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Chapter 6:Pennsylvania Leads the Way
Make sure you have your
textbook! (p. 155 & 157)
Also, please have out your Chapter 5 Packet. Let’s finish the KWL.
What did you LEARN about Colonial PA?
Lesson 1:Trouble on the Frontier
Bellringer•Using the maps on p. 155 and p.
157, make a prediction about
what this section will be about.
Conflict Over Land•Colonists
continued to push
West and
eventually into the
Ohio River Valley.
• The French wanted to
control the Ohio River Valley
to continue the Fur Trade.
They did not farm, like the
British Colonists.
• French made friends with
Native Americans.
Conflict Over Land
• In 1753, the French
landed on the shore of
Erie and built Fort
Presque Isle.
• The French also built Fort
Dusquesne in present-
day Pittsburgh.
Conflict Over Land
• These actions angered the British
who had also made land claims in
Ohio River Valley.
• British paid more money for the
Native American furs.
• How did this affect French?
• Their fur trade was heavily affected.
Conflict Over Land
• This conflict caused problems.
• British wanted the French to leave.
• Because the Quakers ran the PA Government at the time, they did not attack the French because they did not believe in war.
• In 1753, Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie sent a messenger to tell the French to leave – the messenger was…
• George Washington
Conflict Over Land
The French and Indian War
• French refused to leave.
• In 1754, George Washington returned with troops and built Fort Necessity.
• The French laid siege to Fort Necessity.
• Siege: Surrounding by an enemy army trying to capture a given place
• Washington’s army surrendered.
• British controlled Duquesne.
• This battle marked the
beginning of French and
Indian War.
• French and Native American
allies fought against British.
• Ally: a person, group, or nation
united with another for a special
purpose.
The French and Indian War
• The French won early battles.
• British won later battles including 1756 at a Native American Village –Kittanning by the Allegheny River.
• In 1758, the French destroyed Fort Duquesne.
• The British then built Fort Pitt built to maintain a safeguard on the area. This would later grow to become Pittsburgh.
The French and Indian War
• The French and Indian
War ended with the
Treaty of Paris of 1763.
• This gave the British all
land West of the
Appalachian Mountains.
The French and Indian War
• After Treaty was signed, Pontiac, a
Native American leader rounded
Native American groups to fight
against British.
• After back and forth, the
Parliament, Britain’s law-making
body, passed the Proclamation of
1763.
Pontiac’s War
Pontiac’s War• Proclamation of 1763:
Established a boundary
that colonists were not to
cross. Colonists would
cross the boundary and
more conflict lay ahead.
Section 2:Trouble with Britain
British Taxes• French and Indian War left
British in debt.
• British collected taxes from
Colonists.
• A tax is money a government
collects from it’s people.
• Colonists believed only localgovernment could tax.
• In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act. Colonists were furious to pay a tax on stamps.
• They wrote and signed petitions –formal written requests to those in authority.
British Taxes
• Parliament finally repealed – or
ended the Stamp Act.
• In 1767, Parliament passed
Townshend Acts.
• These laws set taxes on British goods
such as cloth, glass, paper, and tea.
• Many colonists decided to boycott –
or refuse to buy.
British Taxes
Conflict Continues• Benjamin Franklin used
newspaper to convince
others to join or fight for
liberty – condition of
being free.
• Franklin drew “Unite or
Die.”
Conflict Continues• Boston Massacre: British
soldiers killed 5 Boston
colonists in protest.
• Boston Tea Party: Boston
colonists boarded ship and
threw tea into harbor in
protest.
The First Continental Congress
• In 1774, representatives from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia.
• This meeting was called the First Continental Congress.
• At this Congress, they agreed to stop tradewith Britain, listed their concerns with British control, which they sent to the King.
• Also organized a militia – an army of ordinary citizens called together in emergencies
• Agreed to hold second meeting if King refused to make changes.