Civics and Economics Goal 1
Essential Questions/ Statements
1)Identify the events in American history that led to the creation of democratic government. (CE.C&G.1.1)
2)Describe the impact of new ideas from the Enlightenment on the writing of the Declaration of Independence. (CE.C&G.1.2)
3)Judge the many ways that ideas found in the Declaration of Independence have helped to form an American identity. (CE.C&G.4.2)
4)Explain how tensions over power and authority led America’s founding fathers to develop a consititutional democracy (CE.C&G.1.1)
5)Expalian how the development of America’s national identity derived from principles of the Declaration of Independence, US Consitution, and Bill of Rights (CE.C&G.4.2)
6)Evaluate how debates on power and authority between Federalists and Anti-Federalists have helped shape government in the United States over time. (CE.C&G.1.3)
7)Analyze how life in the colonies led to a weak government under the Articles of Confederation. (CE.C&G.1.1)
8)Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. (CE.C&G.1.1)
9)Compare different points of view on how the government should work in early America.
Textbook Chapters: 2 (page 28-49)
Blue Coach Book: Chapter 1
Documents: Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
Current Event Article
Topic: U.S. Government Happenings
Approved source: Any reputable newspaper (online or print)
Guidelines
1)Article must be stapled with your write-up
2)Write up must be in complete sentences (3-5 sentences per section)
3)Article must come from a reputable news source or it will not be graded
4)Article must come from the topic choice above
Goal 1 Vocabulary
3/5 CompromiseSuffrage
AmendCommon Law
Anti-FederalistsHouse of Burgesses
Articles of ConfederationMayflower Compact
Commerce and Slave Trade CompromiseNatural Rights
Electoral College CompromiseEnglish Bill of Rights
FederalistsParliament
Great CompromiseFundamental Orders of Connecticut
New Jersey PlanStamp Act
RatifySons of Liberty
Virginia PlanQuartering Act
BoycottMercantilism
Declaration of IndependenceSalutary Neglect
Limited Government1st Continental Congress
Dictatorship2nd Continental Congress
Direct t DemocracySlavery
Enlightenment Indentured Servant
Government
John Locke
Magna Carta
Monarchy
Natural Rights
Representative Democracy
Social Contract
Goal 1: Current Event
Source:
Category:
Date Published:
Article Summary:
Explain the connection to the unit:
Your views/opinions:
Goal 1 Project Choices (Honors Students Only)
Reminders: At least 3 sources and they must be documented!
No printing at the beginning of class the day the project is due!
Please make sure to spell check, grammar check, and type the paper.
Wikipedia is not a valid source! Please do not use it!
Think outside the box and be creative!
1)What Would They Say Now?: Choose at least 4 topics that are in the news today about society/government/politics and do a comparison/contrast analysis of what 2 Founding Fathers would say about the issue. Your topics must be approved by me and must be school appropriate. Create a visual that demonstrates what they believed (based on their writings) about a topic and what they would have to say about the issues that they have chosen. Then have each of your Founding Fathers write a letter to the country today expressing their concerns and beliefs.
2)Revolutionary War Battles: Create a visual representation of the battles that took place during the Revolutionary War. Your visual should include troop levels, city/location name, who won, casualties, and general of each side involved. After creating your visual reflect and write an analysis of war as if you are a war correspondent reporting the successes, failures, results and reasons (You could also film yourself doing a 5-10 minute news broadcast instead of writing the paper).
3)Scrapbook: Create a visual and written document of the experiences that the colonists would have had as they came to the New World. Your scrapbook should span from the first family member that came to America through Revolutionary War members.
For help with your citations:
***If none of these ideas interest you and you want to do something else please talk to me and get approval for your idea.