1. October 5, 2009 SWL: An overview of our political heritage. CW: Cornell Notes HW: Summaries for notes Preview: Process:

2. Cornell Notes At the top of the next blank page write “Government Timeline” Then set up your page like this: Government Timeline

3. Add these items to the RIGHT SIDE of your notes: Lasted almost 500 years. Roman people governed themselves without a king. Important document signed in Britain in 1215. Limited power of King John. Two basic principles: government is based on contract between ruler and people and both government and people must obey the rule of law. A condition in which no government or laws exist; in this state people’s natural rights are not safe. (1632-1704) philosopher that explored the idea of life in a state of nature; believed all people want natural rights--life, liberty and property. Used by Founders to develop Declaration of Independence and Constitution. 1689. Further limited the rights of the king and gave power to Parliament. Said elections must be free and that people have the right to petition the king. Limited things that the monarch was allowed to do.

4. Government Timeline Add these items to the LEFT SIDE of your notes: What is the Roman republic? What is the Magna Carta? What is a state of nature? Who was John Locke? What is the English Bill of Rights?

5. Pre-Revolution Events Add these items to the RIGHT SIDE of your notes: British vs. French and Indians. Britain wins and claims land from the French and the Indians. Expensive. Begins taxing the colonies to pay for war. Starts Intolerable Acts. One of the Intolerable Acts; taxed every legal document, newspaper, pamphlet and deck of cards coming into the colonies 1773; colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. British responded by closing the harbor. Called to decide what to do about unfair actions of Great Britain. Decided to impose a ban on trade with Britain British troops marched into Lexington, MA and Concord, MA to capture hidden guns and supplies. Americans were warned and fought the British troops, beating them back to Boston. Beginning of Revolutionary War. Met and decided to resist British troops. Called for colonies to send troops to begin Continental Army. Selected George Washington to lead army.

6. Government Timeline Add these items to the LEFT SIDE of your notes: What is the French and Indian War? What is the Stamp Act? What is the Boston Tea Party? What is the First Continental Congress? What is Lexington and Concord? What is the Second Continental Congress?

7. Declaration of Independence Add these items to the RIGHT SIDE of your notes: Document which declared the colonies free of Britain’s rule Founders’ beliefs about purposes of government and how a government is created. Reasons why the colonies thought they were right to break away from Britain. List of complaints the colonies had with the British king States that the union between the colonies and Britain is dissolved and that the colonies are “Free and Independent States.”

8. Declaration of Independence Add these items to the LEFT SIDE of your notes: What is the Declaration of Independence? What are the Ideals in the Declaration of Independence? What are the Arguments in the Declaration of Independence? What are the Complaints in the Declaration of Independence? What is in the Conclusion of the Declaration of Independence?

9. September 28, 2009 SWL: I will create a Sevener and begin revision. CW: Sevener and Revision survey HW: Finish revision survey Bell Work Copy down this week’s Agenda. Then, on page 18, split it into 4 sections for bell work this week. Agenda Monday: Sevener and revision survey Tuesday: Begin writer’s groups Wednesday: Finish revision and writer’s groups Thursday: Revise Incident story Friday: Final revisions/ Unfinished business

10. September 29, 2009 SWL: I will gain the vocabulary I need for Unit 2. CW: Vocabulary sheets HW: Illustrations Bell Work What did John Locke believe were the natural rights of all human beings? Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

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12. September 30, 2009 SWL: I will make corrections to my Unit 1 test.. CW: Test Corrections HW: None Bell Work

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14. October 1, 2009 SWL: I will see what living in other types of government is like. CW: History Alive HW: Bell Work

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16. October 2, 2009 SWL: I will see what living in other types of government is like. CW: History Alive HW: Bell Work

17. October 2, 2009 SWL: CW: HW: Bell Work