PPT-American Colonies British Colonies in North America

Essential Questions What was the main goal of the Jamestown Colonists Why did they suffer so much in the first few years Who were the leaders of the colony and how successful were they What crop eventually saved the colony. . “. let us disappoint the men who are raising themselves upon the ruin of this country”. Samuel Addams, 1776. Phase II – A New Republic. Key Topics Covered. Influence of British political System. French North America. In 1608. , the French established their first North American settlement at Quebec along the St. Lawrence River. The leader of the settlement was Samuel de Champlain who eventually earned the title of “Father of New France.”. The. . Enlightenment and the . Road . to the American Revolution. A New Public Sphere. A variety of changes created the atmosphere of increased intellectual discourse.. New territorial acquisitions by Europeans in North and South America brought new goods like coffee, sugar, and tea.. The Unhealthy Chesapeake . Life in the American wilderness was harsh.. Diseases like malaria, dysentery, and typhoid killed many.. Few people lived to 40 or 50 years.. In the early days of colonies, women were so scarce that men fought. By James Finn. The Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was an incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbour.. They were thrown by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians.. 1. . (1/3 of the page wide). (3 lines each). 2. . (1/3 of the page wide). (3 lines each). 3. . (1/3 of the page wide). (3 lines each). 4. . (1/3 of the page wide). (3 lines each). 5. . (etc.). (3 lines each). France Begins to Colonize. Like England and Holland, France was a latecomer in the race for colonies. . It was convulsed in the 1500s by foreign wars and domestic strife.. In 1598, the Edict of Nantes was issued, allowing limited toleration to the French Huguenots.. th. Century?. Moving from European Ways. Democratic forms of government. Each colony had a representative assembly elected by male voters. There were no political offices that could be dominated by a single aristocratic family. . Patricia Cline Cohen . ● . Sarah Stage. . Susan M. Hartmann. CHAPTER 5. . Colonial America in the Eighteenth Century, . 1701–1770. The American Promise. Colonization to Constitution. Domain I. Standards 1 - 5. Settlement of North America in the 17. th. century.. The economic and social development of British North America.. The causes of the American Revolution.. What enabled Europeans to carve out huge empires an ocean away from their homelands?. Europeans were much closer to the Americas than were their potential Asian competitors. . Groups within European society—including competing monarchs, merchants, impoverished nobles and commoners, Christian missionaries, and persecuted minorities—all had strong, if different, motivations for participating in empire building.. A2. 7.8.31. Guiding Question 1. . Why did people settle in the British North American colonies? . . Did people come for primarily economic concerns or for religious/idealistic motivations?. . Guiding Question 2. 1750-1776. Key Topics:. The final struggle among Great Britain, France, and American Indian tribes for control of eastern North America. American nationalism in the aftermath of the French and Indian War. Expanded colonies, pushed west.. Came in to contact with French settlers and Natives.. Results in the French and Indian War.. British and Colonial Militia defeat French and Indians.. Brits kick French out of North America..