Great Britain & the American Colonies

​Great Britain & the
American Colonies

A once strong relationship turned broken as freedom rang through the colonies

How the Two Fell Apart

The British, aka England, wanted strict control over the American Colonies. Their imposing of taxes and not allowing colonists any representation made the colonies extremely upset. Soon, their colonies turn to revolution.

​Great Britain

The American colonies always felt distanced from the British. As time went on and they made more money for Britain, their relationship soured. The colonists wanted to rid themselves of the British.

American Colonies

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The British had a king and a government called the Parliament. They did not offer any representation to the colonists in America.
This became a huge problem for the colonists as time went on.

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The British Government

​Pictured here is King George III, the king of Great Britain at the time

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The American colonies each had their own assembly, a group of people who met together. These assemblies were mostly okay with the British until harsh British taxes came. A war called the French and Indian War caused many problems between the British and American colonists.

The American Colonies

Poll

Does representation matter?

• Yes, of course!

• No, not really.

Poll

Would you be okay with the British taxes?

• Yes

• No

Categorize

Options (6)

Had a king and parliament

Had local assemblies

Wanted to keep taxing others

Did not want unfair taxes

Wanted NO American representation

Wanted representation

Compare the British to the American colonists at the time:

British

American Colonies

​The problem wasn't just taxes, it was unfair taxes without representation. Taxes can be good, but the unfair British taxes were NOT okay with the colonists.

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Problems With the Taxes

Land was SUPER important to the colonists back then, and to the British. After the French and Indian War the colonists wanted land, but the British didn't give any.

​Problems with Land

Many unfair taxes were levied (forced) on the colonists, like:
- Tea Act
- Stamp Act
- Sugar Act

Problems with Taxes

" No Taxation Without Representation! "

Poll

How would you fix the problem of unfair taxation?

• REVOLUTION!!!

• Give the colonists representation!

• Tax them harder!

• Do nothing. There isn't anything wrong!

How did the problem get fixed back then?

REVOLUTION!!!
The American colonies revolted against the British!

Representation in School

A far more peaceful solution would have been giving the colonists representation, which is super important to everybody! Today, in the USA, we have equal representation. So today we are going to see how our representation matters and elect a class representative!




Let's hit the polls in the classroom and vote for our SCA reps!