Slide 1 First Continental Congress Sep. 1774, 55 men met in Philadelphia to discuss the plan of action the colonies would take against Great Britain –1. Defining American…
Slide 1 Causes of the American Revolution 1763 - 1775 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Pontiac’s War - 1763 After 1760 – English settlers moved west Lord Jeffrey Amherst sent…
Slide 1 Key Battles of the American Revolution Copy these notes onto pg. 13 Slide 2 America – Ready to fight? American strengths Great leader – George Washington Fighting…
Slide 1 The American Colonies The British built large colonies along the east coast of the N. American continent. Population in 1700- 250,000 1770- 2,150,000 Colonies thrived…
Slide 1 4/17: Making the Peace Imagine you are the leader of a nation. What would you be willing to negotiate with/give up in the name of world peace - money, land, people,…
Slide 1 Colonial South America Slide 2 Slide 3 New Granada... Slide 4 Had fewer creoles than Mexico. – Several revolts in the eighteenth century against the high taxes.…
Slide 1 War for Independence Slide 2 Identifications (4 Points) 1.Hessians Slide 3 Answer One Hessians were German mercenaries hired by the British to fight the colonists.…
Slide 1 Slide 2 After Lexington and Concord in 1775, militia from the colonies began gathering near Boston The troops eventually reached 20,000 On May 10, 1775, American…
Slide 1 Ch. 5, Sec. 4 Moving Toward Independence Objectives: 1.Know what happened at the Second Continental Congress. 2.Know why the colonists drafted the Declaration of…
The American Colonies The British built large colonies along the east coast of the N. American continent. Population in 1700- 250,000 1770- 2,150,000 Colonies thrived due…