I. French Canada - Mr. Tomlins Web Site · II. Clash of Empires: England, France, and Spain 4 world...
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I. French Canada A. France late to the new world
1. Religious conflict
2. 17th century dominant power
B. New France 1. Quebec
2. Huron V. Iroquois confederation
C. Expanding in North America. 1. Native alliances
2. Beaver trade
3. Jesuits
II. Clash of Empires: England, France, and Spain 4 world wars 1689-1763
1. King Williams war 1689-1697, Queen Anne's war 1702-1713
Both sides armed natives, competition over furs
Treaty of Utrecht 1713- long peace and neglect
2. King Georges war 1744-1748 (war of Austrian succession)
Spain and France V. Britain
Louisburg captured then given back
What's missing from these maps?
What can we learn from this painting?
The Death of General Wolfe By Benjamin Best
II. Clash of Empires: England, France, and Spain French and Indian War 1754-1763 (7 years war)
a. Cause: Conflict over the Ohio Valley
b. Fort Duquesne 1754
c. Largest conflict to date
d. Albany congress 1754- Albany plan for union
e. 1756 full invasion of Canada
f. William Pitt
g. Battle of Quebec- treaty of Paris 1763
h. Significance- GB dominant power in N.A., enormous war debt
Where is the fighting happening? Why?
III. Friction between the colonies and Britain A. Colonial confidence
B. British upset by American trading
C. British legitimacy questioned
D. Westward expansion increased
E. Pontiacs rebellion 1763
F. Proclamation of 1763
New royal colonies
Colonials prohibited from moving west of the Appalachians
We are going come up with a plan to write a DBQ. Read the documents and create a few word/ sentence
summary.
Create a thesis statement.
Organize the documents into categories to support your thesis.
Be prepared to discuss your organization.
IV. The American colonies prior to the American Revolution A. Importance of britishness
B. “Salutary neglect” 1713-1763
C. Violent western protests
A. Paxton boys Rebellion 1764
B. Regulator Movement 1771
V. British mercantilism A. Positives
B. Negatives
C. The end of “salutary neglect”
1. George Grenville
2. King George III
3. Proclamation of 1763
4. Currency act 1764
5. Sugar acts 1764
6. Quartering act 1765
What are some of the pros and cons of British Mercantilism?
VI. Three great crises: Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Tea Act A. The Stamp Act of 1765
1. Purpose: raise money to support British military
2. Reasonable and Just?
3. Virginia resolves (Patrick Henry)
4. Legislation v. Taxation
5. Stamp act congress 1765
6. The sons of liberty (Samuel Adams)
7. Repealed 1766
Interpret this cartoon?
VI. Three great crises: Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Tea Act B. Townshend Acts, 1767
1. Punishment for uprising
2. Import duty to pay for governors and judges
3. Negative colonial reaction
4. Massachusetts Circular letter 1768
5. Boston “Massacre”
6. Townshend acts repealed
7. Committees of correspondence
VI. Three great crises: Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Tea Act C. The Tea Act Crisis and the First Continental Congress 1. Tea act 1773
2. Boston tea party
3. “intolerable acts” (coercive acts) 1774
4. The First Continental Congress, 1774
5. Lexington and Concord
Road to Revolution political cartoon project
Your table will Create 2 political cartoons for your topic.
One will represent the colonists perspective, the other England's point of view on the issue.
Cartoons will show: Who supported the even, when was it, Who was affected by it, what was it? 20 words max.
Table :
1 Proclamation of 1763, 2 sugar act, 3 quartering act, 4 tea act, 5 Townshend acts, 6 intolerable acts, 7 7year war, 8 sugar act, 9 declaratory act, 10 coercive acts, 11 Quebec act.
VII. British Strengths and Weaknesses
A. British Strengths 1. Population size favored Britain 2. Superior monetary advantage and the best navy in the world
3. 20,000 slaves in Carolinas and Georgia joined
4. Many American Indians also sided with Britain
5. Britain possessed a larger army.
B. Weaknesses 1. An enormous distance separated England from the colonies.
2. America was too large a region for Britain’s army to effectively occupy
3. British generals in America were often poor leaders. 4. Americans had only to tie in order to win 5. France supported the colonies 6. The British gov't proved ineffective.
VIII. American Strengths and Weaknesses
A. Strengths 1. Outstanding military and diplomatic leadership 2. Economic aid from France 3. Defensive military tactics worked
4. Agriculturally self-sustaining 5. Colonials were competent marksmen
6. Moral advantage
B. Weaknesses 1. Badly organized for the war and lacked unity 2. Economic difficulties 3. Military challenges 4. Morale in the Revolutionary army was undermined by greedy American profiteers. 5. Only a 1/3 truly committed