Colonial relationship with

Great Britain

Who rules the roost?

But in reality, how do I get

those colonists to obey my rules?

What I say goes!

Colonial Government

British Crown

Royal Governo

r

CouncilColonial Assembl

y

• Appointed by the King (King’s friends)

• Could dismiss the Colonial Assembly

• Oversaw Colonial trade (tax, smuggling)

• Had final approval on laws created on the local level

• Appointed by Governor (aligned with King’s side of things)

• Advisory board to governor

• Acted as highest court in each colony

• Elected by Colonial residents

• Made local laws• Had authority to

tax (local taxes)

• AKA…The King

Colonial Government

Colonial Government

When it comes down to it… British Monarchy – ultimate authority Each colony created their own local

government (elections)

New England

Town meeting – discussion and decision (close knit) Colonial courts (reflected ideals of local community:

Pilgrims, Puritans, education) South

County officials (spread far apart) Colonial courts (reflected ideals of local community:

slavery, cash crops, plantations) Middle

Combination of NE and S Colonial courts (reflected ideals of local community:

Quakers, trade)

Local Politics

Loyalists – King’s side

Colonists – New version of freedom

What are the + and – to this kind of

government mix?

Let’s remind ourselves again …

…why did Great Britain want colonial territory?

Colonies meant to Mother

England… Resource for raw materials (land) A market for selling finished goods

(markets = exchange of money)

Land and Money = Power

Was GB the only one seeking this land and wealth?

NO – lots of nations wanted to compete to be the biggest and the

best

Who?

Competition to be the biggest and the

best

Does this

spirit go

away?

Do other nations stop competing

just because they weren’t

the first?

What does GB need to do to continue?

Seek new lands with

natural resources

As colonists begin to spread out who/what stands in their way?

Appalachian MountainsMississippi River

Other European explorers (namely: French) Native Americans

What was the result of competing for this

land?

French and Indian War

Who: Great Britain/Colonists vs. French/Indians

(George Washington’s rise to fame)

What: Conflict over land Where: Ohio River Valley (near Ohio/PA)

When: 1754-1760 ( also called the Seven Years War…why?)(Treaty of Paris – not signed until 1763)

Why: World power and domination in the Americas

*see Chester Comix

French and Indian War Basics

Outcome/Results:

British victory France withdrew from all claims east of the

Mississippi River (still held land west of the Miss. River)

French and Indian War Basics

Outcome/Results:

Proclamation Line of 1763 An attempt to ease the tension between GB and

Native Americans Colonists would not expand westward past the

Appalachian Mountains Angered colonists

Standing British military to protect claims and colonists

Colonists believed they could protect themselves

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French and Indian War Basics