1. Activities: 1. (S) & (T) discuss freedoms. important to (S) 2
Activities: (S) & (T) discuss freedoms important to (S) (S) compare and contrast pictures: George Washington and a New Government England’s Monarchy (S) take notes: Americans Create Their Own Governments (S) answer the question

2. EQ: What were some of the. weaknesses of the
EQ: What were some of the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation?
PT: Make a list of three freedoms that are most important in your life.

5. “…governments get their just powers from the consent the governed…”
Declaration of Independence
“…governments get their just powers from the consent the governed…”
Thomas
Jefferson

6. It is up to the people to decide what powers their government should and should not have.
Thomas
Jefferson

7. Today, few governments live up. to the idea that governments
* Today, few governments live up to the idea that governments get their powers from the people they govern.
* 1776 this idea was unheard of!
* Kings, conquerors, and tyrants never asked ordinary people what they thought.

8. Jefferson’s. words. expressed. what. Americans. believed back
* Jefferson’s words expressed what Americans believed back in the 1700s as well as what we believe today.

9. * They discussed and debated:
- How much power should they give to state governments?
- What was the best way to protect the rights of the people?
- How long should their representatives serve?
- Should states have governors?

10. People debated back and forth
- in newspapers
- in the taverns
- meetings in colonial assemblies
The world had never seen anything like it!

11. What were some of the ideas that Americans talked about in planning their new state governments?

12. * They discussed and debated:
- How much power should they give to state governments?
- What was the best way to protect the rights of the people?
- How long should their representatives serve?
- Should states have governors?

13. I’m King Henry the VIII and what I say goes! Off with her head!
Reflection: For hundreds of years people believed that kings received their right to rule from God. How do you think people came to believe this way? Answer in a complete sentence.
I’m King Henry the VIII and what I say goes! Off with her head!

14. Student’s Notes
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15. Student’s Notes
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16. Picture
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17. Picture
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18. Lesson Plan
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