1. What specific RIGHTS and/or FREEDOMS do we value as Americans?
Brainstorm as many as you can….

2. “SOURCES OF FREEDOM” JIGSAW OBJECTIVES:
Identify the sources of the rights colonists in America had
Explain why these rights were important to colonists

3. SOURCES OF FREEDOM: JIGSAW ACTIVITY
Step One: “EXPERT GROUP”- Your group will be assigned one “Source of American Rights” to be an expert on.
Individually read over the description of the Source.
*For clarification, or for further research, you may use your BYOD device
Create a haiku (3 line poem, syllables) that summarizes the source and/or describes the rights that come from it. Share with group, and choose the best one.
As a group, fill in the SUMMARY/ DESCRIPTION and the RIGHTS/ LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT/ FREEDOMS for your source in the chart.
Each one in the group needs to be prepared to describe the source and the rights in the SHARE OUT GROUP.

4. Step Two: “SHARE OUT GROUP”: Each expert will explain the sources and rights to the SHARE OUT GROUP.
After each presentation, use one of the letters in FREEDOM to make a statement about the rights colonists had: F R E D O M

5. Magna Carta

6. Magna Carta 1215- King John is forced to sign
Says Kings have to follow laws too
Guarantees rights to English people
Right to a trial by jury when accused of a crime
Equal protection under law (same rules for everyone)

7. JOHN LOCKE:

8. John Locke English “Enlightenment” philosopher
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY- right to rule is with the people, not king
Natural Rights to life, liberty and property
Right for people to overthrow abusive government

9. ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS

10. English Bill of Rights
1689- laws passed by William and Mary after Glorious Revolution
Right to petition the king
Only Parliament, the elected representatives, can TAX!! (take your property)
No “standing armies” during peace
Right to bear arms
Right to elect members to Parliament

11. MAYFLOWER COMPACT, HOUSE OF BURGESSES, TOWN MEETINGS

12. Mayflower Compact Pilgrims “out of bounds” of English laws in America
Create own constitution- written set of laws
Right to rule themselves
Make own laws
(1st written constitution in America)

13.   Town meetings
Yearly meetings in New England towns where laws would be passed for the year- all invited
Right to make your own laws
“democracy”- self rule

14. House of Burgesses Virginia’s legislature
“Burgesses” were elected by the colonists
Made laws for the colony
Republicanism- people elect their government
popular sovereignty- power rests with the people

15. ZENGER TRIAL

16. Peter Zenger trial
Newspaper publisher arrested for publishing nasty things about the governor of NY
Found “not guilty” because it was true
Freedom of the press
Freedom of speech

17. Ticket to leave (on the back of cartoon):
Please look back at the rights/ freedoms/ limitations you have identified and….
Identify the TWO rights you think are most important for a society to have
In a sentence, explain why the right is so essential