This Week:
HATCHED! - Creating a Constitution [1777-1789] - continued"Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction."
Thomas Jefferson
As our Founding Fathers met to provide the U.S. Constitution, a "BUNDLE OF COMPROMISES", some were not too excited. They wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation and maintain a Confederation of the 13 individual states - not a larger, federal government. But they were willing to COMPROMISE and sign it if one accommodation was made - adding a BILL OF RIGHTS.
Our government was leaving its nest...
Our first President was coming into power...
Our nation was just beginning to fly...
Our first President was coming into power...
Our nation was just beginning to fly...
TEST NEXT WEEK OVER THE FIRST 33 PRESIDENTS AND YOUR CLASS NOTES. We will review and discuss...
Keep learning your U.S. Presidents...
Keep reviewing the first 33 PRESIDENTS! - make sure you know their names (first and last)!
Here's the sheet if you need it again.
# 17 - The U.S. Constitution - is due next Monday.
THIS WEEK you and your table team will be presenting to the class what you have discovered about your states in the SOUTHWEST region.
NEXT WEEK we will hold the THIRD EXPEDITION COMPETITION...the questions will cover the PACIFIC COAST, ROCKY MOUNTAIN and SOUTHWEST regions...and [drum roll] ZINGERS...so get ready!
KELVIN REPORT!
Are you getting closer in figuring out WHAT Kelvin is and WHERE he is?
Here's the sheet if you need it again.
# 17 - The U.S. Constitution - is due next Monday.
- READING #17
- QUESTIONS - try and read the reading FIRST!!!
If you want to work ahead click here for the next reading link, and here for the next questions link. READ THE READING before you complete the questions.
THIS WEEK you and your table team will be presenting to the class what you have discovered about your states in the SOUTHWEST region.
NEXT WEEK we will hold the THIRD EXPEDITION COMPETITION...the questions will cover the PACIFIC COAST, ROCKY MOUNTAIN and SOUTHWEST regions...and [drum roll] ZINGERS...so get ready!
KELVIN REPORT!
Are you getting closer in figuring out WHAT Kelvin is and WHERE he is?
What is the book we are reading called?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Avery
Joy Hakim's "A History of US" (and I have permission from the publisher and the author)
Deletewhy couldn't the government tax people? we were talking about it like last week maby.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. I'm not sure what you mean. Give me context - do you mean our government - here in America - or the British government? What time period are you asking about?
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