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Early Settlers and Pre-Revolutionary War

Early Settlers and Pre-Revolutionary War. Student made. Early Explorers. 20,000 years ago-Native Americans cross Bering Strait 1492-Columbus & Spanish Conquistadors 1524-French Explorers. Early Settlers. 1585-Roanoke 1607-Jamestown 1620-Mayflower 1620-1630-Salem Witch Trials

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Early Settlers and Pre-Revolutionary War

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  1. Early Settlers and Pre-Revolutionary War Student made

  2. Early Explorers • 20,000 years ago-Native Americans cross Bering Strait • 1492-Columbus & Spanish Conquistadors • 1524-French Explorers

  3. Early Settlers • 1585-Roanoke • 1607-Jamestown • 1620-Mayflower • 1620-1630-Salem Witch Trials • 1700’s-Pluralism

  4. An Emerging American Identity • 1730’s-Great Awakening • 1st half of 1700’s-Salutary Neglect • 1756-1763-French and Indian War (Seven Year’s War) • 1763-Treaty of Paris

  5. An Emerging American Identity • 1730’2-1740’s – Great Awakening (religious revival) Preacher Jonathon Edwards “commit to God” • Early1700’s (first ½ of century): Salutary Neglect(colonial self governing & England’s focus elsewhere) • Freedom of the Press (criticism of government) • Period of Enlightenment used scientific reason, observation, and experiments to open minds

  6. Building Tension Between England and the Colonies • 1763-Proclamation of 1763 • 1765-Quartering Act & Stamp Act • 1766-Stamp Act Failed • 1767-Townshend Acts • 1770-Boston Massacre & Parliament repeals Townshend Acts • 1772-Committee of Correspondence formed by Samuel Adams • 1773-Tea Act & Boston Tea Party • 1774-Intolerable Acts

  7. War Erupts!!! • September 5- October 26, 1774- First Continental Congress • April of 1775-Lexington & Concord

  8. THE END

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