1. English Colonies Review 1607 – 1763
Chapter 3: US History Beginnings to 1877
Chapter 4: Creating America

2. List what you know about the British Colonies

3. SWBATs Students will be able to:
Locate 13 colonies and other major land features of Eastern Coast of North America.
Describe the distinctive economy of each colonial region (New England, Middle, South).
Describe how taxing is related to representation in government using colonial history.
Explain how Zenger relates to Freedom of the Press.
Describe results of the French and Indian War.

4. Geography of the Colonies
Given
Map Handout with numbers
Word Bank
Textbook
Groups to work in
Label all the numbered places.
Help each other using the textbooks and atlases

5. Southern Colonies
Jamestown
Troubles
Success
South
Crops
Slavery

6. Why British Colonies in America?
Mercantilism
Industrialism
Colonialism
Mother Country
Import
Export

7. Northern Colonies, New England
Puritan Religion
World trade
Exports
Imports

8. Middle Colonies
Diverse
“Breadbasket”
Iron

9. What is distinctive economically about each of the colonial regions?
New England
Middle
Southern

10. Roots of Representative Government in England
Magna Carta 1215
Parliament = Representative Government
Less power to the monarch, governing power is moving downward.

11. Roots of Representative Government in America
Jamestown
Royal Governors
Locally elected assemblies
Main issue = Taxes

12. Bacon’s Rebellion
A classic “have-nots” vs. the “haves”
Main result

13. Late 1600s in New England NE colonies charters cancelled by the King
King James 1685 attempted more control
Tensions between Governors and local residents

14. The Glorious Revolution (in England)
King James overthrown.
Protestants offered throne to William & Mary
British Bill of Rights
New England colonists claim full British Rights

15. Shared Power in the Colonies
Council
Governor
Monarch
Assembly
King appoints Govrs
Governor runs the appointed colony
Locally Elected Assemblies

16. Describe how taxing is related to representation in government using colonial history?

17. Salem Witch Trials Watch the video answer the questions ASK questions
be prepared to discuss

18. Ben Franklin designed this political cartoon. What does it represent?
Ben Franklin designed this political cartoon.
What does it represent?
Why did he draw it?

19. Your Choice is simple: join us and live in peace or pursue your present course and face obliteration.

20. Colonial Conflicts in the New World
Earlier French and British wars
Ohio Valley in contention
Raids on British trading posts

21. Zenger, Freedom of the Press
Read Play
Explain how Zenger relates to Freedom of the Press.

22. French and Indian War Governor of Virginia’s message
The French actions
Virginia responds
Great Britain sends troops
The course of the War

23. British Victory Britain ultimately wins The Treaty of Paris 1763
North America as claimed by European empires

24. Great Britain now in Great Debt
Am Colonists want to expand west
Indians oppose
To prevent further military expenditure:
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Tax 1765

25. What were some results of the French and Indian War?