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Jump Start to U.S. HistoryMini-Unit
Tuesday-Thursday: Notes & Video ClipsQuiz Friday
We are covering the basics of U.S. History to:
1) Preview U.S. History for next year2) Prepare for STAAR Social Studies Test next year2) Provide context on how the American Revolution
inspired the Texas Revolution
Jamestown
• 1607
• First permanent English settlement in North America
• Location-along the James River in Virginia
Declaration of Independence
• Written by Thomas Jefferson
• July 4, 1776
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Declared independence from Great Britain which is also sometimes called England.
Declaration of Independence
• Listed grievances or problems the 13 colonies had with British king, King George III
• Colonists had unalienable rights (God-given rights that belong to every person) these include:
1. life2. liberty 3. the pursuit of happiness
U.S. Constitution• Written in 1787
• In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Constitution
• States the laws and principles of our government
• Explains how our country should operate…who does what?
• 3 branches
Write these down on 1-3!
James Madison• Delegate at the Constitutional Convention
• Kept VERY detailed notes about the convention
• Known as the “Father of the U.S. Constitution” for his contributions to the creation of the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
• First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
• These amendments protect our individual rights like:
Freedoms of…• religion, assembly, press, petition, speech (RAPPS) • right to bear arms (own guns)• no illegal search and seizure• no cruel and unusual punishment
1803
• Louisiana Purchase
• Pres. Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana from France
• Doubles the size of the U.S.
1861-1865• The Civil War
• The war between the North and South
• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president