The American Revolution Introduction

The American Revolution Introduction

by Heidi Smith

​After Columbus...

• ​Roughly 300 years after Columbus sailed to North America, the land was divided up between different countries.

• ​The continent was divided mostly between Britain, Spain, and France.

• ​Before the Revolutionary War, the thirteen colonies belonged to Britain.

Multiple Choice

Use the previous slide to answer the following questions.

Before the _____________ _______ the continent of North America was divided up between different countries.

• Revolutionary War

• World War I

• World War II

• French and Indian War

Multiple Choice

Use the previous slide to answer the following questions.

Before the Revolutionary War, _______, ________, and ______ owned most of the land in North America.

• Spain

  Mexico

  Britain

• Spain

  Britain

  France

• Iroquois

  Britain

  Spain

• France

  Spain

Multiple Choice

Use the previous slide to answer the following questions.

Before the Revolutionary War, the thirteen original colonies were owned by _______.

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

​The Ohio River Valley

• In the 1600's the Iroquios claimed the Ohio River Valley area.

• ​The Iroquois wanted exclusive rights to the beaver that lived in the area.

• ​Beaver fur was in high demand and could make a lot of money.

​The Ohio River Valley

• ​In 1749, the French claimed the Ohio River Valley area and set up trade alliances with the Iroquios.

• ​The French also had an interest in the beaver pelts coming from the Ohio River Valley.

• ​Beaver pelts were used for hats, coats, and blankets.

​The Ohio River Valley

• Beginning in the 1500's, the fur trade was a money maker.

• ​Beaver fur was in demand in Europe and whoever controlled the Ohio region and the trade could make a lot of money.

​The Ohio Company of Virginia

• The Ohio Company of Virginia was​ a British Company that made money from trade with Native Americans.

• ​The French tried to press their claim to the area.

• ​If the French took over the land, the British could lose a lot of money.

​The Ohio Company of Virginia

• In 1753, the company sent Major George Washington to deliver a warning letter to the French.

• ​The letter warned the French to leave the region.

• ​The French refused.

The Beginning of The French and Indian War

• In 1754, Washington and a small regiment defeated French forces in Jumonville Glen​.

  • ​This is recognized as the first skirmish in the French and Indian War.

​The French and Indian War

• ​The French and Indian War lasted from 1754-1763.

• ​The British, colonists and Iroquios fought on one side.

• ​The French and some Native American tribes fought on the other side.

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

Who first laid claim to the Ohio River Valley area in the 1600s?

• The area remained unclaimed until 1753

• British

• Iroquios

• French

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

What animal lived in the Ohio River Valley that made the area so profitable?

• beaver

• bear

• deer

• alligator

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

In 1749, the ________ claimed the area of the Ohio River Valley and set up trade alliances with the Iroquois.

• French

• Britain

• Spain

• There were no trade alliances

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

True of False

If the French took over the area, the British would not be affected at all because they had a well established trade alliance with the Native Americans in the region.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

In 1753, General George Washington was sent to deliver a warning letter to the French. What did the warning letter demand?

• That the French leave the area

• That the French stop trading with European countires

• That the French cease trading with the Native Americans.

• That the French ally themselves with the British.

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

True or False

The French agreed to leave the area.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

The Battle of _____________ _________ is recgonized as the first skirmish of The French and Indian War.

• Lexington

• Concord

• Lexington and Concord

• Jumonville Glen

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

The Iroquios allied themselves with the ___________.

• British

• French

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 6-12 to answer the following questions.

True or False

Some Native American tribes allied themselves with the French.

• True

• False

​War is expensive...

• King George III, was the king of England during the French and Indian War.

• ​It was up to King George to find a way to fund the war and the continued protection of the colonies.

• ​Parliament and King George turned to taxes to fund the war.

​Direct Link to Revolutionary War

• ​The French and Indian War caused England to incur large debts.

• ​The colonists were not happy with the taxes that Parliament was attempting to enforce.

• ​This discontent was one of the factors that led to the Revolutionary War.

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 22-23 to answer the following questions.

______________ was the king of England during The French and Indian War.

• King Henry VIII

• King Edward V

• King George III

• King George I

Multiple Choice

Use information from slides 22-23 to answer the following questions.

True or False

After The French and Indian War ended, the colonists were unhappy with the taxes that Parliament was imposing to offset the costs of war.

• True

• False