1. Welcome to Class! 1/28/11
Do Now: Have your supplies and “do now” section of your notes out for me to check today.
FYI: Fridays will henceforth be known as…FUN FACT FRIDAYS!
Every Friday I will give you fun facts about American government to consider and discuss with your neighbor.
Today’s fun facts:
1. In Tucson, AZ, it is illegal for women to wear pants
2. In Long Beach, CA, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course
3. In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal to educate a dog

2. Roots of Democracy TODAY’S OBJECTIVE:
1.02 – SWBAT trace and analyze the development of ideas about self-government in the Colonies

3. The Big Idea…
Why are we a democracy today and not a monarchy like we were under England?

4. Before we begin today, listen to this story… Imagine there once was an 8-year old girl who is abandoned by her mother one day. At first, she is scared and doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t know how to take care of herself without her mom.
But over time, she learns how to take care of herself and becomes more independent. Then, one day when the girl is 16, the mom returns. She tells her daughter that while she has been gone, she got addicted to gambling and lost all of her money so she was in debt.
THEN, the mom tells her daughter she must get a job. The mom will “tax” her pay in order to pay off her debt.
How do you think the girl is going to feel?

5. Taxation= the MAIN cause of the American Revolution
I. Background of American Independence
Salutary Neglect
Taxation= the MAIN cause of the American Revolution
French and Indian War
1. Did the colonists consider Salutary Neglect a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

6. II. Influence from England and Europe A
II. Influence from England and Europe A. Democracy -Greece (direct) -Rome (representative)
2. Illustration: Direct v. Representative Democracy
Direct
Representative

7. B. Enlightenment = 18th century intellectual movement that said people should have protected freedoms and powers under their governments -Enlightenment ideas came from 3 primary men (Montesquieu, Rousseau, and John Locke=the MOST IMPORTANT man)

8. 3. Enlightenment in pictures. What does each mean
3. Enlightenment in pictures. What does each mean? -Pre (Before) Enlightenment -Post (After) Enlightenment
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9. -The right to life, liberty, and property
Enlightenment Ideas
1. Self-government=people are allowed to create their own governments (choose their leaders)
2. Natural Rights of Man=all people are born with rights that cannot be taken away from anybody, including the government
-The right to life, liberty, and property
3. Social Contract=people agree to give up some rights to the government to have some order as long as the government is not corrupt
King
Queen
Prince
(12)
Princess
(10)
Prince
(8)

10. 4. Out of the 3 Enlightenment ideas, which one do you think is the MOST important for democracy and WHY?

11. III. Early Colonial Examples of Democracy
A. New England Town Meetings=people in NE (New England) gathered in one place to make laws together
B. Virginia House of Burgesses=the first representative legislature in the colonies where people sent a representative from their region to make laws/decisions for them

12. 5. Categories: Sort the terms into the correct box below.
NE Town Meeting
VA House of Burgesses
Word Box
Representative democracy Met in one place Cold Sent someone to make laws for you Direct democracy Warm
People lived close together People lived far apart

13. C. Mayflower Compact= the first social contract made by the people who came off the Mayflower ship and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts

14. 6. Create a storyboard to explain the Mayflower Compact.
7. What is it called when there is NO government?

15. D. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut= the first colony that had a “rulebook” (Constitution) that set up what the government could and couldn’t do
8. Why is it good to have a “rulebook” about government?
9. What is a good way to remember that a Constitution came from the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

16. E. Maryland Toleration Act=the first act (law) that guaranteed freedom and tolerance for all Christian religions (Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Protestant)
10. What colonial region is Maryland apart of it IF it was known for religious tolerance? (New England, Middle, or Southern)

17. Recap Practice Early Colonial Example Descriptions NE Town Meetings
VA House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Toleration Act
1. Religious Tolerance
2. First social contract in the colonies
3. First direct democracy in the colonies
4. First representative democracy in the colonies
5. First Constitution in the colonies
6. Accepting of all Christian religions
7. People are chosen to make laws/decisions for others
8. People meet in one place to make laws/decisions
9. An agreement that people will follow the government’s rules as long as the government is fair
10. First “rulebook” for a government

18. Recap Practice
11. QUICK QUIZ: What is Salutary Neglect again?

19. Guided Practice As a class, we will complete questions 1 - 3
Do question 4 with your neighbor!
EOC Practice:
When you’re taking a multiple choice test, circle the key words in the question so you know what it is asking for!
Question #5: let’s do this as a class!
Part 2: complete in pairs in 10 minutes!

20. Foundations of American Democracy Bingo!
Draw this on your own sheet of paper
For each box at the left, insert a word of your choice from the word bank below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
WORD BANK
New England Town Meetings
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Toleration Act
Salutary Neglect
Religious Tolerance
Social Contract
Constitution
Representative democracy
Direct Democracy
Enlightenment
John Locke
Natural Rights
Self-government

21. Bingo!
Now look for the number combinations that will flash up on the screen. Use all three of the words from those boxes in a logical sentence.
EXAMPLE:
I call boxes 1, 3, and 4. Boxes have the words “New England Town Meetings,” “Representative Democracy,” and “Religious Tolerance.”
Sentence: New England Town Meetings were an example of direct, not representative, democracy; and even though they were democratic, they did not practice religious tolerance.

22. The Numbers, the Numbers
A. Box 1, Box 4, Box 6
B. Box 5, Box 7, Box 9
C. Box 2, Box 9, Box 3
D. Box 7, Box 3, Box 8
E. Box 4, Box 5, Box 6
F. Box 6, Box 9, Box 3

23. Independent Practice
Complete your independent practice on your own and have it finished by the end of class today =)

24. Homework Do your reading according to our reading method =)
Don’t forget to turn in your classwork/bingo answers!