PPT-Crisis in the Colonies, 1745–1775

1 The French and Indian War How did the rivalry of Britain and France lead to war in North America How did lack of unity and mistakes lead to British defeats early in the war What turned the tide of war in Britains favor. A canon or large gun.. Second continental congress. A governing body whose delegates agreed in may 1775 to form the continental army and to approve the declaration of independence.. Continental Army . Unit Two. At the end of this unit you should be able to answer the following……... How did the French and Indian War change the relationship between the British and their American colonies?. How did the taxes and acts that were passed by the British and enforced in the colonies contribute to the American Revolution? Be specific in your answer and describe other factors that contributed to the desire for the colonies to break from England.. 1775. , the thirteen American colonies east of the Appalachians . population . of two million whites and half a million . blacks. (1700- fewer than 300,000 people of whom 20,000 were black). -diverse . Political make up. Mingling races. Structure of Society . Wretched Bachelors are disenfranchised by . VA Assembly in 1670. Economy, Trade, and Production. Roles in Society. Political make up. 1700= 300,000 (20,000 were black). The Loyalists, 1775-1791 Who Were the Loyalists? The Loyalists were residents of the thirteen American colonies who, for various reasons, took the British side during the American Revolution. In the Congress drafts George Washington. The Second Continental Congress selected . George Washington. to head the army besieging Boston. .. There were thousands of militia surrounding Boston but they were poorly equipped and had no sense of military discipline. . Congress Drafts George Washington. Actually lost more battles than won at this point. “Outstanding powers of leadership and immense strength of character”. Served without pay (but kept list of expenses). In 1956, two concurrent events transformed the postwar pattern of international relations. The Suez crisis marked the end of innocence for the Western Alliance; henceforth, the . Western allies would never again be able fully to believe in their own avowals of a perfect symmetry of interests. Simultaneously, the bloody suppression of the Hungarian uprising showed that the Soviet Union would maintain its sphere of interest, by force if necessary, and that talk of liberation was empty. There could no longer be any doubt that the Cold War would be both protracted and bitter… Kissinger, Diplomacy, pp. 550-551.. Create your new colony. You have found a new colony-congratulations! Now you have some decisions to make:. Economy-How will you make $$?. Government-How will it be structured?. Social/cultural aspects-what are they? What is life like? Are there social classes?. Warm-up – Translate this paragraph into your own words. “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; . mankind . are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The Second Continental Congress. May 1775, Colonial leaders met for a Second Continental Congress, to decide their next move.. Some called for Independence, some for reconciliation.. Immigration. Population grew from less than 300,000 in 1700 to 2.5 million by 1775. Populous Colonies in 1775. Virginia. Massachusetts. Pennsylvania. North Carolina. Maryland. Populous Cities. . Philadelphia. 1600’s . and 1700’s, they . became . the home to people of . many . lands. These people . brought . their own customs . and . traditions. In time, they . shaped . these old ways into a . new . American Culture. Report CurrentBiologyMealTimingRegulatestheHumanCircadianSystemSophieM.T.Wehrens,SkevoullaChristou,CherylIsherwood,BenitaMiddleton,MichelleA.Gibbs,SimonN.Archer,DebraJ.Skene,andJonathanD.JohnstonFacul