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| the traditions passes down to us from generation to generation |
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| a group of people chosen to make laws |
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| a document giving permission to create a goverment |
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| Where did American ideas of goverment come from? |
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| Greek, Roman, and English traditions |
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| What did colonists believe that prompt them to rebel against England? |
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| Colonist believed in self-goverment |
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| What type of goverment did America have? |
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| America had a goverment that protected individual right not tyranny |
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| Colonists were used to having a write as citizens of England. What was that right? |
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| to have a voice in goverment |
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In each colony, citizens elected__________
to__________________
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| representatives , legislature |
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REVIEW
-What is the abuse of power?
-What is the word called for a group of people who are chosen to make the laws?
-What is heritage?
-What is a charter? |
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-tyranny
-legislature
-traditions passed down from generation to generation
-a document that gives permission to create a goverment
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| representative goverment in America began in_______ |
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colonists of Virginia elected reps called
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STUDY FACT:
-English monarch established colonis through a CHARTER.
-any colony that challenged Englands authority lost its charter. |
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STUDY FACT:
-England had final authority over the colonies |
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(C) What rights were colonists used to as English citizens?
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| They were used to having a voice in goverment. |
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CHILL
TAKE A BREAK
..................
Ok take a deap breath and continue!
YOU GOT THIS!! |
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English citizens differed from American citizens and rights.
How? |
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- White men who owned property were only allowed tovote or hold office.
- slaves (blacks) were considered as property.
- few people in the colonies were allowed to vote. |
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Name at least 4 responsibilities that colonial citizens had that we still have today
Around 1600-2010 |
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- work for the commmon good
- serve on juries
- join the the local military or volunteer army.
- suppport education
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SOME FACTS TO KNOW
- individual freedoms were relatively unknown
- freedom of religion and freedom of the press became part of our heritage due to the efforts of the colonists
- English citizens had to pay taxes to the Church
- Define heritage.
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the traditions passes down to us from generation to generation
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| What was closely tied to goverment in most parts of the world? |
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| What is the difference of the defintion of religious freedom from the time of the colonists to our time 2010. |
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The difference is that in the time of the colonists it meant that a person can belong to any Christian church, but in present day today it means freedom to practice any religion. |
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| When was the earliest argument of freedom of the press made? |
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In the year 1735
275 years ago
:) |
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What was the argument of 1735 about?
Who was being accused?
Was he founded innocent or guilty?
Why? |
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| The argument was about a man who was printing lies about the goverment of New York.That man was Peter Zenger. He was founded innocent becausehis lawyer Hamilton declared the fright of freedom of press. |
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FACTS TO KNOW
- Zengers trial inspired colonist to continue fighting for the freedom to crticize goverment.
- by the mid 1700s, England had tightened its control over the colonies
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ReLax #25 is just around the corner!
:P |
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England was accused of what?
Define it. |
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tyranny
the abuse of power |
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YAY!!!!!!
The End
Now go to the other side of the
Card
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Grading scale:
0 = A+ :)
1 = A :)
2 = A- :)
3 = B :)
4 = C+ :|
5 = C- :|
6 = D+ :P
7 = D- :P
8 or more = F :( |
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