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Who: Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
What: A series of paragraphs stating what the constitution was and what it should be. The goal was to get people to support the constitution.
When: Draft was created 1787-1788 and published 1788
Where: New York State
Why: Encouragement to support the Constitution.

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Who: Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine and addressed to the general American public.

What: It was written to challenge the British monarchy and to get people interested in the war.

When: January 10, 1776

Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why: Common Sense is important because it sparked American interest in the Revolutionary war.
https://jackmillercenter.org/thomas-paine-reasons-rebellion-common-sense/

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Who:Jean Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher who wrote
What: The Social Contract.
When: He wrote it in 1762 in
Where: Paris, France. The
Why: Social Contract is important because as it states "the goverments power is only the public power vested in it." its saying that the people should have the authority as to what they are ruled by and how.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rousseau/

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Distribution of Political Power Theories- Elitism, Marxism

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Distribution of Political Power Theories- Elitism, Marxism

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Distribution of Political Power Theories- Elitism, Marxism

Done by Emily Foster

Karl Marx

Marxism- Belief that the proletariat of a once oppressed government controlled by elites would then take equal power of the land.

Elitism- The belief that the Rich or people who are "better" than the common population would hold power.

Marx published Das Kapital in 1867

Marxist ideas are common everywhere but Marx was a German author and political theorist

The separation of political power between the rich and working-class needed to be explained to the people of their time. We can even use Marx's ideas now.

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WHO: Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who wrote the Leviathan which is a book that encourages commonwealth among the people of England.
WHAT: Hobbes' book addresses the cause of civil war and offers a solution. He suggests that the way a government is set up and organized influences the people all the time.
WHEN: Thomas Hobbes was born in the late 1500s. He published his book, Leviathan, in April of 1651.
WHERE: Thomas Hobbes was born and raised in England, but often traveled back and forth between Paris and London.
WHY: Hobbes wrote the Leviathan in response to the fear he felt when the English civil war broke out in 1642. He believed the best form of government was an absolute monarchy. He also believed that the people should give up all their power to one ruler and thought that the government should be involved in all aspects of everyday life.

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Who- King John (the King Of England)
Where- England
When- June 1215
What- Made laws, tried to make everything fair, and trial to the jury.
Why- It was written to keep the peace between the people and the

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Who: Britain, France and India.
What 7 Year long war
When:1754-1763
Where: what is now the United States.
Why: Great Britain gained large territory but ultimately was at fault because they had to tax America. Which led to the American Revolution, The Indians helped the French to fight against The British to decide if the Upper Ohio River Valley was Britain or not. In Europe, this was called the 7 Years War. -Ethan Lewis
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war#:~:text=The%20French%20and%20Indian%20War%20began%20in%201754%20and%20ended,ultimately%20to%20the%20American%20Revolution.

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Who:George Washington
What: Led the militia of the 13 colonies during the American Revolution and later became the first President of the United States. Also led the constitutional convention
When: He was active from 1753-1799
Where:He was active in the 13 colonies
Why:He gave people a leader to believe in and set a tradition of limiting power in gov.
sourceshttps://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-washington/
By:Evan Westfall

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Pilgrim leaders drafting the Mayflower Contract

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Written by: Nathaniel Snare

Who: Pilgrim leaders
Where: Before the landing of the Mayflower
When: November 21st, 1620
What: Formed a government and placed laws for the land and people from the Mayflower
Why: The first document for America, influenced the current government. First self-governing document.

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2020/11/the-400th-anniversary-of-the-mayflower-compact/

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Andreia Tindle                                           

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Who- Thomas Jefferson
When - August 2, 1776
What- A document wrote to help separate colonies from Great Britain. It's also the first document that stated that we had the right to rebel if the government is not working, and a written document that said we have natural rights ( life,liberty,happiness)
Where- Philadelphia
Why- Explain to foreign nations why the colonies has chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain(separation of colonies).
Educational website-  https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence

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What was The Bill of rights ?The Bill of rights was the first 10 amendments for the constitution,Which where ratified in 1791 which gave the people the rights to speech,assembly and worship.
Who made the bill of rights?The American Bill of Rights, inspired by Jefferson and where drafted by James Madison.
Why was this document created?It was designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens, guaranteeing the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and exercise of religion.
Fun fact:The structure and content of the Bill of Rights was influenced by the Virginia Declaration of Rights drafted in 1776 by George Mason.

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He was widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism" - Wikipedia

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                        John Locke - Emily McNeven

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                        John Locke - Emily McNeven

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Who: John Locke was an English philosopher.
What: He helped influence some of the things in the Declaration of Independence. He favored the idea of Natural Rights and The Right to Rebel.
When: 1632-1704 (Birth-Death)
Where: He lived in England.
Why: He was significant in the way he believed all people were created equal and deserve to have equal rights, the idea of having "Life, Liberty, and Property" pushed his ideas.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/