PPT-The Plan: Creating a Constitution

A Play in Three Acts Adapted from Shh Were Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz Characters of our Play James Jemmy Madison Narrator VIRGINIA Citizen One Citizen Two News Reporter . The Declaration of Independence. Created on July 4. th. , 1776 (slightly more than a year after the Revolution began).. Promoted mainly by John Adams.. Written by . Thomas Jefferson.. Declaration of Independence . Constitution Making in the States. In 1776, . the Continental Congress called upon the colonies to draft new constitutions. The sovereignty of these new states, according to the theory of republicanism, would rest on the authority of the people. . What were some major differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan introduced at the Constitutional Convention?. Bell Ringer. Copies of the new Constitution were sent to all of the states. . JYOTI. Assistant Professor. Department of Political Science. PGGC-11. Chandigarh. Historical Background of Constitution Assembly of India. Demand for the . C. onstitution Assembly. Acceptance of Demand for the . How did 13 different colonies form to become the United State of America?. Objectives: What you should know by the end of this power point!. -The reason for creation of the Constitution.. -What the Framers agreed and disagreed on.. From the Articles of Confederation to the Bill of Rights. Standards. SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution. . Section 1. Ch 8. . Moving West. Daniel Boone & many others cut a path through the Appalachian Mountains to get to Kentucky. They called this path . Wilderness Road . – it opened Kentucky to settlement. Will earn Madison the title of “Father of the constitution”. Madison had a year before the convention began a year long study in the history of confederacies. Jefferson sent trunks of books from Paris. Question 1. Which statement best summarizes the main idea behind the 4. th. , 5. th. , and 6. th. Amendments?. Even persons accused of a crime enjoy certain basic rights.. Criminal defendants must be fully prosecuted.. 1. Lesson 1: The Country’s First Governments. Objectives. : . Compare influences of ancient Greece, the Roman Republic, the Judeo-Christian tradition, the Magna . Carta. , federalism, the Mayflower Compact, the English Bill of Rights, the House of Burgesses, and the Petition of Rights on the government of the United States.. Context. After the Revolution:. Most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their state (not the U.S.). The focus was creating a very basic government – an alliance of the states. Articles of Confederation. Constitutional . Convention. © Kara Lee 2014. Delegates. Remember a delegate is someone who is chosen to speak for others, or to represent them. . The delegates represented each of the states and consisted of:. Constitutional . Convention. © Kara Lee 2014. Delegates. Remember a delegate is someone who is chosen to speak for others, or to represent them. . The delegates represented each of the states and consisted of:. Lyttleton’s. Constitution. A Few Comments about Colonialism and Nigeria. The formation of what Nigeria is today can be traced to colonialism. It is important to examine what colonialism is and its agenda was. .