ACTIVITY
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Ch. 4: Growth of the Colonies
Read Chapter 4 Section 1 on pages 88-97 of The American Journey: Early Years. One of the ways we learn how to read text is by reading
pictures, captions, graphs, and charts in a textbook. In this activity, answer the questions posed for each picture as you read.
American Diary,
Illustration, &
Travel in Colonial
America
p. 88-89
Economics
&
History
pp. 91
1. Why would it be difficult for the 13 colonies to unite as one country? They could not unite because
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2. One of the major seaports in colonial America was ______________________, Pennsylvania.
3. How long did it take a colonial traveler to make the 80 mi. trip from Philadelphia to New York City? It
took them __________________________________________________________.
4. What goods were exported from the colonies in the Americas to Europe? ___________________,
___________________, ______________________, and ___________________.
5. What was the terrible Middle Passage? Merchants sold British _____________________ to Africa,
where they bought ____________________, and sold them to plantations in the West Indies where they
got plantation products like _________________, which they took back to _____________.
6. How did the trade pattern form a triangle? The three points on the triangle were _________________,
______________________, and ___________________.
The African Slave
Trade
7. The transatlantic slave trade began in the _______s. In 340 years, nearly _____ million Africans were
enslaved.
p. 92-93
8. Who captured and sold the Africans to Europeans and Americans? ________________________
American Notes:
From Prince to
Enslavement to
Landowner
p. 96
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9. Venture Smith was the son of a __________________ who was kidnapped by an enemy tribe and sold
as a _______________. His cost was ______________________ & ______________________.
10. After being sold several times, Venture was able to purchase the ___________________ for himself
and his family.
RESPONSE
Text Evidence
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ARTISTIC
*Fill in the diagram/map showing the triangular trade route as shown on p. 91. Be sure to label the 3(4) points of the triangle
and what was traded and by whom.
The goods from
America & the West
Indies were sent to
________________.
The slaves worked
on plantations in
_____________ &
British merchants
sold ____________
________________,
where they
produced _______
_______________
to _____________.
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The merchants sent
the _____________
to ___________ &
In exchange, the
merchants received
________________
________________ .
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Based on your reading, what did enslaved Africans experience on the journey from their homes in Africa to the Americas? (2-3
sentences)
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Based on what you have learned so far, how has geographic distance affected the unity of the American colonies?
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Text Evidence
ACTIVITY
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French & Indian War Map
Ft._______
1758
_______ ________
Ft._______
1758, 1759
Ft._______
1759
British Victory
French Victory
Ft._______
French Fort/
1755
1754
2) Braddock
defeated @ Ft.
Duquesne
Battle Location
1758
4) Ft. Frontenac
captured by British
1758
6) British take Crown
Point & Ft.
Ticonderoga
1759
8) British
forced French
to surrender
Quebec
1760
10) War ended
with treaty
called Peace of
Paris
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1) Washington
defeated @ Ft.
Duquesne
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1755
3) St. Lawrence
blockaded by
British
1758
5) British take land of
Ft. Duquesne &
rebuild Ft. Pitt.
1759
7) British take Ft.
Niagara, forcing French
out of Ohio River Valley
1759
9) Last battle, British
took Montreal
1763
Name _______________________________
Date _____________ Per. _________
RESPONSE
FRENCH & INDIAN WAR
Directions:
Complete the 5 steps of this mapping activity. Grading will be based on location, accuracy, and neatness.
1. COLONIES Label these colonies on the map:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
2. FRENCH FORTS Label the 5 forts below, that are shown on the map with a
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Ft. ___________.
Fort Duquesne (what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Fort Niagara (close to Niagara Falls, near Buffalo, New York)
Fort Frontenac (on the north shore of Lake Ontario, at Kingston)
Crown Point (just south of Lake Champlain, in north New York)
Fort Ticonderoga (immediately south of Crown Point)
3. ORDER Place the correct # in the
that corresponds with the chronological order of the battles. They appear
on the timeline on bottom of notebook p. 14.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Fort Duquesne #1 &#2
Fort Niagara #7
Fort Frontenac #4
Crown Point #6
Fort Ticonderoga #6
Quebec #8
Montreal #9
4. COLOR Color the battle
the correct color (make sure your # can be seen through color)
a) Red means a British victory
b) Blue means a French victory
5. PATH With green, draw a line showing the path the British took on their victory path.
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ACTIVITY
Name ______________________________
Date _____________ Per. _________
Ch. 4: The French and Indian War (1754-1763)
After viewing the ppt. on the French and Indian War and reading and annotating pages 16a through 16h, fill in the
following two columns.
Directions: List five key results of the British victory over the French in the French and Indian War and of the
Proclamation of 1763.
Cause
Effect
1. British gained control of a VAST ___________________ in
North America.
1. British now needed to protect their _______________ in
the COLONIES and new territory.
2. The Proclamation of 1763 permitted the British
gov’t to __________ ______ new provinces and PROHIBIT
or stop the colonists from moving ______________ of the
Appalachian MOUNTAINS.
2. The British gov’t controlled _________________
movement (ignoring colonists’ land claims) and could
now AVOID conflict with the NATIVE
_______________________.
3. British kept colonists near the ________________
COAST.
3. This ensured a ready _________________ for British
goods in the coastal CITIES.
4. Britain now controlled the _________ TRADE in the
frontier.
5. Britain needed new ______________ or incoming
money to pay TROOP expenses and repay the huge
_____________ left by the French Indian War.
4. To protect these interests, Britain planned to place
____,000 troops in the colonies.
5. The king and the Parliament issued new
_______________ on the colonies and began to ENFORCING
existing taxes more strictly.
PREDICT
What 2 results of the French & Indian War would have angered the colonists the most. List them and support
you answer with text evidence. ( 4POINTS)
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RESPONSE
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Main idea
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SUMMARY
Summarize the outcome of the French and Indian War. How did it determine who controlled North America? Be sure to
include text support. (3 POINTS)
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VISUALIZE
After rereading the list of the resulting causes and effects of the war, create a brief visual that will help you remember
what you learned. (2 POINTS)
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