Agenda Tues 8/30 & Wed 8/31 Journal Entry #7 Origins of America Timeline Declaration of Independence “Bundles” chart DUE Tuesday/Wednesday 9/6-7
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Origins of American Government Chapter 2
Basic Concepts of Government Ordered Government Government is organized Provides Structure Limited Government Government only has the power that the people grant Unalienable rights Rule of Law (power not absolute) Representative Government serves the people!!!!!
Important Documents Magna Carta (charter) 1215 Protection against monarchy and pointless laws Judicial protection: trial by jury, due process, life, liberty and property English nobles questioned absolute power Rule of Law established
Important Documents Petition of Right English Bill of Rights 1628 Passed by Parliament Limited government Freedom of speech Non-military rule English Bill of Rights 1689 Established Parliament’s power over monarchy Limited military FREE ELECTIONS
Types of Colonies Royal Proprietary Charter Direct control of the king Governor named by king Proprietary King grants land to a person They settle and govern the land Charter Self governing
Early Plans for Revolution Albany Plan- 1754 Benjamin Franklin Create a congress among 13 colonies Rejected by King AND the colonists Stamp Act Congress Reaction to Britain’s tax on all legal documents, newspapers, etc Taxation without representation Organized opposition to monarchy
1st Continental Congress 1774 Response to Intolerable Acts Debated plans for separating from England in the wake of increased British presence Created a Declaration of rights and organized a boycott (peaceful opposition) Except…militias clash @ Lex & Concord (Shot heard ‘round the world)
2nd Continental Congress Armed conflict escalates 1775- Philadelphia First national government of US Signed Declaration of Independence in 1776… what date? Created the Articles of Confederation (early constitution)
1st & 2nd Continental Congress The 1st & 2nd Continental Congress rested on no legal base. They were put together in haste & meant to be temporary. The 1st attempt to establish a lasting gov’t was the Articles of Confederation.
“Bundles” Chart Plan/Compromise Kind of states that benefited Provisions (Description) Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Connecticut Compromise (aka The Great Compromise) Three-fifths Compromise Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise