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World History BVHS Fall, 2020 Mr. Schneemann
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World History BVHS Fall, 2020 Mr. Schneemann
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Check the date below for assignment |
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August 3 to 7 Monday to Friday
While you are doing the assignments you may open other files at the same time to help you. It is okay to look up the answers in the online textbook, Glossary, or Power Points
The Resources are there to help you to learn the material.
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Prologue
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 June 17 This assignment is a study in how nations, businesses and people need to conduct successful negotiations. The ideas are true for today and they were true throughout history. Thee are two main rules
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In the late 1700's Americans loved King George and were proud to be British. At the same time each of the coloies had there own governors, legislatures and court systems and they were proud of their state. England found it necessary to impose certain taxes on the colonies. Americans did not resent the taxes, it was the way that they were imposed. England told the colonies they had no say in the matter. They needed to pay the taxes, "like it or not." Americans felt they were being treated like children or slaves. It was the disrespect that bothered Americans. We sent a petition to the king and parliament, asking them to treat us with respect. Their answer was to send a British army to occupy Boston and burn one of our cities. At first it was only the state of Massachusetts was affected but when the British army began marching South to occupy New York, the colonies felt they had no choice but to prepare for battle. |
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June 18 The Declaration of Independence gave meaning to the philosophy of the Enlightenment. For the first time in history ordinary common people declared that they could govern themselves without a king. Dr. Martin Luther King used it as the foundation for his, "I Have a Dream Speech." and people all over the world have used it to justify their quest for freedom.
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The Declaration
of Independence The Enlightenment put into practice
On the left you see Thomas Jefferson presenting the Declaration of Independence to Benjaman Franklin and John Adams. In the original version of the Declaration, Jefferson spoke out strongly against slavery but the congress removed his comments. Jefferson owned slaves himself and after his wife died he began a relationship with one of his slaves named, "Sally Hennings." They were together for the rest of his life and she was with him when he died. In Chicago there is an African American family named "Hennings" who are the direct descendents of Thomas Jefferson. |
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We need a time out from the hatred and violence. |
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June 22-23 On the right there are lots of resources to help you learn the Constitution.
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The
Constitution of the United States Aristotle > Renaissance > Scientific Revolution > The Enlightenment > Constitution of U.S.
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June 24-25 In the 1600's the Parliament tried to force King Charles I to sign the "Petition of Rights." He said that God made him the king and he did not have to obey Parliament. Parliament cut off his head and tried to run the country without him. It was a disaster so Parliament asked his son, Charles II to become king and he did. After the U.S. Constitution was written some states refused to ratify it without a Bill of Rights. The Founding Fathers drew from the English Bill of Rights and included one in the Constitution. This document is what you are going to study in this unit. |
The
Bill of Rights Thank you James Madison and the rest of the Founding Fathers
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