PPT-Origins of American Government

US Government Chapter 2 Section 1 The Colonial Period English Political Heritage Section 1 The Colonial Period English Political Heritage Limited Government Section 1 The Colonial Period. United States Government. Unit 1: Foundations of Government. An English Political Heritage. English colonists brought with them a heritage of individual freedom & principals of government that shaped the development of the United States.. AP Government & Politics. Barnett. Basis. Philosophical Origins. I. Introduction . A. Definition of Constitutional Government . 1. Basis for running of government. 2. Does not need to be written. Section 4. Objectives. Identify the Framers of the Constitution and discuss how they organized the Philadelphia Convention.. Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.. Summarize the convention’s major compromises and the effects of those decisions. . At the beginning of the new century, . reformers. 1. . addressed many of the problems that had contributed to the social upheavals of the late 1800s.. The Origins of Progressivism. Journalists and writers exposed the unsafe conditions that factory workers, including women and children, often faced.. Could WWII been prevented?. Europe After World War I. World War I caused the deaths of millions and the destruction of numerous cities and farms. The European economy was in ruins.. The Treaty of Versailles left many European nations unhappy.. Unit I, Section 2. Our Political Beginnings. The Beginning. North American Exploration Begins In Mid-16. th. Century. European explorers, traders, & settlers. French, Dutch, Spanish, Swedes, & the English. Anthony Fitzpatrick. The Magna . Carta. 1215: King John agrees to –. Preserve the Freedom of the Church and to hear petitions from the barons.. Remove foreign armies from England.. Not to seize land to pay for debts.. Chapter 2-Section . 1-Our . Political Beginnings. Pg.30-35. BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT. Earliest settlers had knowledge of political systems. Political system was based on practices in England. ORDERED GOVERNMENT. LT1: Political Foundations. Belief in a written constitution (Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut). Legitimacy through written laws and the description of how self-government will work. Chapter 2 Section 1. The Colonial Period. English colonists brought with them a heritage of freedom and principles of government that helped shape the development of the United States.. The American government was founded on five basic principles from English government.. Section 1: Our political beginnings. Section 2: The coming of independence. Section 1. Our Political Beginnings. Basic Concepts of Government. Ordered Government – colonists saw a need for an orderly regulation of their relationships with one another. (they needed a government) . Intellectual Origins . Write down your opinion to the question: Can ideas cause a revolution? Explain your answer.. Intellectual Origins. Intro:. It is not an uncommon argument (both by historians and others) to suggest that the American Revolution was started by ideas or ideals. Chapter 25, Section 1. Origins of the Vietnam War. In the 1800s, the French controlled Indochina– today’s Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. . Ho Chi Minh wanted to end French colonial rule starting in the late 1800s. WWII put the conflict on hold, but afterwards France tried to assert their dominance again. . LESSON 1: GOVERNMENT IN COLONIAL AMERICA. WHAT INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS?. OUR POLITICAL HERITAGE. WHERE DID AMERICANS GET THEIR IDEAS ABOUT GOVERNMENT?. WE STOLE THEM – WE’RE AMERICANS!!.