who rules the roost?. but in reality, how do i get those colonists to obey my rules? what i say...
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Colonial relationship with
Great Britain
Who rules the roost?
But in reality, how do I get
those colonists to obey my rules?
What I say goes!
Colonial Government
British Crown
Royal Governo
r
CouncilColonial Assembl
y
• Appointed by the King (King’s friends)
• Could dismiss the Colonial Assembly
• Oversaw Colonial trade (tax, smuggling)
• Had final approval on laws created on the local level
• Appointed by Governor (aligned with King’s side of things)
• Advisory board to governor
• Acted as highest court in each colony
• Elected by Colonial residents
• Made local laws• Had authority to
tax (local taxes)
• AKA…The King
Colonial Government
Colonial Government
When it comes down to it… British Monarchy – ultimate authority Each colony created their own local
government (elections)
New England
Town meeting – discussion and decision (close knit) Colonial courts (reflected ideals of local community:
Pilgrims, Puritans, education) South
County officials (spread far apart) Colonial courts (reflected ideals of local community:
slavery, cash crops, plantations) Middle
Combination of NE and S Colonial courts (reflected ideals of local community:
Quakers, trade)
Local Politics
Loyalists – King’s side
Colonists – New version of freedom
What are the + and – to this kind of
government mix?
Let’s remind ourselves again …
…why did Great Britain want colonial territory?
Colonies meant to Mother
England… Resource for raw materials (land) A market for selling finished goods
(markets = exchange of money)
Land and Money = Power
Was GB the only one seeking this land and wealth?
NO – lots of nations wanted to compete to be the biggest and the
best
Who?
Competition to be the biggest and the
best
Does this
spirit go
away?
Do other nations stop competing
just because they weren’t
the first?
What does GB need to do to continue?
Seek new lands with
natural resources
As colonists begin to spread out who/what stands in their way?
Appalachian MountainsMississippi River
Other European explorers (namely: French) Native Americans
What was the result of competing for this
land?
French and Indian War
Who: Great Britain/Colonists vs. French/Indians
(George Washington’s rise to fame)
What: Conflict over land Where: Ohio River Valley (near Ohio/PA)
When: 1754-1760 ( also called the Seven Years War…why?)(Treaty of Paris – not signed until 1763)
Why: World power and domination in the Americas
*see Chester Comix
French and Indian War Basics
Outcome/Results:
British victory France withdrew from all claims east of the
Mississippi River (still held land west of the Miss. River)
French and Indian War Basics
Outcome/Results:
Proclamation Line of 1763 An attempt to ease the tension between GB and
Native Americans Colonists would not expand westward past the
Appalachian Mountains Angered colonists
Standing British military to protect claims and colonists
Colonists believed they could protect themselves
?????????
French and Indian War Basics