Writing the Constitution & Learn the Preamble
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- 1. 1. Writing the Constitution http://media.nowpublic.net/images//70/5/7058a54a3b76978186ba2e5d9941db2f.jpg
- 2. 2. In 1776, American leaders declared independence from England. Now, the Thirteen United States needed a new government.
- 3. What kind of government should our new United States establish? http://www.mchumor.com/law_constitution_cartoons.htm l
- 4. 3. Should Americans set up a monarchy?
- 5. 3. Should Americans set up a monarchy?
- 6. http://currierandives.net/images/IndependenceHallPhiladelphia1776.jpg 4. On June 12, 1777, the Continental Congress appointed a group of leaders to create a government plan.
- 8. The Writing Committee: Samuel Adams, Josiah Bartlett, Thomas McKean, Button Gwinnett, Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, Thomas Stone, Stephen Hopkins, Edward Rutledge, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Nelson. John Dickinson was the chairman.
- 9. http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/Germantown.html 5. The Battle of Germantown happened in October, 1777.
- 10. http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/Germantown.html 5. The Battle of Germantown happened in October, 1777.
- 11. Battle of Germantown, by Christian Schüssele, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Germantown.jpg
- 12. 6. George Washington led the American army at the Battle of Germantown. The Americans were not successful. The British won the battle. Washington and his soldiers retreated away from Philadelphia. http://portrait.kaar.at/USA%201/images/george_washington.jpg
- 13. We better get out of here!
- 14. http://www.britishbattles.com/images/germantown/chew-house-l.jpg After the British army attacked Philadelphia, the Writing Committee moved to York, Pennsylvania.
- 16. ttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Stamp_US_1977_13c_Articles_Confederation.jpg 7. In York, Pennsylvania, the Writing Committee developed a government plan called the Articles of Confederation.
- 20. 8. Congress approved the Articles of Confederation 1778. Each of the states ratified the Articles. approved or accepted
- 21. While the new country, USA, was fighting a war with the British army, government leaders followed the Articles of Confederation.
- 22. Most of the fighting ended after Britain lost the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. Edward Percy Moran, Surrender of Cornwallis to Washington at Yorktown. http://images.virtualology.com/images/844.jpg
- 23. 9. Finally, the war was over. The Americans won the Revolution in 1781.
- 25. 10. In 1783, American and British leaders met in Paris, France, and signed a peace treaty. Benjamin West, The Treaty of Paris (1783) from left to right: John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/03/hbc-90002651
- 26. 10. In 1783, American and British leaders met in Paris, France, and signed a peace treaty. Benjamin West, The Treaty of Paris (1783) from left to right: John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/03/hbc-90002651
- 27. 11. Now, there were new troubles.
- 28. 12. An American man, Daniel Shays, started a fight with USA’s government. Daniel Shays’ Rebellion
- 29. Daniel Shays led over one thousand men to close down the courts and to capture government weapons. Daniel Shays’ Rebellion
- 30. Who was Daniel Shays? ...a farmer from Massachusetts. …a brave soldier in the revolution. Daniel Shays’ Rebellion
- 31. Why was Daniel Shays angry at the government? Daniel Shays’ Rebellion 13. After the revolution, Daniel Shays and other soldiers never got paychecks.
- 32. Daniel Shays’ Rebellion Daniel Shays and other farmers owed money. Judges were sending debtors to jail. You can’t send me to jail! I can’t pay my debts because I never got a paycheck!
- 34. • Who pays soldiers? • Who makes up the rules about paying soldiers? People asked government leaders many questions… but the leaders did not have solutions.
- 35. • Pirates were capturing Americans. Who will rescue them? • How will we create new states? • Who controls the Potomac River –Maryland or Virginia? Potomac River
- 36. 14. There were money troubles and many other problems because the Articles of Confederation did not have answers for these questions.
- 37. 15. Leaders decided that the Articles of Confederation were a poor plan for government.
- 38. Here’s why…
- 39. 16. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States government could not collect taxes.
- 40. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/triangulartrade.jpg 17. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States government did not control trade between other countries.
- 41. 18. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States government had no central leader.
- 42. 19. Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had no central court system to explain laws. http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/7800/7816/supr_court_7816.htm
- 43. 20. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States government did not have a common currency.
- 48. United States of America Articles of Confederation 21. The Articles of Confederation = a weak government.
- 49. http://currierandives.net/images/IndependenceHallPhiladelphia1776.jpg 22. In the summer of 1787, Congress decided to meet in Philadelphia to establish a new plan for government.
- 50. 23. Twelve states elected seventy-four delegates to attend the Grand Convention in Philadelphia. Rhode Island refused to send anybody to the Convention. Fifty-five delegates came to Philadelphia. 24. The delegates began their meetings on Monday, May 14, 1787. 25. Most days, only thirty or forty men worked at the Convention.
- 52. Jonathan Dayton, 27, of New Jersey was the youngest delegate. Benjamin Franklin, 81, was the oldest. Half of the delegates were lawyers. Thirty of the delegates fought in the Revolutionary War.
- 53. 26. All of the delegates respected the great military leader from Virginia, George Washington, so they asked Washington to serve as President of the Convention. Yes
- 59. 27. The delegates met secretly. They made sure that windows were closed at all times so they would have privacy.
- 60. It was summer. There were no fans or air conditioners. http://www.wpclipart.com/science/thermometer_medium.png
- 61. 28. The delegates had big conflicts.
- 62. 29.Federalists wanted one strong, central government. Anti-Federalists wanted each state to have strong rights. versus
- 64. There were more conflicts: Who gets power? Will small states get too little power? Will large states get too much power?
- 65. In the Virginia Plan, Congress should have two houses based on how many people live in each state. In the New Jersey Plan, each state gets one vote in Congress. James Madison, Virginia William Paterson, New Jersey
- 66. 30. The small states were afraid large states would get too much power.
- 68. 31. The Framers of the Constitution agreed to compromise on how to set up Congress. Compromise = meet halfway
- 70. Divide the power of government into three parts. 31. The main idea of the Constitution:
- 71. 1. 2. 3.
- 74. The Constitution divided government power in three parts:
- 79. 35. To decide the population of states, three out of every five slaves would be counted. Three-Fifths Compromise
- 80. Concurrent Powers Americans must follow both Federal laws (national USA) and State laws. National Powers • Declare war • Control the military • Control foreign trade • Add new states • Print and coin money • Control post office • Decide standards for weights & measures • Protect inventions Shared Powers • Collect taxes • Set up courts • Control business between states • Control banks • Borrow money • punish criminals State Powers • Control state government • Set up schools • Control state business • Control local safety • Set marriage laws
- 87. Images of the signing of the Constitution.
- 91. http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/images/faulkner_painting.jpg This painting shows how much Americans loved the ideas of Rome. Americans loved Roman art, architecture and ideas.
- 92. http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/262/268312/art/figures/KISH106.jpg Americans copied the Roman’s idea of representative democracy.
- 93. http://orchard.sbschools.net/library/links/colonies.gif 36. Americans copied the Roman’s idea of representative democracy.
- 95. George Washington’s Chair from the Constitutional Convention
- 99. This portrait of Franklin by Peale is a copy of a 1766 portrait by London painter David Martin. It shows Franklin in his first international persona, that of a scholar. http://www.benfranklin300.org/frankliniana/result.php?id=52&sec=0 I have often …looked behind the President without being able to tell whether the sun was rising or setting.
- 100. http://www.mcilhinney.com/chuck/tour/tour1.h tm I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting Sun.
- 101. http://www.voanews.cn/specialenglish/March/spec2345a0313.htm 37. On September 17, 1787, 40 delegates signed the Constitution.
- 114. Interpreting a Political Cartoon
- 115. Interpreting a Political Cartoon
- 116. The pillars show the colonies ratifying the Constitution. Interpreting a Political Cartoon
- 117. The pillars show the colonies ratifying the Constitution. A hand from heaven helps hold up the pillars. Interpreting a Political Cartoon
- 118. The pillars show the colonies ratifying the Constitution. A hand from heaven helps hold up the pillars. Virginia was the 10th pillar. It supported the Constitution after leaders promised to add a Bill of Rights. Interpreting a Political Cartoon
- 123. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America.
- 124. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America.
- 125. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 126. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 127. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 128. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 129. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 130. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 131. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair
- 132. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise
- 133. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 134. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 135. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 136. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 137. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 138. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 139. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 140. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 141. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 142. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 143. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
- 144. The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America 1. We the people of the United States, 2. in order to form a more perfect union, 3. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 4. provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, 5. and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, 6. do ordain and establish 7. this Constitution for the United States of America. introduce for-for make connect set up fair promise home peace give same encourage broad happiness hold L (free) future children set up set up
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