JOURNAL TOPIC TODAY:

Was the War for Independence inevitable?

Yes or No?List the reasons you believe this to be true: (at least 3)

Monday: AUGUST 29TH• Essential Question: • Was the War for Independence inevitable?• What factors prevented all colonists from supporting the

Revolution?• How did the Enlightenment influence the writing of the

Declaration of Independence? #1: A reading of the Declaration of

Independence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj4LwmKeDR8&feature=related

Read Pages 60-61 and The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America

#2: SEE NEXT SLIDE

.#3: Exit Ticket: If you were the king would

you have just let a colony separate from you or would you try to force them to stay as part of your country?

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JOURNAL TOPIC TODAY:

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Tuesday: AUGUST 30TH• Essential Question: • Was the War for Independence inevitable?• What factors prevented all colonists from

supporting the Revolution?• How did the Enlightenment influence the writing

of the Declaration of Independence?

#1: The Constitutional Convention and the Men Who Were There Webquest

#2: Exit Ticket: Would you be for states rights or federal rights? Why?

Study Guide for the Test: DUE THURSDAY for the test!

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today:PreAmble

Natural RightsGrievancesRelinquish

InestimableAnnihilationConvulsions

Tenure

Homework: Revolutionary Tea

Due Wednesday

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road_q4_1.htmlRecord Score: For each incorrect answer summarize the important information reviewed by the PBS sitehttp

JOURNAL TOPIC TODAY:

Wednesday: August 31, 2011• Essential Question: • How does the language of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution reflect

historical events and the goals the Founders had for the future? What does the Preamble mean?

Things to do:PPT: Federalist verse AntiFederalist Read Section 3: Civics Today: pages 74- 78

CREATING THE CONSTITUTIONIn partners, create a two-sided poster. On one side,

create an advertisement for the Federalist position. On the other side, create an advertisement for the Anti-Federalist position. You must include at least two arguments made by each side.

#2: Exit Ticket

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Federalists and Anti-Federalists

What’s the difference?

Enter the Time Machine• The year is 1787• The Revolutionary War is over, and the United States

of America is now on its own to decide how to rule itself

• Being a new country isn’t easy:– The states disagree about what kind of government they

want– The framers disagree about what kind of government they

want– People are becoming frustrated and rebelling against the

current government

Enter the Constitution• At the Constitutional Convention, representatives from each

state (except Rhode Island) begin to write a list of rules to replace the weak Articles of Confederation

• Most delegates want a strong national government• However, they also wanted to have strong local governments• After much debate, the Constitution was finally signed in

September 1787• It was then sent to the states to be approved

But the story doesn’t end there…

Enter the Anti-Federalists• Some framers thought the Constitution gave the

government too much power• They argued that states should have more power

because they were closer to the people…what could a national government possibly know about state and city problems?

• Also, there was no Bill of Rights – nothing that said what people can and cannot do

• Those opposed set out to campaign against the Constitution, arguing that it would create a government with so much power, it would just be like having a king again.

So…Do You Agree?

• What do you think…– Is the national government too big?– Do we really need a Bill of Rights?– What’s better for the people – a strong national

government or a strong state government?– At this point…would you vote to approve the

Constitution as it is? You have to wonder what the other side thinks…

Enter the Federalists

• The Federalists supported the Constitution as it was. After all, it was decided upon by representatives from each state

• The Constitution had a strong sense of CHECKS AND BALANCES, or a balance of power between the three branches of the national government and the local and state governments

• The Federalists wrote the “Federalist Papers” to encourage states to approve the Constitution

So…Do You Agree?

• What do you think…– Does the national government work fine the way

it is?– Do we really need a Bill of Rights if everything is so

well done in the Constitution?– At this point…would you vote to approve the

Constitution as it is? Wonder what happens next…

Enter the “Fight”

• The Constitution needed 9 of the 13 states to approve it in order for it to become law

• Both sides (the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists) tried to convince people their side was correct

• After great debate, the states finally ratified the Constitution…only if there was a Bill of Rights

Enter the Bill of Rights• While Federalists didn’t think it was really necessary,

they agreed to add a Bill of Rights so that both sides would be happy

• The rights would be added as amendments…meaning they were seen as “official changes, corrections, or additions”

• The Bill of Rights were based upon the constitutions developed by the states

• There were a total of ten amendments added…and they became known as “The Bill of Rights”

Now let’s debrief all of this…

Who Was Right?

• Which side had the best argument…the Federalists or the Anti-Federalists?

• Why?• Does the Constitution really need a Bill of

Rights? Why or why not?• If you were alive back in 1787, how would you

vote?

Assignment

In partners, create a two-sided poster. On one side, create an advertisement for the Federalist position. On the other side, create an advertisement for the Anti-Federalist position. You must include at least two arguments made by each side.

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road_q4_1.htmlRecord Score: For each incorrect answer summarize the important information reviewed by the PBS sitehttp

JOURNAL TOPIC TODAY:

Thursday: September 1• Essential Question: • How does the language of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution reflect

historical events and the goals the Founders had for the future? What does the Preamble mean?

Things to do:UNIT 2 TEST#1:Chapter 3: Sections of the Constitution,

Complete Reading: Reading Comprehension check sheet 84-90

#2: Complete handout for Reading Comprehension

When all are done review ConstitutionPreamble: Write your own version. The Preamble is the one-paragraph introduction to

the Constitution. It begins the Constitution by stating the goals of the Constitution

#2: Exit Ticket

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• What is the Constitution? – In 4,543 words this document describes the structure or plan

of the government and the rights of the American people. – The Constitution is known as a "living document" because it

can be amended. – Since its ratification, it has only been changed

amended) 27 times. – The Constitution is a strong document, more

powerful than any branch of government or any state. At the same time, it is flexible enough to allow for freedom and changes in America.

– The Constitution is organized into three parts:– Preamble: Describes the purpose of the

document and government.– Articles: Establish how the government is

structured and how the Constitution can be changed. There are seven articles.

– Amendments: Changes to the Constitution; the first ten are called the Bill of Rights.

The Preamble

• Copy the following paragraph. • Please underline all the words as they are

shown.

The Preamble

• We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Preamble vocabulary

• Copy the vocabulary word and the synonyms. You do not need to copy the definitions.

union

• Blending, coming together, combination

• The act of joining together people or things

establish• Create, start,

begin, set up• To start or set up

something that is intended to continue

justice

• Fairness, fair play, morality

insure

• Make certain, make sure

• To make sure something will happen

domestic

• home, household, family, national, internal

• Happening within one country

tranquility• Peaceful, calm,

quiet

common

• General, universal, shared, everyone’s

• Belonging to, or shared by two or more people or things

promote

• Endorse, encourage, support, sponsor

• To encourage the growth and development of something

general

• universal, common, wide-ranging

• Including all or nearly all the members of a group

welfare

• well-being, health, security, success

posterity• future generations

ordain

• order, proclaim, command, establish

• To order or establish something formally, especially by law

Assignment

• Rewrite the Preamble changing the underlined words. It must make sense. Read it out loud to yourself to make sure. You can rearrange the words to allow your paragraph to make sense.

JOURNAL TOPIC TODAY:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggXSO0ETvq4

Take Notes! What are the 5 important things!!!

Friday: September• Essential Question: • Was the War for Independence inevitable?• What factors prevented all colonists from

supporting the Revolution?• How did the Enlightenment influence the writing

of the Declaration of Independence?

• HOMEWORK DUE#3: Comparing the Articles of

Confederation and the Constitution http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/Charts/chart-Articles_of_Confedeartion_vs_Constitution.pdf

#3: Exit Ticket: Which is better?

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Homework: Complete Comparison

The Ratification Debates in Historical Context

• The Ratification debates addressed two questions:

• Should the Articles of Confederation be replaced?

• If the Articles should be replaced, what should be the features of the new constitution?

Arguments against the Articles of Confederation

• The national government did not have the power to enforce its own laws-Congress could not effectively regulate trade among states, collect taxes, or try individuals who broke national laws.

• The federal government was not given sole power to coin money causing inflation.

• Government was unresponsive to changing circumstances. New laws required supermajorities (9 of the 13 states) that were slow and costly to form.

• Amendments required unanimity

The Constitution “fixed” the Articles, but at what cost?

Anti-Federalists argued that the new Constitution provided insufficient protection for the rights of individuals and states from the powerful new federal government.

Anti-Federalists preferred eithera) To scrap the national government

entirely, orb) Keep the Articles as they stood.

What was the basis for Anti-Federalist Opposition?

• In general, the Anti-Federalists viewed the Constitution as a threat to five cherished values– Law– Political Stability– The Principles of the Declaration of

Independence– To Federalism– Anti-Commericalism

The Constitution and Federalism

• At the time, federalism was the idea that the states are primary, that they are equal and that they possess the main weight of political power.

• The Constitution consolidation of power in the national government was inconsistent with voluntary cooperation among the states.

What’s so special about states’ rights?

• Anti-Federalists believed that effective administration could only exist in states with a small territory with a homogenous population.

• In large, diverse republics, many significant differences in condition, interest, and habit have to be ignored for the sake of uniform administration.

• A large national government would impose uniform rules despite American diversity, resulting in hardship and inequity in many parts of the country.

JOURNAL TOPIC TODAY:

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road_q4_1.htmlRecord Score: For each incorrect answer summarize the important information reviewed by the PBS site

Thursday: September 1, 2011• Essential Question: • Was the War for Independence inevitable?• What factors prevented all colonists from

supporting the Revolution?• How did the Enlightenment influence the writing

of the Declaration of Independence?

• HOMEWORK DUE• TAKE UNIT 2 TEST!

#1: Post Cards Home – Students should take the position of a Patriot or Loyalist in the American Revolution. Select a battle and research information about that battle. Illustrate three post cards from this battle depicting:

Location A peaceful activity Results of the battle

On the reverse side of the postcard write home to a loved one, describing experiences in the war and include two facts gathered from the research

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today:• Popular Sovereignty

• The rule of law• Separation of

powers• Checks and

balances• federalism

Homework: Worksheet/handout for parts the 3 branches of government