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Founding of a Nation

Explore the founding of a nation, focusing on the origins of the US government and the establishment of colonies. Learn about the different groups of people who came to the colonies, the location and government of each colony, and the laws they implemented. Discover the significance of documents like the Mayflower Compact and Magna Carta. Engage in interactive activities like designing a colony flag and analyzing the success and challenges faced by early settlers.

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Founding of a Nation

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  1. Founding of a Nation Chapter 2 Origins of US Government

  2. Name your colony Who are the people coming to your colony? Are there men, women and children? Are they educated, wealthy, or poor? Where will you build your colony? Describe your location and why it would be a good place to build a colony. What type of government will your colony have? Write down ten laws your colony has. Draw the flag of your colony on a separate piece of paper.Include a key that explains what the symbols mean. Draw a poster on separate piece of paper that advertises your colony. The poster should tell people why they would want to come to your colony. Establishing a Colony

  3. New England Colonies • What do you know about the Pilgrims from reading the first two paragraphs? • Why does it make sense that the Pilgrims fled to Holland? • Why do you think the Pilgrims became dissatisfied with life in Holland? 4. Why does it make sense that the Mayflower Compact was important? 5. Why does it make sense that Squanto was so important to the Pilgrims? 6. What was the first Thanksgiving a celebration of? 7. How does this celebration relate to our lives today? 8. If Squanto and Samoset could have predicted the future, do you think they would have helped the Pilgrims? Why or why not? 9. Read the First Thanksgiving. Write a visualization for this section and the paragraph above it. - What do you see, hear, smell, taste, feel? 10. What is a congregation and why was it important?11. Why do you think everyone had to attend church? 12. Why does it make sense that the Puritan work ethic allowed for rapid growth of New England? 13. The Salem Witch Trials? 14. Do a visualization - What do you see, hear, smell, taste, feel?

  4. Mayflower Compacthttp://mrkash.com/activities/mayflower.html • What two groups made up the passengers on the Mayflower? • How were they different from each other? • How were they similar to each other? • Why did the Separatists decide to come to America? • Why did the Pilgrims allow the "strangers" to come with them on the Mayflower? 6. What events forced the passengers on the Mayflower to write and sign the Mayflower Compact? 7. Who controlled the government in England where the Pilgrims came from? 8. Who probably wrote the Mayflower Compact? 9. Who was allowed to sign the Mayflower Compact? 10. Who got to decide how to worship God? 11. Who did the passengers on the Mayflower declare their loyalty to? 12. Who was elected governor of the colony? 13. Who assembled to elect the governor in Plymouth? 14. How did representative government begin in America? 15. What is the most important idea contained in the Mayflower Compact? 16. What do you think the signers mean by a "civil body politic"? 17. What will the civil body politic do "from time to time"? 18. What do the signers promise loyalty to? 19. Why do you feel the colonists felt a need to establish a government? 20. What might have happened if the people on the Mayflower had not established a government?

  5. Magna Cartahttp://awesomestories.com/history/magna_carta/magna_carta_ch1.htm • At Runnymede, at Runnymede,Your rights were wonAt Runnymede!(Rudyard Kipling1865-1936) • King John (Lackland) was a bad king. At least, that’s how history remembers him. • According to legend, he gave Robin Hood (also called Robin Longstride and Robin of Locksley) - the heroic archer of Sherwood Forest who died a treacherous death - a terrible time.  • He tried to steal the throne from his brother, Richard the Lionheart, while Richard was out of the country. • He was a lousy son to his mother, the famous Eleanor of Aquitaine (once portrayed by Katherine Hepburn). Yet, King John gave his barons (and ultimately the world) the Magna Carta, one of the greatest legal documents ever written and a cornerstone of modern national constitutions.

  6. Jamestown Colonyhttp://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ • In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They settled in what is now the state of Virginia and called their colony first James Fort, and then James Towne, in honor of James I, the King of England. The early years of the colony were nearly a total disaster. Almost half of the settlers died due to poor choices in settlement location, management of resources, and quarrels with the indigenous Powhatan Indians. • You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony:Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others! • Scoring Factors:After you make all your decisions, you will receive a report on the state of your colony based on these factors: • Food: How well can you provide it for your colonists? • Health: Can you keep your colonists from dying due to disease, starvation, and attacks? • Wealth: Can you make yourself and your sponsors at the London Company rich from the discovery of gold and silver? • Morale: Can you keep yourself in power by keeping everyone happy? • Make History:You will get to compare your colony to the historical Jamestown at the end. By examining the "Now we know..." section, you can learn from the mistakes of history so you do not repeat them when you play again. • Good luck and Godspeed!

  7. History Detective • 1. This was the first successful English colony in America.Jamestown • 2. He was the most important person at Jamestown and kept the colony from starving the first year. • 3. It was the first legal government written in America by the Pilgrims. Hint, it was written aboard a ship. • 4. This colony was settled by Pilgrims from England in 1627. • 5. They came to America in 1620 seeking religious freedom. • 6. He was the founder of the Pennsylvania colony. • 7. He started growing tobacco in Jamestown in 1612. • 8. She was an Indian woman, daughter to an Indian chief, and married an important man in Jamestown. • 9. This was the first real American holiday. It was a harvest celebration. • 10. This Indian man helped the Pilgrims survive in America by teaching them to grow corn. • 11. This Indian tribe traded with the Pilgrims and helped them survive the first harsh winter. • 12. This group came to America after being persecuted in England and wanted to purify the Church of England. • 13. This person was tried for libel for writing newspaper articles in 1735. His case became the first freedom of the press trials in American history. • 14. This rebellion took place in 1676. • 15. This was the lost colony in America. It was led by Sir Walter Raleigh. • 16. Famous witch trials happened in this city. • 17. We are the girls who started the witch trials. One of our father's was a minister. • 18. This minister gave fiery sermons that began the Great Awakening. • 19. He was one of the main preachers of the Great Awakening speaking to huge crowds. • 20. The name sometimes given to a period of heightened religious activity in the 1700’s.

  8. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Godhttp://mrkash.com/activities/sinners.html • 1. What image does Edwards use to describe the condition of sinners?2. Does the sinner have any power in the situation they are in? Explain. • 3. What does Edwards say that a person needs to be to not end up in hell?4. How long does Edwards way that the misery of hell will last?5. What does Edwards say about those people who think they are saved simply because the lead moral and religious lives? • 6. How does Edwards suggest that a person can achieve salvation? • 7. On a separate piece of paper, draw an advertisement that conveys the same message as the sermon.

  9. Beginnings of Slavery in America

  10. Roots of Representative Government • 1. Magna Cartahttp://www.answers.com/topic/magna-carta • 2. Parliamenthttp://www.answers.com/topic/parliament-british • 3. Edmund Androshttp://www.answers.com/topic/edmund-andros • 4. English Bill of Rights (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_rights_are_guaranteed_to_the_people_in_the_English_Bill_of_Rights • 5. Salutary neglecthttp://www.answers.com/topic/salutary-neglect • 6. John Peter Zengerhttp://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/bookmarks/zenger/

  11. Map of the Colonieshttp://mrkash.com/activities/colonies.html

  12. The Road to the Revolution • It's 1763. You're a basically happy, content colonist in North America. British and proud of it. The French and Indian War has just ended. Peace reigns on the continent.What did Great Britain create, in 1765, that put you on The Road to Revolution?1. The Stamp ActThe Stamp Act was imposed on the colonists by the British government as a means to pay for the cost of guarding the American Frontier. Most colonists didn't like that.

  13. Tighter British Control • Why did the American colonists feel like their freedom was being limited after the French and Indian War? • What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? • Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the colonists? • Who was the King of England at the time? • What did the Quartering Act do? • Why did Britain need more revenue? • What did the Sugar Act do? • What did James Otis claim Parliament had no right to do? • What did Otis say? • What did the Stamp Act do? • Why was the Stamp Act different than other taxes that had been imposed on the colonies? • What did colonial leaders believe the issue over taxes was about? • What did colonial assemblies and newspapers say? • What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress? • What is a boycott? • Why did colonists boycott British goods? • What was the most famous protest organization? • How did the Sons of Liberty respond to the Stamp Act? • What happened to the Stamp Act in 1766? • What did the Declaratory Act say?

  14. Colonists Response

  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, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government….

  16. Vocabulary Assignment – Complete on your own paper 1. Look up the underlined words and write a definition and synonyms.Dictionary.com would be a good place to start. 2. Rewrite the paragraph, substituting new words for the underlined words. The paragraph must make sense. You may rearrange the words if you like. Answer the following questions using complete sentences. 3. What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? 4. When was the Declaration of Independence signed? 5. Finish the sentence - "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." 6. What are the unalienable rights? 7. Why do you think the Declaration is important today?

  17. The Declaration of Independencehttp://mrkash.com/activities/declaration.html • 1. What does Jefferson say the powers of the earth come from?2. What does this tell you about Jefferson's beliefs? • 3. What are the “unalienable Rights?”4. Where do the just powers of government come from?5. What right do the people have if the government “becomes destructive?”6. What does Jefferson say the King of Great Britain has established over the colonies? 7. What were the five most important complaints against King George III? • 8. What do the “People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare?”9. What is going to happen to the connection between Great Britain and the colonies?10. What powers does the new government have?11. Who is the new country going rely on for protection?12. What pledge do signers of the Declaration take? 13. Why do you think the signers of the Declaration of Independence were willing to take such a pledge?14. What happened to them because they took this pledge? Click on the link to find out the answer.15. What do you think you would have done if you were in their position?

  18. War of Independence Detective • 1. Commander of the American forces during the American Revolution • 2. He has the most famous signature on the Declaration of Independence. • 3. Diplomat, scientist, inventor, and the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence, the treaty that ended the American Revolution, and the Constitution • 4. Leader of the Sons of Liberty5. In 1775, before the battle of Lexington, they were dispatched to rouse the country that the Red Coats were coming. • 6. He said, "And as for me, give me liberty or give me death."7. He wrote a very influential pamphlet called Common Sense that encouraged Americans to declare independence • 8. Cities where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired9. This British Act taxed all printed material10. This British Act forced the colonists to house and feed British soldiers11. This 1781 battle of French and American forces caused the British government to eventually negotiate an end to the American Revolutionary War. • 12. He was king of England during the American Revolution13. What the colonists called the laws that punished them for the Boston Tea Party14. The two enemies of the British in the war that lasted from 1754-176315. This law forbid the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains16. A slogan originating during the 1750s and 1760s which helped lead to revolution17. This event saw the first deaths of civilians in the American Revolution by British soldiers • 18. Name of the British government and supreme legislative body19. Main author of the Declaration of Independence20. He was sent to France at the beginning of the American Revolution to ask for help

  19. American Revolution CyberHunt • The Proclamation of 17631. What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?2. Why was the law put into effect? • The Sugar Act3. What did the Sugar Act tax?4. Why did the colonists dislike the tax? • The Stamp Act and Quartering Act5. Why was the Stamp Act created?6. What did the Stamp Act tax?7. What principle did the colonists say this tax violated?8. Why was the Stamp Act repealed? (Repealed means to abolish or cancel)9. What did the Quartering Act require the colonists do?10. How do you think you would have reacted to the Quartering Act? • No Taxation without Representation11. Why did the colonists complain, "No taxation without representation?"The Boston Massacre12. How many men died during the Boston Massacre?13. How did the battle begin?14. What caused the soldiers to fire their guns?

  20. American Revolution CyberHunt • Boston Massacre Image15. View the image. This image was created by silversmith Paul Revere. What do you think the point of the image was? • Tea Tax16. How did the people of Boston respond to the tax on tea?17. What did this event become know as?The Intolerable Acts18. What was the reason the Intolerable Acts were put into place?19. What did the Intolerable Acts do?20. How did the colonists respond? • Common Sense21. Who wrote Common Sense?22. What did it encourage colonists do? • Lexington and Concord23. Why did General Gage send the British troops to Concord?24. Who warned the colonists that the Red Coats were coming?

  21. American Revolution CyberHunt • The Declaration of Independence25. Who wrote The Declaration of Independence? 26. What was The Declaration of Independence about? 27. When was it adopted? 28. Where was it signed? 29. Why was it written? • Loyalists30. Who were the Loyalists?31. Why do you think many of them went to Canada during the war? • The Continental Army32. Who was asked to command the Continental Army?33. What problems existed at Valley Forge? • The Battle of Saratoga34. Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the war? • Yorktown35. What happened at Yorktown? • Treaty of Paris36. What did the Treaty of Paris do?

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