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The Declaration of Independence
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Review (Principles of Democracy)
Principle of Democracy
Example
-People
have rights that cannot be taken away by government
-All people are equal
-People vote/make decisions in government
-People have the right to change or start a new government
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-Government cannot do everything it wants to do
-Different branches limit each
others powers
-Constitution is written for all to know and see
-The law applies to everyone
-The majority gets to make decisions
-Minorities cannot lose their rightsSlide3
Why did the Colonists want their independence?
• Britain tightened
its control over the colonies
• High
taxes
• No representation
(Colonists
had no say in what would happen to them)
• Colonists’ belief in the 7
principles
of governmentSlide4
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and why?
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence; it was signed on July 4, 1776.
It was meant to justify the reasons why the colonists wanted to separate from EnglandSlide5
The Declaration of IndependenceSlide6
Four parts of the Declaration of IndepeNdence
1.
The Preamble
– an Introduction
2.
Declaration of Natural Rights
– Statement of its purpose
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…
life, liberty and pursuit of happiness…”
3.
List of Grievances
(complaints) – 27 complaints to King George III
4.
Resolution of Independence
– Statement of independence from Great BritainSlide7
Part Two – Declaration of Natural Rights
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”Slide8
Part Two – Declaration of Natural Rights
Identify which principle of democracy is shown in each statement.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”
“that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
“ That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”Slide9
More Practice!!!!Slide10
Beliefs within the Declaration of Independence
To the right is a series of quotes from the Declaration of Independence.
These are statements of beliefs.
Match each quote up with the correct principle of democracy.Slide11
Beliefs within the Declaration of Independence
To the right is a series of quotes from the Declaration of Independence.
These are grievances (complaints) against the King.
Match each quote up with the correct principle of democracy.Slide12
Match each document up to its correct description
Document
Description
Magna Carta
Petition of Rights
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of IndependenceSlide13
Part Two: The Articles of Confederation
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What type of government did the founding fathers first create?
They created a
Confederation
- gov’t where the power is located in the States.
Why
?
The fear of having too much power in one person’s
hands
reflects the experiences the colonies
had under
a monarchySlide15
What was the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt to create a unified government in this country (before the Constitution).
The Articles of Confederation were written in 1777 by John Dickinson, a Penn. statesman and accepted by Congress in 1781Slide16
Why did it fail?
The founding fathers, worried about a government that was too powerful, severely limited national powers in the Articles of Confederation. It had too many weaknesses to survive. Slide17
Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
Weakness
Description
No Executive Branch
No
leader (President); made it very difficult to enforce national law
No Judicial Branch
No national
court system
Congress
had no power to tax
They could not raise
money to finance federal government
Laws had to be approved by 9 out of 13 states
It
was difficult enough to get delegates from 9 states; passing laws was extremely difficult
Amending the Articles required all states to agree
The Articles
were almost impossible to change, due to all states needing to agree. Slide18
What happened with Shays’ rebellion?
1787: When tax collectors tried to collect from Massachusetts farmers, Daniel Shays led a rebellion of nearly 1,200 men. Armed with pitchforks, they marched to the state’s capitol and threatened to burn it down
The federal government under the Articles of Confederation was extremely weak, and could do nothing to stop Shays’ Rebellion
Angry Farmers!!!!!!Slide19
What did Shay’s Rebellion prove?
Convinced the founding fathers that we needed a stronger national government
When they worked to make changes to the Articles of Confederation, they ultimately decided to replace it with a new Constitution!Slide20
Joke
Why did the Articles of Confederation decide to go to a weight room?
Because it was weak!