Chapter 4: Colonies Grow
1607-1770
Section 1: Life in the Colonies - This section describes the economic activities of the colonies.
Section 2: Government, Religion, and Culture - This section examines colonial government, religion, and culture.
Section 3: France and Britain Clash - This section tells how American colonists and Native Americans became involved in the clash between France and Britain.
Skillbuilder: Understanding Cause and Effect - Understanding history involves knowing why events happened. Most effects have more than one cause, and causes can have more than one effect.
Section 4: The French and Indian War - This section describes how England and France fought for control of North America.
Section 1: Life in the Colonies - This section describes the economic activities of the colonies.
Section 2: Government, Religion, and Culture - This section examines colonial government, religion, and culture.
Section 3: France and Britain Clash - This section tells how American colonists and Native Americans became involved in the clash between France and Britain.
Skillbuilder: Understanding Cause and Effect - Understanding history involves knowing why events happened. Most effects have more than one cause, and causes can have more than one effect.
Section 4: The French and Indian War - This section describes how England and France fought for control of North America.
Section 1: Life in the Colonies
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 100-106 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 4, Section 1. There will be a quiz over the information covered in this video and section. You can preview the quiz by scrolling to the bottom of this page and downloading Quiz 4-1.
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Additional Videos
Origins of Slavery in America
Life in New England
The New England colonies grew rapidly for several different reasons - immigration; colonial women married early & had large families; healthy place to live. Farming was the main economic activity in New England, but the farms were much smaller because of the long winters and poor soil. Children became a vital part of farming and the families survival because they were used to tend the fields and help care for the animals. Shipbuilding and fishing quickly became an important business in New England. To learn more about life in the New England region click on the picture of the colonial family.
Life in the Southern Colonies
Because of the rich soil and warm climate made it ideal to grow tobacco, rice, wheat, and corn. Tobacco became a cash crop in Maryland and Virginia. Because of the rapid demand of tobacco, farmers were forced to bring indentured servants and later enslaved Africans to work the fields. In Georgia and South Carolina the main cash crop was rice. These cash crops made the Middle Colonies obtain the faster-growing economies in the Americas. Click on the tobacco plant picture to learn more about this profitable cash crop.
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The Middle PassageThe Middle Passage is the inhumane part of the triangular trade that shipped enslaved Africans to the West Indies. These slaves were used in the sugar cane fields among other places. Click on the slave boat picture to learn more about the origins of slavery.
Life in the Middle Colonies
Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey are part of the Middle colonies. Wheat became a cash crop for the regions. Some businesses existed in the area such as lumbering, mining, and small-scale manufacturing. With the arrival of German, Dutch, Swedish and other non-English immigrants, the Middle Colonies became the most culturally diverse region in the Americans. To learn more about life in colonial Pennsylvania click on the picture.
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Section 2: Government, Religion, and Culture
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 108-113 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 4, Section 2. There will not be a quiz over the information in this section, but there will be a homework assignment over this section's information.
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Navigation ActsEngland wanted to make sure that they were they only people to benefit from trade with the colonies. Therefore, they passed the Navigation Acts between 1651 and 1673. These acts controlled the flow of goods, forced merchants to use English ships, and only England could buy sugar and tobacco from the American farmers. This led many merchants to smuggle goods. Click on the ship to learn more about the Navigation Acts.
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Charter Colonies
Connecticut and Rhode Island are examples of charter colonies. In order to be a charter colony, settlers must obtain a charter stating they can establish their colony. Colonists elected their own governors and members of the legislature, but Britain had the right to approve the governor. The governor couldn't veto any act by the legislature.
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Proprietary Colonies
Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were proprietary colonies, which means they were ruled by proprietors (land owners). Proprietors ruled as they wished. They appointed the governor and members of the upper house of the legislature, but the colonists elected the lower house of the legislature.
Royal Colonies
Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia were royal colonies, which means the king had direct rule in these colonies. The king appointed a governor and council (upper house of legislature), and the colonists elected an assembly (lower house of legislature).
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Section 3: France and Britain ClashWatch the video on the right after you have read p. 116-119 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 4, Section 3. There will be a quiz over the information covered in this video and section. You can preview the quiz by scrolling to the bottom of this page and downloading Quiz 4-3.
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Washington's First Command
George Washington was a mere 21 year old planter and surveyor. He is given the job of marching into the Ohio River Valley and demanding that the French leave. A year later Washington would return to the region to build a fort, but the French had beaten him to the punch and have begun the building of Fort Duquesne. Quickly Washington builds a fort nearby, which he calls Fort Necessity. He attacks a French scouting party, but is quickly surrounded and forced to surrender. This would mark Washington as a hero and lead to his appointment to other military positions. To watch a video on Washington's role in the Ohio Valley click on the picture of Washington.
Skillbuilder: Understanding Cause and Effect
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 120 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 4, Skillbuilder. There will not be a quiz over the information in this section, but there will be a homework assignment over this section's information.
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Section 4: The French and Indian War
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 121-125 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 4, Section 4. There will not be a quiz over the information in this section, but there will be a homework assignment over this section's information.
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Edward Braddock and George Washington
Edward Braddock was more interested in clearing a path through the forest of Fort Duquesne so his troops could march in single file rows and columns. He also had his troops wear the bright red uniforms that marked them as British troops. Washington discussed these mistakes with Braddock before he was ambushed by the French. Braddock's mistakes would cost him his life. To learn more about Braddock's defeat click on his picture above.
Pontiac's War
Pontiac's War began shortly after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Pontiac and his allies attack a string of forts in the Great Lakes region. To learn about the fighting that occurred in Illinois, click on the picture above.
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Jeffrey Amherst and James WolfeIn 1758 Amherst and Wolfe lead the assault on Louisbourg. In September 1759 James Wolfe found a poorly guarded path up the back of the cliff that leads to Quebec. Wolfe leads his troops to the Plains of Abraham where they surprise and defeat the French army. Wolfe was killed during the battle. Amherst captured Montreal the following year. The British victory here will force France to surrender and sign the Treaty of Paris. To learn more about these final battles, click on the picture of the Battle of Quebec.
Proclamation of 1763After the years of turmoil, the British passed the Proclamation of 1763 with the hopes that this agreement will allow decades of peace with in the Americas. Unfortunately, this only caused more friction between Britain and the colonists. To learn more about the Proclamation of 1763, click on the map.
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Treaty of ParisThe Native Americans were left out of With the defeat of the French the war had come to an end. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763. In this treaty France had to give up Canada and most of its lands east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain. Spain (France's ally) had to give up claims to Florida. Spain received New Orleans and French lands east of the Mississippi River. To read more about the Treaty of Paris click on the picture above.
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Chapter 4 homework assignments, quizzes, and I CANs
Homework Assignments
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Chapter Checklist w/Rubric &
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