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SOL USI.6a:Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction
Lisa Pennington
Social Studies Instructional Specialist
Portsmouth Public Schools
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Essential Knowledge
• As Great Britain expanded control over the American colonies, many colonists became dissatisfied and rebellious.
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Essential Questions
• What steps did Great Britain take to increase its control over the colonies?
• Why did many colonists become dissatisfied with Great Britain’s control over the colonies?
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Key Words
• Stamp Act: an act passed by British Parliament that required a tax on all printed items such as newspaper and legal documents.
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Key Words
• Proclamation of 1763: King George III of England prohibited the westward movement of colonists across the Appalachian Mountains. http://energy.er.usgs.gov/images/regional_studies/appalachians/app_mtns2.jpg
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Key Words
• Parliament: the British legislature made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
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Great Britain’s Reasons for Control
• Great Britain wanted to remain a world power.
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Great Britain’s Reasons for Control
• In the American colonies, Great Britain’s desire to remain a world power resulted in a conflict with the French known as the French and Indian War.
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Great Britain’s Reasons for Control
• Great Britain imposed taxes, such as the Stamp Act, to raise revenue to pay the cost of the French and Indian War.
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Great Britain's Reasons for Taxation
• Great Britain wanted to finance the French and Indian War.
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Great Britain’s Reasons for Taxation
• To help with the maintaining of British troops in the colonies.
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Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction
• Colonies had no representation in Parliament.
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Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction
• Some colonists resented the power of colonial governors.
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Sir William Berkeley, a British colonialgovernor of Virginia.
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Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction
• Great Britain wanted control over colonial legislatures.
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The House of Burgesses, Williamsburg, VA.
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Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction
• Colonies opposed taxes.
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Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction
• Proclamation of 1763, which followed the French and Indian war, restricted western movement of settlers.
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Think About It…
• Why would these things make the colonists angry?
• Which colonial dissatisfaction do you think was most important in leading to the Revolutionary War? Why?