1. UNIT 6 8.1

2. The Enlightenment

3. THE enlightenment Human Goodness Reason (Why does 1 person rule so many) Thinking about the process of who should have power. WHO HOLDS THE POWER TO GOVERN AND WHY?

4. THE enlightenment JOHN LOCKE: believed a social contract, or agreement, existed between political leaders and the people they ruled.

6. The Enlightenment The English

7. THE ENLGISH Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights: Eliminated the power of Kings and Queens KING AND QUEEN People POWER KING AND QUEEN / REPRESENTATIVES POWER People

8. The Enlightenment The English Colonial Documents & Ideas

9. TOWN MEETINGSMAYFLOWER COMPACT DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Addressed important town issues. Virginia House of Burgesses (Representative) Ability to govern themselves. (They didn’t need kings and queens to have laws) Rules and laws of what their government should be like. Colonial Documents and Ideas Constitution: a set of basic laws and rules that state the powers and duties of government.

10. The State Constitutions

11. Republic: The people have control over the Government -The people elect representatives. Republicanism: The support for a republic government. Limited Government: All leaders have to obey the laws and no one had total power. PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

12. The State Constitutions

13. What does the Separation of Church and State mean? Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom: Promoted the separation of church and state in Virginia. Thomas Jefferson

14.  Suffrage: voting rights  Expanded in some states.  Mostly white  (+ Property Owners)  Some states Free African Americans What is Suffrage?

15. Strong Central GovernmentWeak Central Government

16.  Created the Confederation Congress  Each State had 1 vote  Limited powers  Make coins and borrow money  Negotiate Treaties  (Countries / Native Americans)  Settle conflicts among states.  Ask for Money and Soldiers  Couldn’t force (WHY)

17. What to do with New Land? & What to do with the war debts? If YOU were a member of the Confederation Congress, what would YOU do with the following questions? &