1. Chapter 2 Section 1

2. What is the difference between an illegal and legal alien?
Focus Question
What is the difference between an illegal and legal alien?

3. Chapter 1 Quiz
The Study of the Rights and Duties of Citizens is known as what?
A person who lives in a country and has natural rights is known as a_________?
The process of becoming a Citizen is known as what?
Name 3 characteristics of being a good citizen
How many steps are there in the Naturalization process?
The term for someone living in the country without the governments knowledge is known as what?
The pride or love for ones country is known as?
Someone who is living in the country that the government knows about, but is not a citizen is known as what?
Which nation is the most diverse nation in the world?
What are the four functions of the Government?

4. Birth of a Democratic Nation
Chapter 2
Birth of a Democratic Nation

5. Where does most of our Governments Heritage come from?
Focus Question
Where does most of our Governments Heritage come from?

6. What are the steps of naturalization process?
Focus Question
What are the steps of naturalization process?

7. Reasons for Colonial Resistance
Colonist wanted freedoms
Colonist were tired of Mercantilism
Tired of Paying taxes
“No taxation without representation”
Parliament passed Acts requiring taxes be collected on all imported goods
Tea, sugar, paper
Intolerable Acts were passed

8. First Continental Congress
1774 the colonies banded together and formed the first continental congress
Lasted 7 weeks
Sent letters to King George III demanding colonial rights
1775 the American Revolution begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord
Red coats shot Americans
Most colonist considered themselves loyalists

9. Second Continental Congress
May 1775 Second Continental Congress meets
Independence was the topic of the meeting
Half wanted independence
Half was fearful of Britain
Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense”
It was common sense for the colonist to break away from Britain
STOP Tyranny
Colonist decide to try for independence

10. Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress was the government of the colonies
1776 Declaration of Independence was wrote
Thomas Jefferson
Reasoning for Independence
Government of the people
July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was approved

11. Political Cartoon Look at page 38
Why do you think Franklin chose to depict the snake in several pieces instead of as a connected whole?

12. Choose One
Pretend that you are a colonist living during the time period of Write a letter to King George III of the England listing your grievances to the king.
Your letter should contain
Proper letter formatting
5 grievances listed to the King
Proper grammar and punctuation
What you want the king to do in order to improve your life as a colonist.
Propaganda Poster
Make a Propaganda poster trying to either encourage people to join the patriots or trying to encourage people to remain loyalist
When you are done with your poster write a paragraph explaining the message of your poster and what you wanted to portray

13. Section 3

14. Focus Question
What was the purpose of the 1st continental congress and the 2nd continental congress?

15. Early State constitutions
States began replacing colonial charters with state constitutions
Citizens wanted a central government that would unify the 13 states
January 1777 New Hampshire becomes the first colony to write a constitution
1780 all states had a constitution
American Revolution does not end until 1783
State Constitutions were bicameral
2 part
Governor in charge
Had a bill of rights

16. Massachusetts constitution
Wrote in 1780
Still in effect today
Powerful for three reasons
1. Distributed power evenly
2. Governor and courts could check the legislature
3. created by the people and ratified by the people
Becomes a model for the U.S. Constitution

17. Articles of Confederation
Wrote in 1777
First constitution
Designed to unify the states
By 1781 all (13) states ratified the articles of confederation
Weakness
1 house legislature
Didn’t want anyone to have overreaching power
By 1783 its clear the articles are had serious problems
Page 41
Shaky National Government
U.S. won the American Revolution in 1783
Treaty of Paris granted them independence
Didn’t solve the colonist problems
1787 Articles of Confederation were revised in Philadelphia

18. Why is the Massachusetts constitution important?
Focus Question
Why is the Massachusetts constitution important?

19. List three weaknesses of the articles of confederation
Focus Question
List three weaknesses of the articles of confederation