u.s. history day 3
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U.S. History Day 3. States and Capitals, Beginnings of the New Nation. Do Now. Imagine you lived in a country and a large group of your friends wanted to make your own country. What steps would you take to do so?. Review. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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U.S. History Day 3States and Capitals, Beginnings of the New Nation
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Do Now• Imagine you lived in a country and a large group of your friends wanted to make your own country. What steps would you take to do so?
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Review1) List the words that are abbreviated in the AEC model. What will you be using this model for?2) What is an artifact? Provide two examples.3) What are the 3 important questions you must answer when you are analyzing an artifact.
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I. Origins of the U.S.
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A. Causes of the American RevolutionCauses:• High taxes – England needed money to pay war debts.• Boston Massacre – British soldiers killed colonists.• Common Sense – published by Thomas Paine, rallied Americans around idea that they should have their own government.
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A. Causes of the American Revolution
“No taxation without representation” – colonists’ motto before American Revolution; beginning of desire for representative government.
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B. North Carolina Spotlight: Halifax Resolves• Written in Halifax, NC – the county right beside Warren County.
• Halifax Resolves: urged the North Carolina delegates at the Continental Congress to vote for independence. The FIRST written document of its
kind that urges a vote for independence.
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C. Declaration of Independence• Written by Thomas Jefferson and declared the colonies independent from Great Britain.
• Read the Declaration of Natural Rights section on pg. 74 and then discuss with a partner the following question:How do you think the Declaration of Independence might have influenced the creation of the U.S. government in the Constitution?
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D. American Revolution•We fight and we win.•Huge upset – Great Britain had well-trained army and we only use state militias. •Most famous military tactics were guerilla warfare.
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II. Origins of American DemocracyObjective 1.01:
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A. Articles of Confederation •Articles of Confederation – first document that created a weak U.S. government and strong state governments.Was written during the war itself to establish the U.S. government during the war.
• Established the following:•Unicameral Legislature* One vote per state* 2/3 majority needed to pass legislation* Unanimous vote needed to amend Articles
•What seems to be missing?
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B. Flaws in the Articles of Confederation• No national executive * No national court system* National government could not collect taxes* National government could not raise an army* National government could not regulate trade • The weak federal government made it difficult to support the colonies in their fight for independence.
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C. U.S. Constitution • The American Revolution highlighted the flaws of the Articles of Confederation.
• Next governing rules: The Constitution, ratified in 1789.• Gave more power to the federal government and less power to the state government. Powers: right to raise an army, create or raise taxes, create one
currency, divided government, and many more.• Federalists: people who supported giving the federal government more power.
• Antifederalists: people who wanted the states to have more power than the federal government.
• The Federalists and the Antifederalists were the first two political parties in America.
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Exit Ticket• Explain the significance of the Halifax Resolves. Why should it have a special meaning to people living in Warren County/eastern North Carolina?• Why were American leaders eager to replace the Articles of Confederation?• What is the major difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation?