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Building a New Society: . Government and US History. The Enlightenment. Reason replacing ignorance, superstition, and tyranny. Scientific Method -Test all assumptions or hypotheses New Technologies Market Economics- Capitalism The people of the nation are sovereign . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Building a New Society:
Government and US History
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The Enlightenment
Reason replacing ignorance, superstition, and tyranny.
Scientific Method-Test all assumptions or hypotheses
New Technologies Market Economics-Capitalism The people of the nation are sovereign.Possibly, the creation of the United States
was the culminating event of the Enlightenment!
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An introduction to the enlightenment.
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A British Heritage
Limited governmentSelf-governmentRepresentative government: Two-chambered- (1) House of Lords & House of Commons (2)The system of “common law”The Rights of the Englishmen
King John &
The Magna Carta: 1215
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Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan. Did he have much faith in man?
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Absolute Monarch?
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The ideas of thinkers such as…John Locke: “natural rights” to “life,
liberty, and property”. took Hobbes Social Contract theory
a step further… man had the “right” to overthrow his
govt. when his rights were no longer being upheld. (contract!)
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Taking it one step further…
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Whom else influenced our founding fathers?
*Primary Source Reading
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Whom else influenced our founding fathers?Rousseau:All men being equalNeither bad…Nor good…Corrupted by society
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What did the contributors promote?
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How far should one bend if the social contract is being broken?
What original plan for self-government is being signed here?
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Compare and contrast Locke and Hobbes
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Colonial Foundations (the economy)
The AtlanticThe Atlantic Slave TradeSlave Trade
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A Nation's Prosperity = the supply of gold bullion.
Export more toobtain more
gold
Import less to avoid losing
gold
Colonial Foundations (the economy)Mercantilism
Trade Trade RestrictionRestriction
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The Road to Revolution The Burdens of the New Empire
The British government decides to dominate They end “salutary neglect” The effect of French Indian War They try to take greater control over North
America to minimize costs to increase revenue
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The Road to Revolution The Stamp Act Crisis of 1765
A tax on Legal documents Permits Contracts Newspapers Wills Pamphlets Playing cards
In addition, a Sugar Act was passed: smugglers no longer tried in colonial courts!
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Did the colonists really want to break away from England? Should they?
Go to clip, “Reluctant Revolutionaries” and
The Stamp Act readings (sheg)
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The Boston Massacre (1770)& The Boston Tea Party (1773)
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Response to Boston is to tighten control…
Cartoon of America being raped by the British following the 1774 Coercive, or “Intolerable Acts”. It stripped Mass. of self government!
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Where was this all going?“No taxation without
representation” Townshend Acts, Quartering ActFirst Continental CongressCommon Sense by Thomas Paine
Carpenters’ Hall
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Thomas Paine and Common Sense
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Second Continental Congress (1775) Though fighting had broken out… Recognized the Continental Army George Washington as Commander
The Story of Us: Rebels min.22-37
“Yankee Doodle”
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FYI…The penalty for treason:
“The penalty for treason was to be hanged, cut down while still alive, disemboweled and forced to watch your organs burned before your eyes, then beheaded and quartered. The widows of such traitors would be deprived of their estates and their children subject to a life of opprobrium.”
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Ideas especially from LockeWas a call to revolution, but became
the basis for our Constitution
1) Statement of purp.2) Greivences3) Resolution
USH Go to Matrix of Excerpts Activity
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What went into the Declaration?
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A declaration is made…
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The Articles of Confederation
first govt. of U.S.VERY weak federal gov“League of friendship”Characteristics:Unicameral CongressNo executiveNo federal courtsOne delegate EACH
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Did the Articles of Confederation succeed?
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Why did the Articles fail?Weaknesses:Too weak of a national govt.Congress had no power to tax!No regulation of tradeNine states to pass lawsChanging the Articles required ALLMain issue: No money, no powerLeads to: Shays’s Rebellion
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What two groups began to emerge?
The FederalistsThey included Madison, Hamilton,
Jay, (from VA)Wealthy, aristocraticbankers, had propertyAfraid of “tyranny of
the majority”Strong central govt.
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How did this influence our govt?They wanted a “Republic”
promoting the public good (not the same as democracy).
Protection of minority rights (themselves!).
Authority through chosen representatives
The Roman Republic as a basis
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Opposing Group:Anti-FederalistsIncluded Jefferson,Patrick Henry, MasonNewly emerging Middle-class, small farmers, shopkeepers“the common man”Feared a strong national govt.
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How were our founders influenced by Ancient Rome?
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Activity:
CP Civics: Federalist vs. Antifederalist slogans US History: Compromises of the Constitution AP US Government: Three-Step Interview.
Question: Who were right on opinions of the Constitution? Federalists, Antifederalists, or neither? Why?
(Each partner plays interviewer and interviewee)