3. • After 1763Britain was deeply in debt because of
the Seven Years’ War
• Britain did not want to lose their influence in
North America and therefore wanted to keep
their troops stationed in the Thirteen Colonies
4. • To fund the troops Britain decided to raise the
taxes in the Thirteen Colonies
5.
6. The colonists felt that Britain
had no right to tax them, as
Britain did not allow colonists
to elect representatives to
the British parliament
7. • In 1775 the protests in the colonies turned into
rebellion
• George Washington took command of an army
raised in the Thirteen Colonies to fight British
rule
8. • In 1776 the Thirteen Colonies decided to break
away from Britain and become an independent
country….
11. -supported -opposed the
the rebellion rebellion and
and desired
Patriots to be free Loyalists wanted to
remain united
from British and loyal to
rule Britain
Did they support breaking away from or remaining under British rule?
12. • Before we carry on discussing the Loyalists
further, it is important to note of the fact that…
the colonies of Quebec and Nova Scotia did not
want to join this war against British rule
13. Question:
What do you think was the
experience of the Loyalists who
lived in the Thirteen Colonies?
14. • During (and even after) the war, many people
who supported British rule left the Thirteen
Colonies (now called the United States) for the
British colonies of Quebec and Nova Scotia
• They were refugees escaping to territories that
remained under British rule
15. • Question: What is a refugee?
A refugee is a person who
is outside their country of
origin (or habitual
residence) because they
are a member of a
persecuted social group.
18. - In groups of 4 you will now
work to create a list on chart-
paper of the challenges that
the Loyalists faced because
of relocating.
- Use the profiles of the
different Loyalists on pages
.
175-178 to guide you.
23. • The HBC had another reason besides helping
displaced Scottish farmers for establishing the
Red River Colony
• The North West Company was competing with
the HBC for the fur trade
24.
25.
26. Why might the location and size
of this new colony be a concern
for the Métis?
Britain was looking for ways to save money it wanted to keep troops stationed in the Thirteen Colonies but decided to make the Thirteen Colonies pay for the troops to do this they raised the taxes placed on the 13 Colonies
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students think-pair-share their thoughts- the colonists were very upset and protested the fact that Britain taxed them, yet they were not allowed to elect representatives to the government
- Descriptor words for conflict protest and rebellion discuss difference between protest and rebellion with the students
- 1776 the US declared itself independent of Britain and began a war
-draw on perspective taking and ask the students if they think that everyone in the 13 Colonies would support this war
The war deeply divided communities in the 13 ColoniesThose who supported the rebellion called themselves “Patriots” Those who wanted to remain united to the British empire (and loyal to Britain) called themselves Loyalists
-it is important now to make note of an important fact…. (option: have students look at and/or read the blurb above the illustration on page 169 and discuss)-back in 1775 (so the year before the US was declared a country) American soldiers attacked Quebec hoping to free it from British rule-the Americans thought that the Canadiens would welcome them as liberators they were wrong and the attack failed-What would Canada be like today if the people of Quebec had chosen differently?
-reiterate the rebellion taking place in the 13 Colonies, then pose this question
-most of these people called themselves Loyalists and most had British ancestors -however, this wave of people included 3,000 black Loyalists, 2,000 Haudenosaunee people (who became allies of Britain during the war), and 3,000 German Mennonites (who had not taken sides in the war)
-persecuted systematic mistreatment; subject someone (or a group of people) to hostility; harass persistentlypersecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, and/or political opinion
