1. Unit 2 English Foundations of Government

2. Goal My Goal this unit is to:____________
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3 steps I will take 1. 2. 3.

3. Do Now – What philosophies were a foundation for America?
What is a philosophy?
How do you think a philosophy can shape a government?

4. Enlightenment Thinkers
Read pages 88-89
Define
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Copy the blue chart at the bottom of page 89

5. Enlightenment Thinkers
NAME
YEARS LIVED
BELIEFS
Thomas Hobbes
People agree to be ruled because their ruler pledges to protect their rights.
John Locke
People have rights to life, liberty, and property that the government must protect for the common good.
Baron de Montesquieu
Separate the parts of government so no one part can become too powerful
Voltaire
People have the right to speak freely, and this right should be defended by everyone.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The legislative power belongs to the people.

6. Complete on an Index Card
How did Montesquieu and Locke specifically influence our current government?
Give an example for each of how their ideas are used today.

7. What were early influences of American Government?
Kick off
If you were the king of Swiggles, do you think it would be fair for you to be above the law?
Should you or should you not have to follow all the same laws as everyone else? Explain.

8. Early English Influences
Magna Carta
Parliament/Common Law
English Bill of Rights

9. Magna Carta 1215 – Nobles forced King John to sign the Magna Carta
Forbade him from taxing without consent
Gave free men certain rights; equal treatment and trial by jury
Gave nobles the right to rebel if agreement was broken.

10. Parliament/Common Law
Parliament was a group of noblemen that would provide advice to the king. They assisted with making laws.
Common Law is the basic laws that all men had to follow.

11. English Bill of Rights
Rules set by Parliament that the King had to obey.
Look at the English Bill of Rights on page 87.
List 3-5 of the rights listed that are also a part of the American Bill of Rights

12. EXIT TICKET - What were early influences of American Government?
English nobles forced King John to sign the Magna Carta limiting the monarch’s power.
How do you think this affected future monarchs?

13. 5 minute study time
Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Quiz

14. What were the first colonial governments like?
Kick off:
After yesterday’s lesson on the Early English Influences how do you think the early colonial governments were set up?

15. Jamestown and Plymouth
Read pages 90-91
Jamestown
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses? What did they do?
Plymouth
List the topics covered in the Mayflower Compact.
On a separate paper
Create a Venn Diagram that provides 4 differences and 4 similarities between the two settlements.

16. Steps Towards Independence 9/28/2015
Kick off
On page 102 of the book, copy the 6 dates on the timeline and the main event that took place on each of those dates.

17. If you were in the Continental Congress what side would you have chosen and why?
Stay united with Great Britain?
Get independence from Great Britain?

18. Steps towards Independence
Why did the first Continental Congress meet?
How did they resolve their problem with Great Britain?
How did King George respond?
What happened in Lexington and Concord that led to the second Continental Congress Meeting?
What was Thomas Paine’s reason for wanting to get independence from Great Britain?
What was the final outcome of the Second Continental Congress?

19. Declaration of Independence 9/29/2015
List 10 things in the picture that you think are important.

21. Declaration of Independence
48 delegates met in Philadelphia.
All educated white men
Discussed if independence was a good idea and if they should have a republic or a monarchy.
By signing the document they were committing treason – a crime punishable by death.
Ben Franklin said “We must all hang together or we will hang separately.”

22. Read and Decipher the Declaration of Independence
Introduction –
Declaration of Natural Rights -
List of Grievances –
Resolution of Independence -

23. Chapter 4 Test Review
1. Why were the colonist upset about being taxed by the king? 2. What was the main thing that the British government was doing to the colonists that caused the colonist to declare their independence? 3. What was John Locke’s philosophy? 4. What crime was being committed by the signers of the Declaration of Independence? 5. What was Baron de Montesquieu’s philosophy? 6. What was Thomas Hobbes and John Locke’s Social Contract Theory? 7. What are the differences between Jamestown and Plymouth? 8. What is a similarity between the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence? 9. What is it called when people agree to be governed for their own good? 10. What rights were granted by the English Bill of Rights?

24. 11. According to the Declaration of Independence, what rights is the government supposed to be protecting? 12. Who wrote the Mayflower Compact? 13. What colony was governed by the Virginia House of Burgesses? 14. What rights are guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence? 15. What event took place right before the Second Continental Congress? 16. What was the King’s response to the First Continental Congress? 17. Who wrote the pamphlet titled, Common Sense? 18. What rights did the Magna Carta provide the people with? 19. What was Thomas Paine in favor of? 20. Create a timeline that documents the events that led to the Declaration of Independence.

25. In Class Assignment Due TODAY
The Magna Carta demanded certain rights be given to the people. The Declaration told the king of the rights that the colonists felt were being violated.
Create a comparison chart comparing these 2 documents to each other.
There should be at least 5 facts in each section of the chart.