3rd Grade Social Studies – Declaration of Independence/American Revolution
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Gold, natural resources and trade
Why did England want to claim land in the “New World” for itself?
Green - New England Colonies
Purple - Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Blue - Southern Colonies
Label the colonial regions.
New England
Which colonial region had hills, rocky terrain and cold winters?
Southern
Which colonial region had farms, plantations and hot summers?
Mid-Atlantic
Which colonial region had rich farmland and a moderate climate?
Great Britain
Spain
France
Which countries had colonies in the Americas?
Great Britain
Who won the war between France and Great Britain over land in the New World?
Great Britain gained all the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River (EXCEPT New Orleans).
What happened after France lost its war with Great Britain in the New World?
A law passed by King George III of Great Britain, which said that British colonists could not settle in the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. That land was reserved for Native Americans.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
They were angry. They had just fought a war to win the land west of the Appalachian Mountains from the French, and now the king said they couldn’t settle there.
How did colonists feel about the Proclamation of 1763?
They made the colonies pay taxes.
How did Great Britain raise money after their war with France?
Money the government collects from people and businesses
What are taxes?
A government where the people have the power
What is a representative democracy?
Declared independence
When the colonies were unhappy with Great Britain’s rule, what did they do?
Declaration of Independence
What document did the colonies write when they wanted independence from Great Britain?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
It stated that the colonies wanted to be free and rule themselves
What did the Declaration of Independence say?
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Independence Day — because it was the day the colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence
What do we call the Fourth of July? And why do we call it that?
Right to Life
Right to Liberty
Right to the Pursuit of Happiness
What are the natural rights the Declaration of Independence says belong to every human being?