Download - Divergence: The Colonists vs. The English Why are the colonists so upset about the taxes?
The Colonists and the Proclamation Line- Proclamation Line of 1763 (define):- Colonists…- Parliament ordered…• Colonists still…
Can’t stop me!
Missed me!
Do not crossTo Ohio Country
#Proclamation Line sucks!
#Sugar Act Sucks!- Sugar Act (2 parts, define):- Colonists respond 2 ways:• Boycotting (define):• Smuggling (define):
Don’t buy sugar!
1754: Battle of Fort Necessity- 1607: Jamestown established 147 years of self government
Jamestown, 1607 Fort Necessity, 1754
Time is a problem- From Jamestown to Fort Necessity was…- Colonists had been…
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A Society Diverged- Diverge (define):- Because of time and distance…- Diverged in two main ways:• Ideas of…• Ideas of…
… Parliament’s mistake
Who ends up being more powerful?The Assemblies Royal Governors
What did Parliament put the Assemblies in charge of that made
them more powerful?
Remember English Society?
Royal – King / Queen
Noble – Dukes / Lords
Gentry – Land owner
Merchant / Trader
Peasant / Servant
Slave
Professional
Clergy / Church
Lawyer
Military (buy high rank)
What social class did most colonists
consider themselves part of?
Diverged: Ideas of Society- Colonists see themselves as…- King and Parliament see them as…
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