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The importance of the Declaration of Independence

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Grace Percival
Who? The colonists all agreed that the declaration should be written, so the Second Continental Congress selected a committee to write it. The committee consisted of several well-known figures, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams.
What? It stated three principles that became the basis of the Constitution and listed the grievances that the colonies had against the king.
When? July 4, 1776
Where? Philadelphia
Why? The colonists were upset that they were being overtaxed by Britain without having representatives in Parliament to vote on their behalf. It's significant, because if the Declaration of Independence hadn't been written, we wouldn't have been freed from Great Britain and America would be very different from what it is today.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence

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Why Common Sense is so Important

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Hailey McCartney
Who? King George lll
What?British victory in The Seven Year War, Revolutionary, and Napoleon in France.
When?1738-1820
Where?England
Why? He was the longest ruling monarch in England.http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/george-iii

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Stamp Act Stamps - One Penny Stamp

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Why: They were upset about the taxation and the repercussions for not paying them. They protested the tax and destroyed the debt records. They were also going through an depression due to bad crops that year, so they didn't have enough money to pay the tax.

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What: A group of farmers and workers protested against their state and local governments. The country also had a lot of debt collected from the war.

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Who: Daniel Shay. He was a captain in the fifth Massachusetts Regiment, but was injured in war and was never paid for his service. Many of his comrades.

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Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist.

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The Stamp Act was passed in Parliament.

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Alexis Cazee
Who: Virginia, New Jersey
What: House of Representatives- population
Senate- equal
When:  May 29, 1787
Where: Connecticut
Why:  There was a disagreement between delegates.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/A_Great_Compromise.htm

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The French and Indian War ( Seven Years War)

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The French and Indian War ( Seven Years War)

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Isabella Halmick

Who: France and Britain, and their Native American Allies.

Where: North America

When: 1754-1763

Why: The French and Indian war eventually led to Britain putting more money into send troops and resources into the colonies so they could win the war. This forced them to increase taxes on the American colonists, which was a major cause of the revolutionary war.

What: The French and Indian war was the last war that France fought before the French Revolution. The war was over territory. Both France and Britain wanted to increase their influence in North America. This hunger for more territory led to conflict and tension between the two countries. As conflict between the two increased, fighting began to break out in the colonies. This eventually led to all out war, with both Britain and France allying with different Native American Tribes.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Seven-Years-War

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Baron de Montesquieu's famous book, The Spirit of The Laws. Was filled with a lot of his ideas, and was a major influence on our government.

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Natalie Johnson
Who: Thomas Paine when he moved to the new colony, Philadelphia from Great Britain
What: Pamphlet that campaigned for the newly formed America's freedom from Britain
When: 1776
Where: One of America's 13 colonies, Philadelphia
Why: the pamphlet, Common Sense, is important because it helped prompt the Revolutionary War. Without it, it is likely that America never would have gained its freedom
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense

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By: Khelben T. Brazeal

"We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, Establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution of the Unites States of America." -Preamble of the U.S. Constitution

WHO:
The Preamble is the beginning of the constitution, stating the reasons why the founding fathers of this nation created The Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation in hopes of establishing an official government and be recognized by other countries as a free nation.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Created on September 1787, and ratified in June 21, 1788, in the state house of Philadelphia, the preamble was created by the founding fathers within the building. The fifty-five delegates took four moths to create this constitution, and when it was created, the Preamble was placed at the very top of it. Signifying the creation of a new nation, under liberty and a symbol of freedom.

Other sources you may find valuable...
http://constitutionus.com/

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Kevin Wallace

John Locke was probably one of the biggest contributors to our constitution ever. he was born in England in 1632 then as he got older he went to Westminster. John Locke went on to write Two Treatises that inspired millions as well as our constitution. He was also the OG who originally came up with the idea that everyone had natural rights such as life liberty and property that was eventually stolen by our founding fathers he also believed in a government created to serve and help the people. That's what he is most known for but he was the base structure for the separation of power within the U.S. through checks and balances to limit government power. John Locke was so progressive that he would not sign his name on his books because of fear we only know they were his because of his will.

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When: 1786-1787
Where: This particular rebellion occurred in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Educational Link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-3/apush-creating-a-nation/a/shayss-rebellion

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By Tyler Warning
Who: James Madison
What: James Madison was our fourth president of the United States of America. James Madison was also a big part of sinning of the constitution. He was eventual called the "Father of the Constitution". When: He was born in 1751 and he died in 1863.
Where: He was born in Belle Grove, Port Conway
when he was older he lived in Virginia.
Why: He was important because he was a founding father he was also  the fourth president of the United States of America

Source:
https://www.whitehouse.gov

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Rashonda KimbleThe
(WHAT) 3/5 Compromise was proposed by James Wilson and Roger Sherman(WHO).  The compromise was made because they were trying to figure out the representation issue in the House of Representatives due to the populations(WHY). Some wanted to include the slaves in the population but some only want to include the free people. Those at the Constitutional Convention(WHERE) were trying to figure out how to count the slaves. According to Constitution.com, it was James Madison who came up with the ratio 3/5. But it wasn't established until after the Constitutional Convention. (WHEN) http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-three-fifths-compromise-definition-summary-quiz.html

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Mackenzie Dalton
-Who: Hobbes was an English philosopher who lived in the 17th century
-Where: England
-When: Hobbes was born in 1588 and died in 1679
-What: Wrote his famous book, Leviathan, in 1651
-Why: Hobbes was important, because he made the social contract, unsaid contract that people have to give up some rights to be get rights and be protected by the state, known to people
-He said without the social contract and absolute government, chaos would rein, and people listened to how important the social contract was
-https://www.biography.com/people/thomas-hobbes-9340461

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Gavin Dean Wilkins-Hinds
WHO-Key figures where the pilgrims that signed the Mayflower Compact when they wrote up the 200 word document.
WHAT-The Mayflower compact was the first establishment of written laws created for the land.
WHEN-November 1620 was when the Mayflower was officially signed by the men of the ship.
WHERE-It was signed on the mayflower at present day Cape Cod.
WHY-The reason for the signing is because during the voyage they had not landed in the correct location so they where off course and pilgrims threatened to go on there own, and this was the insurance that they still abide by King James laws and rules.
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/symbols_freedom/pages/mayflower.html

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Cameron Kauflin

Who: Baron de Montesquieu

What: Montesquieu was a French philosopher that came up with the idea of checks and balances and separation of powers.

When: 1689-1755

Where: Lived in France

Why: Our founding fathers took his ideas on creating our three branches of government, and then took his ideas about how to prevent tyranny between the branches with checks and balances.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/montesquieu/

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- Who: George Washington
-What: George Washington was the first president of the United States of America and a general in the Revolutionary War.
- When: George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 and died on December 14, 1799
- Where: He lived and died in Virginia
- Why: George Washington was a main contributor in the building of our Constitution.

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By Anthony Abreu
Who: The Federalists
When: The 1790s to the 1820s
Where: The U.S.A.
What: The Federalists were the first political party in the U.S. They supported the idea of a government in which states come together under a central authority.
Why: This party widely influence political leaders throughout U.S. history.
More info: http://www.history.com/topics/federalist-party

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Alex Nelson
-- Signed by King John at Runnymede in England in 1215
--Rebel barons had forced him to sign because of his heavy taxation
-- Document set laws and gave rights such as due process and trial by jury
--  significant because it limited power of king and   influenced Founding Father's when writing the Declaration of Independence

More info: http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/magna-carta

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Esther Loya

Anti-Federalists would not ratify the Constitution it without a bill protecting their rights.

After promising that a bill of rights would be the first concern of Congress, the rest of the 13 original states ratified the constitution.

On 17 March 1789 at the newly constituted Congress, James Madison proposed a bill of rights with 12 amendments.

Each of the amendments protect the rights as follows:

1st – Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, Assembly

2nd – The Right to Bear Arms

3rd – Protected against Housing Troops

4th –Protection against improper Searchers and Seizure

5th – Rights of the Accused, Due Process of the Law, and Eminent Domain

6th and 7th – Right to Fair and Speedy Trial and Jury Trials

8th — Bails, Fines, and Punishments

9th and 10th – The Peoples' rights are not limited by this list

Important because such a list of  rights had never before been given to citizens by their government

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By. Sarah Cawley
Who: The Key Figures who were involved in the Stamp Act was the British Government and Patrick Henry.
What: The Stamp Act was an action that required various items such as licenses, documents, diplomas and nearly every paper item to be printed on stamped paper in the American colonies.
When: The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. Examples of documents that were required to be stamped were legal documents, certificates (including Marriage), Newspapers, Bills of Sale, Diplomas and Certificates, Wills, Calendars, and Any kind of declarations.
Where: England
Why: The Stamp Act was significant because  It was the first serious attempt to have governmental authority over the 13 colonies.
Sources that I used and that you may look at for extra details:
https://www.landofthebrave.info/stamp-act.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-pass-stamp-act