4.4 Revolution in America! (part 1)

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In deze les zitten 22 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 3 videos.

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Slide 1 - Video

How many states are there in the United States of America?
25
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67

Slide 2 - Poll

Slide 3 - Link

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

First colony
  • British colony of Virginia
  • Settled in 1607 by 100 settlers.
  • They almost all perished before new supplies arrived in 1610.

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

The famous Mayflower established the first permanent New England Colony in 1620 in Plymouth Masssachusetts.

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Departure from Plymouth England 
(6 september 1620)
Arrival in North America
(11 November 1620)

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

4.4 Revolution in America

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Goals for this lesson
At the end of this lesson you...
  • Can name and explain several causes to the American Revolution.
  • Know which events led to the war with the British. 

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

How many New England colonies were established in North America?
050

Slide 10 - Poll

Objects with Van Bruggen

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

New England
  • 13 colonies were established by Britain in North America.
  • The Dutch, French and Spanish had NA colonies too.
  • Most settlers were farmers.
  • The colonies were very diverse (Mostly British, German & Dutch) 

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Boston town hall

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Self-rule?
  • The colonies had a high degree of self-government and independence.
  • It simply took too long to send messages back and forth.
  • The colonies were protected by militias.
  • Militias consisted of so called minute men.

Pilgrim fathers signing the first American Self-Governing Act in 1620

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Slide 15 - Video

Taxation
  •  After war with France ended (1763) with a British victory at a high price.
  • Because the war took place in the Americas, Britain imposed a series of new taxes.
  • Result: Protests and a growing resistance.

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Slide 17 - Video

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Boston Tea Party (1773)
  • Protest against taxation on Tea.
  • A group called the patriots dumped 342 crates of tea in the harbour. 
  • This led to harsh measures from the British government.
  • The patriots established their own government: the Continental Congress.

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

What connection is there between the Age of Reason and the American Revolution?

Slide 20 - Open vraag

Andrew Marr's History of the World
16:30-24:19 
American Revolution

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

See you next time
General George Washington crosses the Delaware

Slide 22 - Tekstslide