Introduction
Imagine that it's your birthday and you're offered keys to your brand new, dream car you have always wanted. You immediately want to take it for a spin!
But not so fast! When you ask for the keys, you are told you can't drive it because you might have a wreck. After all, you are a new driver. Don't worry though, the new car still belongs to you and your parent or guardian is willing to drive you anywhere you want to go....
How do you think you would feel? You would probably feel like the American colonists felt after getting all that great new land from their 'mother country' Great Britain, after the French and Indian War. It's yours...but you can't use it because you might get hurt.
In this lesson, we're going to learn how British decisions after the French and Indian War impacted the colonists and started the march toward revolution. To begin, take a look at a timeline of the Revolutionary War.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Summarize the colonists' objections to various British policies enacted after the French and Indian War
- Explain how the war affected the relationship between Britain and its colonies
Essential Questions
- How did the British victory over the French in the French and Indian War lead to new conflicts between Britain and the colonies?
Enduring Understandings
- The American Revolution was the culmination of decades of growing tensions between Britain and the colonists due to economic, social, and political factors.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: United States History I standards: 3 and 3.1.