Slide 1The Birth of a Democratic Nation The United States of America Slide 2 Life in the Colonies Colonists felt loyal to British because it was their parent country Colonists…

1. Causes of the American Revolution Ch 4, Sec 3 2. French and Indian War • France’s GOAL: Control Fur trade • Great Britain’s GOAL: 3G’S – Wealth – Spread…

1. Causes of the American Revolution Ch 4, Sec 3 2. French and Indian War • France’s GOAL: Control Fur trade • Great Britain’s GOAL: 3G’S – Wealth – Spread…

1. Causes of the American Revolution Ch 4, Sec 3 2. French and Indian War • France’s GOAL: Control Fur trade • Great Britain’s GOAL: 3G’S – Wealth – Spread…

1. Causes of the American Revolution Ch 4, Sec 3 2. French and Indian War • France’s GOAL: Control Fur trade • Great Britain’s GOAL: 3G’S – Wealth – Spread…

Slide 1Things Get Worse... Moving Toward Conflict Slide 2 The Sons Of Liberty To fight back against the Stamp Act & other British laws, some colonists formed secret groups…

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 Causes of the American Revolution 1750-1776 Slide 2 Navigation Acts & Mercantilism  Mercantilism- each nation’s power is measured by its wealth- to secure…

Slide 1 The Road to the Revolution “NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!” Slide 2 Tighter British Control King George III had two problems after the French and Indian…

Slide 1 1 Major events towards Independence Navigation Acts Acts which attempted to regulate colonial trade and stated all goods must be shipped in English ships, thus reducing…