AMH: Module 2 Presentaion

Module 2
Colonial
Society

Schedule for the Week

01

Labor Day

02

Quiz

03

Colonial Society

04

The 7 Years’ War

05

Flex Friday

06

Module 2: To-Do

Quiz
02

American History Honors

Lesson Essential Question:

Go on to Canvas and access the brief
quiz on Ch. 1: Indigenous America
through Quizziz

Overview

01

Introduction

02

Quiz

03

Crash Course US History

04

Presentation (If time)

Schedule for the day

The British

Atlantic

03

American History Honors

Lesson Essential Question:

What was the consumer revolution?
How did this translate to colonial
society?

Overview

01

Introduction

02

Presentation

03

04

Schedule for the day

Open Ended

Think about the last thing you bought that you didn’t absolutely need. What was it, and why did you want it? Why do we shop for more than just survival?

Open Ended

What choices (tone, examples, word choice) shape your understanding from today's reading?

Consumption/Trade

-Improvements in manufacturing,
transportation, and the availability of
credit increased the opportunity for
colonists to purchase consumer
goods.

Consumption/Trade (1)

-Britain relied on the colonies as a
source of raw materials, such as
lumber and tobacco. Americans
engaged with new forms of trade
and financing that increased their
ability to buy British-made goods.
But the ways in which colonists paid
for these goods varied sharply from
those in Britain

-Bartering

Open Ended

What is bartering? How might that have looked in a colonial society such as the British colonies?

Consumption/Trade (2)

-Businesses on both sides of the Atlantic
advertised both their goods and promises
of obtaining credit. The consistent
availability of credit allowed families of
modest means to buy consumer items
previously available only to elites. Cheap
consumption allowed middle-class
Americans to match many of the trends in
clothing, food, and household décor that
traditionally marked the wealthiest,
aristocratic classes

Open Ended

Explain the role of credit in the Consumer Revolution

Consumption/Trade (3)

-These systems of trade all existed with the
purpose of enriching Great Britain. To
ensure that profits ended up in Britain,
Parliament issued taxes on trade under the
Navigation Acts. These taxes intertwined
consumption with politics. Prior to 1763,
Britain found that enforcing the regulatory
laws they passed was difficult and often
cost them more than the duty revenue
they would bring in.

Slavery/The Atlantic Exchange

-Slavery was a transatlantic institution, but
it developed distinct characteristics in
British North America. By 1750, slavery was
legal in every North American colony, but
local economic imperatives, demographic
trends, and cultural practices all
contributed to distinct colonial variants of
slavery

Slavery/The Atlantic Exchange (1)

-Virginia, the oldest of the English mainland
colonies, imported its first enslaved
laborers in 1619

-Virginians used the law to protect the interests of
enslavers. In 1705 the House of Burgesses passed its
first comprehensive slave code. Earlier laws had
already guaranteed that the children of enslaved
women would be born enslaved, conversion to
Christianity would not lead to freedom, and
enslavers could not free their enslaved laborers
unless they transported them out of the colony.
Enslavers could not be convicted of murder for
killing an enslaved person; conversely, any Black
Virginian who struck a white colonist would be
severely whipped. Virginia planters used the law to
maximize the profitability of their enslaved laborers
.

Multiple Choice

When did Virginia first import slave laborers?

• 1492

• 1598

• 1619

• 1645

Slavery/The Atlantic Exchange (2)

-In South Carolina and Georgia, slavery was
also central to colonial life, but specific local
conditions created a very different system.
Georgia was founded a philanthropic group
that included James Oglethorpe. The
trustees originally banned slavery from the
colony. But by 1750, slavery was legal
throughout the region. South Carolina had
been a slave colony from its founding and,
by 1750, was the only mainland colony with
a majority enslaved African population.

Slavery/The Atlantic Exchange (3)

-a number of factors combined to give
enslaved people in South Carolina more
independence in their daily lives. Rice, the
staple crop underpinning the early Carolina
economy, was widely cultivated in West
Africa, and planters commonly requested
that merchants sell them enslaved laborers
skilled in the complex process of rice
cultivation. Enslaved people from
Senegambia were particularly prized.13 The
expertise of these enslaved people
contributed to one of the most lucrative
economies in the colonies

Multiple Choice

What crop was extremely important to slave laborers' diet that also allowed for the development of South Carolinian economy?

• Sorghum

• Yams

• Rice

• Potatoes

Open Ended

Let's bring it back to the LEQ: how might consumption and trade have changed colonists' lives during this period?

Comparative Essay: Discuss

01

Go to Canvas and read through the Comparative
Essay under the Colombian Exchange Discussion

02

We will take a few minutes to discuss the essay
with groups and then the class

03

Once we have finished our class discussion, write
your thoughts on the Canvas Discussion FORUM

The 7 Years’ War

04

American History Honors

Lesson Essential Question:

How did the 7 Years’ War affect the
continuation of colonial society?

Overview

01

SSR: 15 minutes

02

Presentation

03

Primary Source Selection

04

Discussion/Activity

Schedule for the Day

Open Ended

Imagine your family just paid off a big loan, but now you’re being taxed to help someone else pay theirs. How would you feel, and why?

Open Ended

How does today’s reading connect to your own experience or modern society?

Open Ended

In brief, summarize your understanding of the Comparative Essay.

Open Ended

Is it possible to measure the weight of historical catastrophes?

Open Ended

How can the costs and benefits of the Columbian Exchange be measured? What standards would you apply in attempting to measure them? Explain your reasoning.

The French and Indian War

-France and Britain feuded over the
boundaries of their respective North
American empires. The feud turned bloody
in 1754 when a force of British colonists and
Native American allies, led by young George
Washington, killed a French diplomat. This
incident led to a war, which would become
known as the Seven Years’ War or the
French and Indian War

The 7 Years’ War

-In Europe, the war did not fully begin until
1756, when British-allied Frederick II of
Prussia invaded the neutral state of
Saxony. As a result of this invasion, a
massive coalition of France, Austria, Russia,
and Sweden attacked Prussia and the few
German states allied with Prussia.

Multiple Choice

Which of the founding fathers was there for the beginning of the French and Indian/ 7 Years' War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

Multiple Select

Who is George Washington?

• Nobody

• Somebody

• The first President of the U.S.

• General in the American Revolution

The 7 Years’ War (1)

-However, as in North America, the early
part of the war went against the British.
The French defeated Britain’s German allies
and forced them to surrender after the
Battle of Hastenbeck in 1757. That same
year, the Austrians defeated the Prussians
in the Battle of Kolín and Frederick of
Prussia defeated the French at the Battle
of Rossbach. The latter battle allowed the
British to rejoin the war in Europe

The 7 Years’ War (2)

-In India and throughout the world’s oceans,
the British and their fleet consistently
defeated the French. In June, for instance,
Robert Clive and his Indian allies had
defeated the French at the Battle of
Plassey. With the sea firmly in their control,
the British could send additional troops to
North America

Open Ended

Why is the 7 Years' War typically thought of as the "First World War?"

The 7 Years’ War (3)

-These newly arrived soldiers allowed the British
to launch new offensives. The large French port
and fortress of Louisbourg, in present-day
Nova Scotia, fell to the British in 1758. In 1759,
British general James Wolfe defeated French
general Louis-Joseph de Montcalm in the Battle
of the Plains of Abraham, outside Quebec City.
In Europe, 1759 saw the British defeat the
French at the Battle of Minden and destroy
large portions of the French fleet. The British
referred to 1759 as the annus mirabilis or the
year of miracles. These victories brought about
the fall of French Canada, and war in North
America ended in 1760 with the British capture
of Montreal.

The 7 Years’ War (4)

-The Seven Years’ War ended with the peace
treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763.
The British received much of Canada and
North America from the French, while the
Prussians retained the important province
of Silesia. This gave the British a larger
empire than they could control, which
contributed to tensions that would lead to
revolution. In particular, it exposed divisions
within the newly expanded empire,
including language, national affiliation, and
religious views

Open Ended

Explain some of the long-term and short-term effects of the 7 Years' War

End of the Day

-Select a Primary Source from the
bottom of Chapter 3 on The
American Yawp

-Complete the Primary Source
Activity, and then the discussion
for the weekend

-Due Sunday

Flex Friday

05

American History Honors

Lesson Essential Question:

Flex Friday: do you have any
outstanding work for this week - my
class or any other classes?

Overview

01

SSR: 15 minutes

02

Flex Friday Review

03

Complete Discussion for the
weekend

04

Make-up

Schedule for the day

Open Ended

In brief, summarize what we have had the chance to go over this week.

Open Ended

First, discuss with your group, and then share your main takeaway from your readings this week. What was something that seemed especially meaningful, or that you could relate to in some way?

Open Ended

Take 5 minutes and come up with a song you have been feeling lately, or that you think best represents your first week of school. In a sentence or two, explain why you selected your song

Review

06

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