Question of the Day #6 Is violence ever justified? If so, when?
K.W.L. This week we are going to be talking about the Seven Years War and the American Revolution,specifically the causes and effects. Divide a piece of paper into three (3) sections titled; Know, Wonder, and Learn. In the Know section write down as many things as you possibly can that you know about The Seven Years War and/or The American Revolution. In the Wonder section write down some questions you have about the revolution. At the end of classes you will fill in the Learn section.
Seven Years War Before we discuss the American Revolution we need to look at the root causes. Many of these causes stem from the Seven Years War. What was the Seven Years War? We will need to examine the causes and aftermath of this conflict to understand both its affect on Canada, and its role in the American revolution
The Short Version Involved all of the great European powers of the time, but the primary belligerents (fighters) were France, Great Britain, Prussia, Spain, The Holy Roman Empire, and their colonies. Started in North America. A lot of the fighting took place in the colonies such as Canada, India, and the Americas. Colonial Canada at the time was mostly French settlers and their F.N. allies. Great Britain and her allies were victorious. Canada becomes English.
Hmmmm? What do we think Canada looked like in the mid 18th Century?
How did this affect Canada? https://curio.ca/en/video/canada-a-peoples-history-episode-4-battle-for-a-contin ent-1739/ During the Video we will have questions to answer.
Role of First Nations Britain was left with an uneasy truce between many of the Algonquins who were French allies. Britain was also reliant on their allies, the Iroquois confederacy, for trade and military support. These and other pressures such as Pontiac s War led to Royal Proclamation.
Royal Proclamation Major Points Aboriginal title (rights to the land) existed before the Proclamation, and continues after. All land would be considered Aboriginal land until ceded (sold or given) by treaty. Settlers are forbidden from purchasing land from Aboriginals. Westward expansion is limited.
Two Row Wampum http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2185096353
Treaty and Two-Row Wampum Questions Re-read the excerpts from the Royal Proclamation and the words of Ojibway Chief Minivavana. Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper.
Unhappy Americans The Seven Years War had been fought largely by Britain s American settlers and they saw the results of this conflict as unfair. No longer able to expand Westward. Little reward for the devastation and losses on the frontier.
In Addition One of the other conclusions of the war, was that Great Britain went into massive debt defending her colonies (which had began the war in the first place). To shift some of this burden, Britain imposed further taxes on her colonies.
Causes You have probably heard the term taxation without representation before.
Taxation Without Representation A slogan of the Revolutionary War and the years before. The colonists were not allowed to choose representatives to parliament in London, which passed the laws under which they were taxed.
Question of the Day #7 Describe Canada s relationship with First Nations people? Do you think we have lived up to the Two-Row Wampum and Royal Proclamation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hluisbxqhcw
Short Timeline Stamp Act Sugar Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Continental Congress Revolutionary War Declaration of Independance On a separate sheet of paper, place the above in chronological order and define them. (1 mark each)
So What? What is the Big Idea here? What did they mean? What did they represent? Explain why each of the previous events is important. Stamp Act Sugar Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Continental Congress Revolutionary War Declaration of Independance