Road to Revolution: Join or Die

Attendance ?: If you were president, what’s the first thing you would change?

Open Ended

If you were president, what’s the first thing you would change?

Poll

The British Gov. was in the process of drafting the Proclamation of 1763, but Pontiac's rebellion sped this up.

Poll

The British encouraged colonists to move west of the Appalachian mountains.

Poll

The Proclamation of 1763 is a cause of the American Revolution.

What do you notice/wonder?

JOIN or DIE

• Prior to the French and Indian war (aka the 7 years war) the 13 colonies operated much like 13 independent nations.

• When war on the Western frontier threatened them, however, many colonial leaders advocated for unity among the 13 colonies to defend their lands.

• Among those colonial leaders were Benjamin Franklin, who created the famous image.

Open Ended

1 What do you think the abbreviations around the snake represent?

2 Why do you think Benjamin Franklin might have titled this cartoon "Join or Die"?

Open Ended

According to the reports Benjamin Franklin has read, what advantages do the French colonists looking for land in the Ohio River Valley have over the British-American colonists?

Multiple Choice

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British

• sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements

• required colonial representation in Parliament

• practiced salutary neglect in the colonies

• maintained a strong military presence in the colonies

Multiple Choice

The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation line of 1763 was to

• avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians

• make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River Valley

• allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature was used to establish the proclamation line of 1763?

• Great Lakes

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

Poll

How do you feel about today's lesson?