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Rivalry in North America

TWO COLUMN NOTES

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EXTRA CREDIT VIDEO

December 8 & 9

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Essential Question: What was the French and Indian War and who won? Explain

This means...

I will discover how competition for land in North America lead to the French and Indian War
I will understand what the turning point was in the French and Indian War
I will inquire how American colonists reacted to new British policies
I will better understand colonial life as evidenced by completing a Dialectical Journal

Warmup

An increased interest in science?
A renewed interest in religion?
What did most colonists placed a high value on?
What was the main reason for population growth in the colonies?
What was life like for Colonists during this time? Give Examples
What was life like for Slaves during this time? Give Examples
Who were the only people who could vote in the colonies?
What laws made it so Colonial merchants could not use foreign ships to send their goods?
A system where people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government.
A colony where an owner or group of owners named the colony's governor.
A colony that was granted to a company.
A colony under direct English control.
Economic theory where you export more goods than you import?
What was the main cash crop of South Carolina & Georgia?
Producing just enough to meet the family's needs?
The most inhumane aspect of the triangular trade was?
The plantation bosses who kept the enslaved Africans working hard were called?
What destination were most slaves transported to...Brazil and???
What is being traded from each continent? Label the arrows below

Directions

Read Chapter Four, Lesson Four "Rivalry in North America" using the textbook "Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States, the Early Years".
Complete TWO COLUMN notes for all four headings & subheading for lesson four (pages 101-105) and then answer the EQ in a summary at the end of your notes.
1. 1. 1. Write the essential question (EQ) at the top of your paper
    2. Then fold/divide your paper in half making two columns
EXTRA CREDIT: Watch and complete questions for the video: "What Was the French & Indian War?"

Left Column

Bulleted Points

Write bulleted information/facts/details/vocab terms/etc. about what you learned for each Heading/Sub-heading

EXAMPLE:

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Rivalry Between the French and the British

Britain and France were the leading powers
A rivalry between them grew when the British began to show interest in the Ohio River valley
The French built a chain of forts in the Ohio valley to protect their claims
The British began to build a fort in western Pennsylvania that the French seized and called it Fort Duquesne
- - - Militia: a military force made up of ordinary citizens
    - Fort Necessity: a fort built by George Washington on his march to Fort Duquesne
The French and their Native American allies attacked Fort Necessity and Washington had to surrender and return to Virginia

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Native American Alliances

The French and the British both sought Native American help
Native Americans generally distrusted the British and allied with the French

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Right Column

Response

Summarize (In your own words what is this heading about?)

EXAMPLE:

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The French and Indian War was fought between the French and British along with their Native American alias. Native Americans mostly fought along side the French, but one group of Native Americans called the Iroquois Confederacy alliad with the British. Benjamin Franklin created the Albany Plan of Union to try and unite the colonies. The French and Indian War ended with the Treaty of Paris with the British winning and taking over the Ohio River Valley. However, England passed the Proclamation of 1763 which kept colonists from settling the Ohio River Valley.

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Illustrate (draw a picture) of an important Map or Chart

At the end of the journal draw a line for your summary where you will answer the Essential Question (EQ).

Next: Open up the following link for Quizlet (Chapter 4: Life in the American Colonies)
- - Practice/study the 40 online Flash Cards

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