Early+US+History-+The+Constitution,+Washington

Rachel

Fabiah

Nadira A

Nadira B = __The Constitution __

= __Vocabulary __
 * == Legislative Branch- branch of government that makes laws ==


 * ** Executive Branch - branch of government that enforces the laws **


 * ** Judicial Branch **- ** Branch of government that interprets the law **


 * ** Checks and Balances - Division of power so no branch of government gas too much authority **


 * ** Bill of Rights- First ten amendments to the constitution. **

__**About the Constitution **__


 * == The constitution was created on September 17, 1787. It was completed in Philadelphia. ==


 * == The constitution is a set of fundimental principles or guide in America's law and political culture ==


 * == The United States constitution was founded by James Madison ==


 * == The United states was in need for another for of government. The constitution provided two other forms of government; the judicial branch and the executive branch. ==


 * ** The constitution gave freedom to Americans. **

**__ Images __**

** Docment A **
 * What does the cartoona bove imply about the constitution? **

** Document B ** According to the cartoon above, who had more power in socitey?

** Document C ** ** "A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States" James Madison ** The James Madison Papers consists of approximately 12,000 items that document the life of the man who came to be known as the “Father of the Constitution.” Includes an essay on Madison's role in the constitutional convention. Also contains Madison's original notes on debates in the Federal Convention of 1787, part one and part two as well as John C.Pynes copy of Madison's original notes
 * What were the effects of James Madison's Papers on the constitution? **

**__ Bibliography __**


 * []


 * []


 * []

==

==

Vocabulary Words :


Doc 1 //The Colonial Williamburgs Foundation: Introduction to Colonial Afrian American Life// "During the Revolutionary era, more than half of all African Americans lived in Virginia and Maryland. Most blacks lived in the Chesapeake region, where they made up more than 50 to 60 percent of the overall population "
 * Based on the map what were four of the orginal 13 colonies. ** Doc 2

**How did the Chesapeake region contribute to the establishment of slavery in the 13 colonies?** Doc 3 **What was the main sorce of income in the early stages of colonial settlement?** Doc 4 // Economic Aspects of Tobacco during the Colonial Period 1612-1776 // // John Rolfe // “It was the "staple" of the Chesapeake colonies in a broader sense than any other staple the world has known. For, in the ancient province, all the processes of government society and domestic life began and ended with tobacco”

** How did tobacco influnce colonial life? **


 * []
 * [|http://archive.tobacco.org/History/colonialtobacco.html]
 * __Title:__ United States History Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination __Author__: John J. Newman & John M. Schmalbach Pu __Publisher:__ Amsco School Publication Inc.2006

Roaring 20's

** Facts about the 1920’s: **

 * The 1920's, also known as the Roaring Twenties, was an age of political and social change
 * There were new perspectives on alcohol, drugs, and homosexuality.
 * The economic growth at this time was due to the increased use of oil and electricity. Oil was used to power factories which mass produced automobiles. By 1929 there was a total of 26.5 millionregistered automobiles.
 * Newspapers were used as mass communication entertainment, in 1920 the radio had appeared. A few years later there was over 800 stations broadcasting to millions of radios.

People of the 1920's:

 * ** Al Capone ** - Alphonsus Capone was notorious for being the greatest known gangster in America, during the Prohibition era
 * ** F. Scott Fitzgerald ** - American author that wrote about the Jazz Age/1920's. Wrote famous novels such as The Great Gatsby, Tender Is The Night, The Beautiful Is Damned and much more.
 * ** Charlie Chaplin ** – Charles Spencer Chaplin was one of the greatest comedic actors of the 1920’s. Along with being a talented actor, Chaplin was an accomplished musician, composer and director.

Vocabulary:

 * ** Inflation ** - When the value of money decreases, causing merchants to raise the prices of products.
 * ** Flappers ** – A new type of young women in the 1920’s that went against traditions and created new morals and behavior. They were considered as bold, energetic, and rebellious.
 * ** Prohibition ** – An era that lasted 14 years in which the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol was banned. (18th amendment)
 * ** Bootlegger ** - Someone that manufactures and/or sells illegal liquor

**Document A** “Now I am old-fashioned. A woman, I consider, should be womanly. I have no patience with the modern neurotic girl who jazzes from morning to night, smokes like a chimney, and uses language which would make a billingsgate fishwoman blush!” – Agatha Christine, Murder on the Links

Document B
 * What does the given quote reveal about women during the Roaring Twenties?**


 * What does the picture above tell you about the economy during the 1920’s?**

‍**Bibliography:**

 * []
 * []