Lecture: The Founding of the Nation

Pair-Share What were some of the reasons the colonists wanted to declare independence from Great Britain?

Take notes on the Cornell Notes paper After you have completed the lecture, Write at least 3 questions per page (1 for each chunk of information, using diverse levels of questions. Circle important vocabulary terms & highlight important people. Write a paragraph summary at the end of the lecture using the essential question as your topic sentence. If a student is absent for the lecture, have students read the section of their textbook that relates to the Founding of the Nation and take 2-pages of cornell notes.

California STANDARDS 11.1 Students analyze the significant events in the founding of the nation and its attempts to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of Independence. 1. Describe the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas as the context in which the nation was founded. Read aloud with the students. The teacher reads red, the students read white.

Common Core Standards Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Essential Question What were the key values and or beliefs that led to the American Revolution?

OBJECTIVE SWBAT analyze the significant events in the founding of the nation by completing a paragraph summary. Have students choral read aloud the objective.

The Enlightenment an 18th-century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society

God People GOD King King People Divine Right of Kings Social Contract Theory/ Natural Rights Philosophy God People GOD King King The shift from the idea “Divine Right” of Kings to the “Social Contract Theory” was influenced by the Enlightened Philosophers. People

Film Clip: Enlightenment Philosophers Be sure to turn up the volume. The film clip should automatically begin playing.

Enlightenment Philosophers Montesquieu 3 branches of government Innocent until proven guilty Voltaire No religious persecution Everyone is equal Freedom of press and speech Rousseau Democracy is a good form of government

John Locke 1632-1704 Natural Rights Philosophy Legitimate government Law of nature Life, Liberty, Property Unalienable: cannot be taken away Legitimate government protect natural rights Can be revoked (revolution) social contract The people give consent for the government to protect them. constitutional government

Complete worksheet: Philosopher John Locke

Why is the Enlightenment Important? Enlightenment ideas were used by American colonists to justify their separation from England. The American Revolution

California Standard 11.1.2 Analyze the ideological origins of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers' philosophy of divinely bestowed unalienable natural rights, the debates on the drafting and ratification of the Constitution, and the addition of the Bill of Rights. Teacher reads aloud red, students read aloud white.

The Origins of the American Revolution If a government fails to protect the people’s rights, the people have a right of revolution. John Locke …that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government… Declaration of Independence

Causes of the American Revolution

Causes of the American Revolution Political: England’s neglect of the colonies Taxation w/out representation Limitation of individual rights Economic: Taxation Mercantilism Trade restrictions Free enterprise Economic power Randomly ask questions the meaning of the causes of the Revolution. Review meaning if necessary.

What ideas do you think Paine wrote about? Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense swayed American colonists to declare independence. Pair-Share: What ideas do you think Paine wrote about? Call on a random student to answer the question…”I don’t know is NOT an answer”

The American Revolution

Film Clip: America Declares Independence Film clip will not work on power point. Close the presentation and double-click on film clip.

Effects: Colonies declare independence The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Britain recognizes United States independence. George Washington emerges as a leader.

The Declaration of Independence California Standards 11.1 Students analyze the significant events in the founding of the nation and its attempts to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of Independence.

Pair Share: Describe who and what you see in the picture Pair Share: Describe who and what you see in the picture. What do you think they are doing? Who is not represented in the picture? John Adams, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson (presenting the document), and Benjamin Franklin — standing before John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress.

Drafting the Declaration of Independence Committee of Five John Adams Roger Sherman Robert Livingston Thomas Jefferson Ben Franklin President of Continental Congress John Hancock

Committee: well-educated white men Non- represented: African Americans, women, working class, Loyalists, Native Americans Voting rights: white, male property owners

The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 Explained basic human rights and addressed their grievances against King George III. Meant to explain to the nations of the world reasons for seeking independence from Britain (hoped to get their support)

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that the 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 abolish it, and to institute new Government… Teacher reads aloud yellow, students read red.

Essential Question What were the key values and or beliefs that led to the American Revolution? Write a paragraph summary changing this question into a topic sentence.