PPT-Constitution and Statehood

Chapter 7 A New Constitution Lesson 1 A New Government for New York When the colonists declared independence n 1776 New Yorkers no longer viewed themselves as belonging to the British New Yorkers elected . 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. . Objective: Students will understand the problems facing Utah in the late 19. th. century and the process (and eventual success) of Utah’s struggle for statehood. . Why Become a state?. Rights . of citizenship. Seeking Statehood. Utah had previously applied for statehood six different times. There were many benefits to statehood:. Utahns would become full US citizens and could vote for president. Representatives in Congress could actually vote and they would gain two senators. States and statehood in world politics . They have been the fundamental building blocks of modern world politics. They are the core political-organizational units. . Nation-states. ; the assumption is that some sort of social and economic, grass-roots ‘nation’ had either pre-existed, or been constructed from above or below and justified through nationalism, to underpin and empower state institutions and political processes. . Michigan’s Path to Statehood. 1830 – 1837. . I hope you enjoy this lesson about Michigan’s path to statehood; the path is unlike an other. You will learn about:. The teenaged governor. Requirements for statehood. –. . Statehood - Group . 1. Describe the population growth from 1890 – 1907?. Analyze the Five Tribes and there struggle to join the Oklahoma Territory?. List the delegates of the State of Sequoyah?. Many constitutions. To become a state, Kansas needed a state constitution. The “rebel” government in Topeka of free . staters. created a constitution prohibiting slavery. The proslavery constitution was created in Lecompton. Georgia Studies. SS8H4 The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.. a. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles.. March 1, 1845 – resolution signed by U.S. Congress. Texas could be divided into 5 states. Pride in independence. Texas - 28. th. State. Texans. Most people were used to a U.S. Government. Constitutional Convention July 4, 1845. Early . Statehood. 1836-1845. DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR ERAS IN TEXAS HISTORY. Early Statehood – (1845). Slave State. Mexican War. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Rio Grande River determined as border. Warm-up 1/24 and 1/27. How is the Constitution still relevant to your life today?. Turn in your homework.. Write down your homework.. All work from 1/23-1/31 is on weebly.com. It is the 1. st. link on Ms. Farley’s Class Links page. . 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 . Formation of Ohio. Ohio was once a part of the Northwest Territory. The Land Ordinance of 1785. The ordinance discussed how the government would measure, divide, and distribute the land it had acquired from Great Britain at the end of the American Revolution.. 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:.