Independence:
three-part document that discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by King George, and offers an official declaration of independence from England.

12. Declaration of Independence
Sections
Content
Preamble
Introduction; discuss basic human rights
Grievances
Complaints; colonists write a list of complaints against King George III
Declaration
Colonists are going to sever (cut) ties with Great Britain

13. Declaration of Independence
Adopted by the Continental Congress (a group of delegates from the 13 colonies that acted as a government body during the American Revolution) in 1776.
Founding fathers like Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams put their lives at risk by signing this document.
By signing the declaration, they were committing treason against the king.

14. Georgia’s Three Signers
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Why do you think the signatures of the Georgia signers seem so isolated from the rest?

15. Georgia’s Three Signers
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
Why do you think the signatures of the Georgia signers seem so isolated from the rest?

16. Articles of Confederation
Strengths
Declare war
Coin money
Sign treaties
Set up post offices
Settle conflicts between states
Weaknesses
No strong national government
No leader
Needed permission to raise an army
Could not collect taxes
Couldn’t enforce laws
Each state had one vote in legislature
Could not make laws about trade

17. Why Georgia supported a change…
Georgia needed a STRONG national government to help protect it from AMERICAN INDIAN attacks

18. Great Compromise

19. Articles of Confederation
Comparing Documents
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Legislative Branch
Congress (unicameral) 
Congress, separated into the Senate and House of Representatives (bicameral)
Executive Branch
NONE! 
President, VP, Cabinet
Judicial Branch
NONE!
Supreme Court 
Amending
ALL states must approve
Three-fourths of states must approve
Currency
 Each state had its own currency
Single currency for the nation