1. 9/12/2017 Please grab a chromebook….one per pair of students
Geography assignment- go over, review, questions?
“notes”- relationship with England
Class notes activity- Sources of American Rights- class notes

5. Relations with the British
Mercantilism- colonies exist to benefit the mother country
“Salutary neglect”-
England relaxes
enforcement of its regulations
BOTH SIDES HAPPY by 1750s
Colonies supply mother
country with raw materials
and buy manufactured
goods

6. Triangular trade- trade route between the Americas, Africa, and Europe
Raw materials from colonies?
Goods from Europe?
Africa?

7. Native Americans
Key source of conflict: Native Americans did not believe in land ownership
By 1750, most are west of Appalachians
Tend to be ALLIED
with the French
Why were the British
Colonists able to take
Over the land?

9. What “rights”, freedoms, beliefs do we value as Americans?

10. “SOURCES OF FREEDOM”
Identify/ explain the the rights colonists in America had on the eve of the American Revolution.
Explain where these rights came from (“SOURCES”)

11. Some “rights”/ limitations on Government colonists would
1-POPULAR SOVERIEGNTY: The power to govern rests with “the people”- NO ABSOLUTE POWER TO GOV’T
2-REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT- society’s laws are created by representatives of the people
3-DEMOCRACY- The people make the laws directly themselves
4-RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS-
5-INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY (COURTS)- Courts are not controlled by the “king”
6-NO STANDING ARMY DURING TIMES OF PEACE
7-TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION- Only representatives of the people can tax them
8-LIMITED GOVERNMENT- The government is bound by the laws (NO ABSOLUTE POWER)
9-RULE OF LAW/ “DUE PROCESS”- All citizens, including “the king”, are bound by the same laws and enjoy the same rights. Gov’t cannot punish people unless a law is broken
10-TRIAL BY JURY- When accused of a crime, a jury of “peers” (fellow citizens), decides your guilt, NOT THE GOVERNMENT
11-FREEDOM OF THE PRESS- The press has the right to publish whatever it wants, as long as it is true

12. For your assigned “source”
Take bulleted “notes” on template; be prepared to summarize to your classmates
Notes fall under:
summary, description, definition:
What rights/ freedoms/ limits on government are found in this source:

13. Beginning with the source you are assigned to begin with….
Read over/ discuss reading in classroom
Take bulleted “notes” under the headings in the shared document, “NOTES ON RIGHTS”
Notes fall under:
summary, description, definition:
What rights/ freedoms/ limits on government are found in this source:
QUESTIONS:- PLEASE!!! VERY IMPORTANT
WHEN DONE, MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DOCUMENT (SOME ARE LONGER THAN OTHERS; PLEASE MOVE AT OWN PACE, BUT…. SHEN PRIDE)

14. Ticket to leave….
Which “right”, “privilege”, limitation on government that we discussed in colonial America do you think is the most important for a society to have? In a complete sentence or two, please explain why.

15. Magna Carta

16. Magna Carta 1215- King John is forced to sign
Says Kings have to follow laws too
Guarantees rights to English people
Right to a trial by jury when accused of a crime
Equal protection under law (same rules for everyone)

17. JOHN LOCKE:

18. John Locke English “Enlightenment” philosopher
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY- right to rule is with the people, not king
Natural Rights to life, liberty and property
Right for people to overthrow abusive government

19. ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS

20. English Bill of Rights
1689- laws passed by William and Mary after Glorious Revolution
Right to petition the king
Only Parliament, the elected representatives, can TAX!! (take your property)
No “standing armies” during peace
Right to bear arms
Right to elect members to Parliament

21. MAYFLOWER COMPACT, HOUSE OF BURGESSES, TOWN MEETINGS

22. Mayflower Compact Pilgrims “out of bounds” of English laws in America
Create own constitution- written set of laws
Right to rule themselves
Make own laws
(1st written constitution in America)

23.   Town meetings
Yearly meetings in New England towns where laws would be passed for the year- all invited
Right to make your own laws
“democracy”- self rule

24. House of Burgesses Virginia’s legislature
“Burgesses” were elected by the colonists
Made laws for the colony
Republicanism- people elect their government
popular sovereignty- power rests with the people

25. ZENGER TRIAL

26. Peter Zenger trial
Newspaper publisher arrested for publishing nasty things about the governor of NY
Found “not guilty” because it was true
Freedom of the press
Freedom of speech

27. Ticket to leave….
Which “right”, “privilege”, limitation on government that we discussed in colonial America do you think is the most important for a society to have?
In a complete sentence or two, please explain why that right is so essential.

28. Ticket to leave (on the back of cartoon):
Please look back at the rights/ freedoms/ limitations you have identified and….
Identify the TWO rights you think are most important for a society to have
In a sentence, explain why the right is so essential