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Origins Of US Government

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Origins Of US Government

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  1. Origins Of US Government From George to George http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/cph/3c10000/3c17000/3c17100/3c17116r.jpg http://www.nationmaster.com/wikimir/images/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom-e.jpg/200px-George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom-e.jpg

  2. Back In The Day… http://www.ambrosevideo.com/resources/docs/112.JPG

  3. Magna Carta (1215) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Charles_II_of_England.png/300px-Charles_II_of_England.png http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/images/magna_carta.jpg

  4. The Petition Of Rights (1628) http://www.unipv.it/webdsps/storiadoc/images/charles1.jpg

  5. English Bill of Rights (1689)

  6. The Albany Plan http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/cartoon/snake.jpg http://www.columbia.edu/itc/law/witt/raw_images/lect7/3_big_portait_of_ben_franklin.jpg

  7. 1754-1791 Colonial Timeline • French and Indian War • Stamp Act • Ratification of the Constitution • Bill of Rights • Boston Tea Party • American Revolution • Boston Massacre • Articles of Confederation • Declaration of Independence • Constitutional Convention

  8. French & Indian War (7 Years War): to pay for colonial administration and defense LED TO: (British did this) --A series of taxes on official documents, newspapers, paper, glass, paint, and tea --Tightened enforcement of its trade regulations, which were designed to benefit the British, not colonists --Reaction: Resentment because of no voice in Parliament; Protested, boycotted taxed goods, and Boston Tea Party --Britain reacted back by applying economic pressure through a naval blockade of harbor --Led to first Continental Congress (Sept.1774)

  9. Stamp Act

  10. Boston Massacre

  11. How Bout A Spot Of Tea? http://dc-mrg.english.ucsb.edu/WarnerTeach/E172/images/Boston.tea.party.1746.jpg

  12. The First Continental Congress http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/conwell/revolution/first.jpg

  13. The Declaration Of Independence http://richmondthenandnow.com/Images/Famous-Visitors/Thomas-Jefferson-big.jpg

  14. The Declaration Of Independence • IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 • The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/DECLARATION/us_declarationE.jpg

  15. The Declaration Of Independence • We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, • That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. • That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed

  16. American Revolution • A conservative movement that did not drastically alter the colonists’ way of life? • Goal was to restore the rights the colonists felt were already theirs as British subjects • Did not feel need for great social, economic, or political upheavals

  17. The Articles Of Confederation The Articles of Confederation set up the first government of the United States. Executive Branch. No executive branch. Judicial Branch. No judicial branch. Each state had its own court system.  Legislative Branch. Congress. Each state had 1 vote. The Congress elected a president to preside over Congress. Passing a Law. Nine of the 13 states must vote in favor of it. Amending. To change the Articles, every state had to agree. Raising an Army. No power to raise an army. Could only ask states to send soldiers. Taxing. No power to tax. Could only ask states for tax money. Controlling Trade. No power to control trade between the states or with other nations. Bill of Rights. None.

  18. Strengths http://multigraphic.dk/lounge/weblog/images/uploads/iraq.us.gone.jpg

  19. Weaknesses http://www.authentichistory.com/images/antebellum/maps_and_charts/1787_articles_of_confederation.jpg

  20. Shay’s Rebellion http://www.warnermusic.com.au/images/artists/staind_break.jpg http://danspears.com/images/Lexington-farm-1_TN600.jpg http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2000/sites/zinn/imgs/images/shays.gif

  21. Constitution: Who’s Your Daddy? http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/pix/a255-med.gif

  22. The Virginia Plan http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/pix/a255-med.gif http://www.authentichistory.com/images/antebellum/maps_and_charts/1787_articles_of_confederation.jpg

  23. The New Jersey Plan http://www.authentichistory.com/images/antebellum/maps_and_charts/1787_articles_of_confederation.jpg

  24. “The Great Compromise” http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/23/gay.violence.summit.02/virginia.richmond.lynchburg.jpg http://www.cnn.com/US/9908/16/school.safety/new.jersey.highland.park.jpg http://www.cnn.com/US/9907/02/gun.seizures/connecticut.wallingford.jpg

  25. Three Fifths? http://gunstonhall.org/discover/mn4-three-fifths.gif

  26. Slave Trade http://www.projo.com/movies/amistad/images/banner.jpg http://i.timeinc.net/ew/img/review/980626/video_rev.jpg http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0783231202.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

  27. Strong President? http://www.reallyleary.com/images%20(new)/president_arnold.jpg

  28. Checks & Balances http://www.refocus-now.com/Stock/Ideas/images/Scales,%20balance,%20balances,%20C.Shaffer.jpg http://www.steno-forms.com/checks-3-up-a.gif

  29. We The People http://www.fwelaw.com/MyImages/Comstock%20We%20the%20People.jpg http://www.brazosport.edu/~math/jdetrick/We_The_People.gif

  30. No Bill of Rights? http://www.restoringamerica.org/images/billofrights_quill.jpg

  31. The Federalist Papers http://www.thirteen.org/federalist/gifs/p-fedcover.gif http://www.ourdocuments.gov/document_data/document_images/doc_010_big.jpg

  32. Federalists

  33. Anti-Federalists (Democratic Republicans)

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