September 7 – 11, 2014 Exploration & Colonization (continued)

WEEKLY AGENDA

Tuesday - September 7, 2015

WOD: Representative government-elected officials represent a group of peopleRepresent- a group of people

WARM UP: What kind of information do you think our founding fathers got from Colonial documents?

We Will: identify the importance of colonial governing documents to the development of the U.S. Constitution.

I Will: create three test question relating to colonial documents.

Roots of Democracy

Democracy is . . .

•A system of government in which citizens:

•Vote for their leaders

•Have specific rights and responsibilities

Democracy came from many sources:

The ancient Greeks :

▪ “Civic virtue”

Habits and characteristics that people posses that are important to the success of the community.

Religion & virtue helped the growth of representative government in the colonies because religious groups were self-governed.

The ancient Romans :

▪ Developed the “rule of law” common to all citizens throughout the empire

▪ Developed advanced forms of representative government, before evolving in to a dictatorship.

The Bible:▪ Hebrew prophets

developed the idea of all people being equal, created in the image of God.

▪ The idea caring for the weaker members of society.

The Ancient World

VOTING

LAWS

Greeks voted for their leadersRomans said people have to follow lawsThe Bible says that all people are created equal in eyes of God and the stronger need to take care of the weaker

The Magna Carta - 1215

First step toward LIMITED GOVERNMENT

British Document

Limited the power of the King

SGPT

What specifically did Manga Carta do? When

was it written?

We Will: identify the importance of colonial governing documents to the development of the U.S. Constitution.

I Will: create three test question relating to colonial documents.

House of Burgesses - 1619

1st REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

*Founded at Jamestown

*First representative body in the English colonies *Representatives began to enact laws and protected the colonists’ individual rights.*Served as a model for other colonies

SGPT

Who was protected under this document?

Which colony was governed by this?

Mayflower Compact - 1620

Majority Rule

Signed by the Puritans and Pilgrims

Agree to form a political body to enact laws for the “good of the colony”

Established self-government

Elect leaders

SGPT

Who signed the Mayflower Compact?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - 1639

LIMITED GOVERNMENT

1st written Constitution in the colonies

Powers not given to colony, given to towns

Similar to Federalism

SGPT

Describe how the Fundamental Orders

contributed to the U.S. Constitution.

English Bill of Rights - 1689

Individual Rights Made Parliament stronger than the King

Protected rights to trial by jury

Outlawed cruel and unusual punishment

SGPT

What did the English Bill of Rights outlaw?

I Will: create three test question

relating to colonial documents.

Wednesday - September 9, 2015

WOD: Parliament- the group of people who are responsible for making the laws, includes the House of Commons and the House of LordsWARM UP: Summarize the Cornell notes from Tuesday

We Will: analyze the importance of colonial governing documents to the development of the U.S. Constitution.

I Will: rank the roots of democracy and justify numbers 1 and 5.

▪Gallery Walk of documents

▪Complete pg. 13 in BOK using Cornell notes and gallery walk information

▪Complete the roots of democracy tree on pg.14 in BOK

Activity:

I Will: rank the roots of democracy and justify

numbers 1 and 5.

Thursday Sept. 10th, 2015

WOD:

Quakers- are a group of Christians who believe in simple daily life and in worship.

Persecution- hostility and ill-treatment

Warm-up:

Founding of Virginia: ____________ :: Founding of Pennsylvania: ______________

WARM UP 2 – ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER

▪ List the Colonial Governing documents in order of importance (YOUR OPINION)

▪ Tell me why you chose #1 as the most important

▪ Tell me why you chose #5 as the least important

We Will: Explain the role of significant individuals of colonial America.

I Will: compare and contrast two important individuals of colonial America.

Important People

ofColonial America

Page 15 in your BOK

Puritan- The Puritans migrated to the colonies as families and supported a state-endorsed religion, feeling that having one religion was needed for social stability

Quakers- are a group of Christians who believe in simple daily life and in worship, accepting of all religions.

The First Great Awakening (1730 - 1740) a revivalist movement where preachers addressed large crowds of people. These preachers spoke to groups who were already religious arguing that people could gain salvation by repenting and could study the Bible for themselves. The movement emphasized the equality of believers and advocated for religious freedom and toleration.  

John Smith

▪Soldier and Adventurer who took control of

Jamestown▪Said “He that will not

work shall not eat.”

Pocahontas

▪ Credited with helping John Smith and the European settlers in Virginia

▪ Accounts of her contacts with the settlers at Jamestown vary

▪ Her life was NOT like the Disney movie!!!

Charles de Montesquieu 1689-1755

▪ Great political philosopher during Enlightenment

▪ Believed in the theory of separation of powers, where each body exercised legislative, executive and judicial powers.

▪ Had a major impact on the framers of the U.S. Constitution

William Blackstone1723-1780

*English Judge & Lawyer

*Famous for his views on

“Common Law” and its principles.

*His work on the Common Law

Legal System shaped the

Declaration of Independence

and the U.S. Constitution.

Thomas Hooker 1586-1647

Founder of the State of Connecticut

Famous preacher who fled England because of religious persecution

Believed all men should have a voice & be allowed to vote

The colony used his principles to adopt the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (the colonies first written constitution).

SGPT

Who was not allowedto vote?

Roger Williams

▪ Founded Rhode Island for religious freedom

▪ Did not believe in the strictness of the Puritan religion

▪ Believed in separation of church and state

▪ Founded the first Baptist church in America

SGPT

Describe the Puritan

Religion

Anne Hutchinson

▪Believed a person could worship God without the help of a church, minister, or Bible

▪Challenged church authority

▪Fled to Rhode Island when she was banished from Massachusetts

SGPT

What would be an example of challenging the church authority?

John Locke 1632-1704 English philosopher during the Enlightenment Argued that people have natural rights: life,

liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These rights came from God, not the king. These

“unalienable rights” were later included in the Declaration of Independence.

P.O.WDue Friday!Hint…hint

William Penn▪Quaker who

founded Pennsylvania for religious freedom

Lord Baltimore

▪ Founded Maryland for religious freedom–Catholics were being persecuted

in England–Maryland’s economy was based

on tobacco

James Oglethorpe

Founded Georgia as a refuge for debtors

All religions were welcome

Eliza Lucas Pinckney

▪Credited with developing INDIGO as a cash crop on her family’s South Carolina Plantation▪ It became a popular crop throughout the South

Friday - September 11, 2015

WOD: Civil Virtue- the quality of being morally righteous/admirableProprietor- owner or founder

Warm-up:Put the roots of democracy in order:English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, House of Burgess, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

We Will: Explain the role of significant individuals of colonial America.

I Will: create a business card for one of the significant individuals of Colonial America (be sure to include their name, occupation, residence, and a way to be contacted)

CW: Describe what each colonial document

Contributed to the U.S. Constitution.

Create a business card▪ Choose one significant

person from the BOK page 15

Include:–Their name–Occupation–Residence–A way to be contacted

We Will: Explain the role of significant individuals of colonial America.

I Will: create a business card for one of the significant individuals of Colonial America (be sure to include their name, occupation, residence, and a way to be contacted)