Compare and Contrast Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry Speeches

American government

The Magna Carta

latin for the great charter

King John I was forced to sign by the English barons in 1215

Act was to protect against the barons against arbitrary acts of the king (not mean to help the people )

included ideas like due process and trial by jury

prevented the king from having absolute powered

The magna Carta was followed by monarchs to varying degrees for400 years

in 1628 Charles I asked parliament forced the king to sign an agreement to the following:1.could not imprison people arbitrarily

2,could not impose martial law

3.could not force citizens to shelter soldiers in time of peace

challenge the ideal of divine

after years of fighting english government invited two people to be monarchs in England

however,first they had to agree to new set of rules '

a few of these new provisions included:no excessive bail no cruel or unu punishment fair trial and no standing army without permission of parliament

13 colonies were established over a period of 125 years

subjected to the direct control of the crown

a pattern of government was formed of these colonies

the king named a governor who served as chief executive

he also named a council as advisors to the governor

eventually this council wet on to be bicameral

upper and lower

all laws passed had to be approved by the governor and the king

each of them formed their own governments

each of these government were formed from influences of the english government

Proprietary colonies

there were only 3 proprietary colonies

these states were granted land by the king

the governor was appointed by the proprietor

was proprietary colony set up as a haven for catholics

charter colonies

Massachusetts bay colony was the first charter colony

Connecticut and rhode island were both itself governing

elections were held each year for governor

all decisions were still up to the kings

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coming of independence

Britain's colonial policies '

engljand often left government matters to the colonies themselves except when it came to trade

became a federal government system everything else to the colonial governments

Changes in the Colonies

King George III took the throne and took a firmer grip on the colonies and thir trade

New taxes were imposed to support British military and pay their debts

the king 's insistence in taxing and trade restrictions pushed the colonies away from the crown

Growing colonial unity

before the colonies could move ahead with independence they had to start working together

earlier attempts had failed

league of friendship was a confederation which attempted to work together to defend themselves against native american raids

when the danger subsided danger confederation dissolved.

early attempts cont.

William penn suggested a confederation of trade and defense among the early colonies but it never gained enough support

Benjamin Franklin later suggested the Albany plan of Union

stamp Act congress

strong taxes like the stamp act forced the colonies to act

taxation without representation

9 colonies met to discuss and write a protest known as the declaration of right and grievances

significant because colonies joined together to stand up against the British government

1st continental congress

repealed stamp act

1774 1st continental congress met to discuss situation

sent the king s declaration of rights

wait and see how king reacts

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2nd continental congress

king refused to recognize the colonies

1775 the revolution had already begun

Lexington and concord

Delegates from each of the 13 colonies were represented

Immediately a continental army was formed with Gen

Washington as it's commander .

Served as our national government for 5 years

Declaration of Independence to articles of confederation

Declaration of Independence

Important political ideas formed by Declaration of Independence include

People rule not to be ruled

Every man is created equal (was this true )

No divine right

Unalienable rights

The 1st state constitutions

Written mostly in 1776 and 1777

Different greatly from one another

Popular sovereignty

Limited government

Civil rights and liberties

Limited government

Checks and Balances

Separation of powers

Assignment : create a flow chart showing the events /ideas that led to the Declaration of Independence (at least 6)

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Writing the Declaration of Independence

The committee appointed Thomas Jefferson to write the actual document

Jefferson was one of the youngest delegates

He rarely spoke in congress but was well known for his writing

The first section of the Declaration of Independence emphasized natural rights

According to the declaration the purpose of government it's to protect natural rights of people .

2.The second part of declaration detailed the grievances against Britain

Disbanded colonial legislatures

Sent troops to the colonies in peacetime

Restricted trade

Taxed people without their consent

Finished by saying King George III was unfit to rule

Declaration of Independence cont.again...

The final part of the declaration announced that the colonies were cutting political ties with England

That they were the United States of America

The USA was prepared to go to war to protect its independence

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Chapter 2

A loose confederation

State government

After the American revolution the Americans decided reestablish their state government.

Most state governments shared power between an Executive Branch (governor ) and Legislative Branch (congress)

Most states only allowed 21 year old white man who owned land and paid taxes to vote

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