By the end of this standard, students will be able to - Identify & locate the 13 colonies & 3 colonial regions on a map - Summarize the motivations for colonial settlement - Describe the relationship between the colonies & England - Summarize the religious, societal, political, and economic similarities and differences of the colonial regions
Topic Overview: This indicator introduces the relationship between Great Britain and the 13 colonies. We will discover the roots of the conflict between the colonists and Great Britain. This will set the foundation for the American Revolution. Great Britain is so wrapped up in their own political turmoil they don’t see the beginning of an independent nation developing in the colonies. Following the French and Indian War, Parliaments taxation of the colonists causes uproar and the attempt of the colonies to push back against Parliament due to the freedom developed during the period of salutary neglect in the 1600s. The distinct geographical characteristics of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies influence the regions’ economic, political, social, and religious developments. These characteristics influenced who settled in the region and played a role in the conflict and cooperation between regions. As the regions develop and learn to become interdependent, their ties to Great Britain begins to wane slightly. The growing independence of the colonies and a desire to play a role in their government leads to the American Revolution which will be discussed in Standard 1.3.