The British are Coming
Storyboard Text
- The British are Coming!
- The British Are Coming!
- After the French and Indian war, England established and attempted to maintain economic and political control over the colonies in order to remain a world power
- We now have more laws and rules for you because of the French and Indian War.
- Please send those goods back and the tidewater back to the port
- England imposed strict control over the trade.
- Yes, sir
- England taxed the colonies after the war to raise necessary revenue to help finance for the war, and pay for the troops and the cost of the war.
- Taxes on that, that and even this!
- Is this what we get for going through a war!?
- Colonies traded raw materials for manufactured goods
- Raw Materials$
- Manufactured Goods$$$
- I demand you to give me all the raw materials you produce!
- Colonies had to obey english laws that were enforced by governors. They had no representation is parliament.
- NEW LAW
- We want representation in the parliament!
- The governors were appointed by the king or by the proprietors and the colonists resented their power
- Proprietors
- King George and Queen Charlotte
- You are now the new governor of Williamsburg
- Colonial Legislatures made laws for each colony and were monitored by colonial governors so that England could have strict control over the legislatures.
- I monitor the Colonial Legislatures
- I want control over the colonist's laws
- 1774, the First Continental Congress met to discuss colonial frustrations.
- Welcome to the First Continental Congress!
- It is NOT fair for the king to tax us this much!
- The king has done enough!
- It's our governor!
- We want a say!
- Colonial Legislature
- Colonial Governor
- King
Over 30 Million Storyboards Created