1. DW #5 Uniting for Independence

2. Relationships The Colonies to Britain Raw Materials Economic gain Counter the French influence

3. Relationships Britain to the Colonies Protection from France Protection from Native Americans Lifeline of survival

4. Early history From 1607 in Jamestown to the 1760’s the colonist had enjoyed: Self rule Economic independence

5. Do we really need a King? The colonies started to break free and unify with each other because of the: French and Indian War 1754-1763 George III’s tyrannical rule with the stamp act (1765) and the intolerable acts

7. The 1 st Continental Congress Set an embargo that pushes the King over the edge The American Revolution begins with Lexington and Concord “the shot heard around the world”

8. The 2 nd Continental Congress Organized Army and Navy Issued Money Placed G. Washington in control of the Army

9. Road to Independence Battles in valley forge Crossing the Delaware river Thomas Paine writes “Common Sense”

10. Olive Branch Petition July 5, 1775

11. The Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson July 4, 1776

12. Structure of the Declaration 1 st -Human Rights 2 nd -Specific complaints (justification) 3 rd -Declaring freedom

13. The movement toward States rights States start to write their own constitutions

14. Assignment Read the Declaration of Independence Rewrite in your own words the following: 1- Preamble 2- Declaration of natural rights 3- resolution of independence