1 / 16

Foundations of American Political Thought: Key Documents and Movements

This lesson explores the foundational ideas of American political thought, highlighting significant documents like the Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, and Mayflower Compact. It delves into the influences from ancient Greece and Rome, as well as Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Montesquieu. The importance of early religious movements like the First Great Awakening is also discussed, showing how they reshaped colonists' perceptions of power and governance. Students will reflect on the impact of these ideas on modern American democracy.

deon
Télécharger la présentation

Foundations of American Political Thought: Key Documents and Movements

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Today’s Vocab • Magna Carta: Nobles forced King John II to sign it. It limited the power of the King and protected Nobles rights. • House of Burgesses: Created in the Colony of Jamestown. It is the first representative government in the colonies. • Mayflower Compact: Signed by Pilgrims aboard Mayflower. 2nd form of government in colonies and set up direct democracy.

  2. Warm up? • Where do you think we got many of our political and legal ideas from? • Greece: Direct Democracy • Rome: Democratic Republic • The Enlightenment: Revolutionary ideas in Philosophy and Political thought – Late 1600’s • John Locke: Social Contract and Natural Rights • Montesquieu: Separation of Powers • Voltaire: Freedom of Speech • Rousseau: Equality

  3. Our English Heritage

  4. Parliament

  5. Common Law

  6. The Virginia House of Burgesses

  7. Mayflower Compact

  8. Mayflower Compact

  9. Early American Settlements

  10. What were the first explorers looking for in America? • Religious Freedom • Money

  11. Early Colonies • Roanoke was the “Lost Colony” • What happened to the colonists there? - Popular theories include: Killed by disease, simply left the settlement, village was destroyed by a storm, left to live with the natives, killed by the natives

  12. Jamestown - 1st permanent settlement - It was founded in 1607 • Jamestown relied on tobacco for money • Governed by The House of Burgesses • The Plymouth Colony • Settled by the Pilgrims • It was founded in 1620 - Governed by The Mayflower Compact

  13. Religion in the Colonies • What was the First Great Awakening? • A religious movement that began in England before sweeping through the colonies. • Colonists realized that religious power rested in their own hands. This kind of thinking paved the way for… • The American Revolution!

  14. Reflection/Closing • Summarize in your own words what you learned today. Hint… • Where do we get many of our ideas from in regard to gov’t? • What influence did the Enlightenment have on our political thought? • What influence did the Magna Carta have on our ideas about government? • Describe the experiences of some of the early colonies. • How did the Great Awakening influence the American Colonists?

  15. Closing? • Why do you think it was important for the colonists to establish forms of government? What would have happened if there were no laws or government?

More Related