The American Revolution and British North America

What is a revolution?

The American Revolution and British North America

What is a revolution?

A rapid, important change in the structure of a society

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Think - Pair - Share

Think silently for two minutes about the question

Share your opinion with your partner

Share with the class

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Think - Pair - Share

Throughout the history, why have revolutions occurred?

Remember:Think silently for two minutes about the questionShare your opinion with your partnerShare with the class

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Settlement of North America

Native peoples had lived in North America (NA) for several thousands of years

Native tribal groups were distributed throughout NA, grouped into many different

cultural groups, speaking different languages, using resources of the land they lived on

during the 15th and 16th centuries European explorers (especially from Spain, Portugal,

England and France) were exploring new routes to Asia and ended up finding NA

NA's east coast was colonized 1st, with Spanish, French and British settlers

establishing colonies in different areas

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Settlement of North America

MAP

European land claims in NA before the Fall of New France

NEW FRANCE VOCABULARY:

Habitant: a peasant farmer in New France. Habitants spoke French and were Catholic

Canadien (not Canadian): a French resident of New France

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Settlement of North America: New France

Eastern Canada was mostly colonized by French settlers, most of whom became established in the fur trade

local natives established a fur trading network with the French settlers

colony of New France was established in what is modern day southern Ontario and

Quebec

Flag of New France

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Early Conflict andBritish Rule

throughout the early period of colonization conflict was common between colonizers from different countries, and between colonizers and Native peoples

The most important conflict for what we will be studying in this unit is the Seven Years

War (also called the French-Indian War)

Was battle between the British and French over lands that they both claimed in NA

ended with France being defeated and Britain taking possession of New France in 1763

British Flag, 1763

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Shifting boarders

Before 1763 After 1763