Our final unit of the year - Creating a New Nation - began today. This will take us all of the way to May 28th. Began with THE SITUATION - "setting the stage" so to speak on what was happening in the colonies that lead to an event that probably never should have happened - the American Revolution. In the mid-1700's the American colonies were enjoying one of the highest standards of living in the world (even better than people back in merry, old England!) They enjoyed the protection of a powerful empire (the British), were pretty much extended the same "Rights of Englishmen" as those in England, and were allowed to flourish and thrive due to the unofficial policy adopted by the British goverment from 1607-1763 - the policy of Salutory Neglect (healthy neglect). The old adage is Don't Bite the Hand that Feeds You - well the Americans bit and tore it off! The question is - why? Some event must have changed everything - it did - and the event was The French and Indian War - our topic tomorrow!
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