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Tuesday/ Wednesday January 29/30, 2013. PDN: Analyzing Political Cartoons (page 90)

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Tuesday/ Wednesday January 29/30, 2013

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  1. Tuesday/ WednesdayJanuary 29/30, 2013 PDN: Analyzing Political Cartoons (page 90) Objective: Every student will explain the causes of the American Revolution, the themes of the Declaration of Independence, the formation of government under the Articles of Confederation, and the problems with this weak government.

  2. 6. Section Assessment Agenda:

  3. How to Analyze a Political Cartoon: • Identify the symbols: • Study the words and images: 3. Analyze the meaning of the symbols and words: 4. Interpret the cartoon: Draw conclusions about the cartoon. What is the cartoonist saying about the issue?

  4. 4-3 Moving Toward Nationhood

  5. American Colonists We are represented by our own legislatures. We should be able to trade with anyone. English Monarch The colonists are represented by Parliament (even though they’re not here to vote) The colonists can only trade with England. A Clash of ViewsGovernment and Trade

  6. American Colonists 1. We should not be taxed unless our legislatures approve such taxes. English Monarch You will pay these taxes just like any other English citizen. If not, our colonial governors will send anyone breaking the laws into jail. Parliament will ignore your protests. “No Taxation without Representation”

  7. Steps Toward Independence • First Continental Congress (1774) • The colonies called a Congress in which all 12 colonial legislatures would meet in Philadelphia. • Obejctive: Convince Parliament to respect colonists’ rights or we will end trade relations.

  8. Second Continental Congress (1775) • Massachusetts colonists were already fighting. • Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense” to convince the colonies to join and fight • “To be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition, waiting four or five months for an answer, which when obtained requires five or six more months to explain it in, will in a few years be looked at as folly and childishness – There was a time when it was proper, and there is a proper time for it to cease…England belongs to Europe, America to itself.”

  9. Disagreements

  10. The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) • Authors include Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. “We hold these truths to b self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. “…to secure these rights, governments are instituted (established) among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” “…whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.” It also gave a list of actions taken by England that were reasons why they were revolting.

  11. Three Themes: • Declare the purpose of government. • Declare grievances against the king. • Declare war against England.

  12. Declaring Independence

  13. Organizing a New Government • State Constitutions (plan of government) • Limited the power of government • Governors could only run a certain amount of times • Listed the citizens’ rights • Articles of Confederation (1777) • National Legislature – 1 vote per state • Congress could declare war, make foreign treaties, and regulate state trade. It couldn’t tax or enforce its laws. • No executive or judicial branches • Most power stays with the states • It was ratified (approved) by the 13 states in 1781.

  14. Articles of Confederation STATE GOVERNMENTS RULE!!!!! NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DROOLS!

  15. A Limping Government • Problems with Debt and Trade • Couldn’t pay back war debt to foreign counties because there was no gold to back up our paper money. • Congress could not tax imported goods from England or raise the price of goods they sold in order to raise money. • Shay’s Rebellion • Taxes on land had been raised instead, which hurt the farmers. • Massachusetts farmers, let by Daniel Shay, led a rebellion into court houses. The government didn’t have the power to stop them. (This caused many to want a stronger national government).

  16. Shay’s Rebellion

  17. Assessment: • Vocabulary Word Splash. • Teach – OK! • Three causes of the American Revolution. • Three themes of the Declaration of Independence. • Describe the Articles of Confederation. • Describe the three problems with the Articles of Confederation. • Main Idea and Summary under notes. • Section Assessment for 4-3.

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