Am Gov Ch2
U.S. Government -- Chapter 2, Section 1
Origins of American Government. The way our government works today can be traced to important documents in history:
The 13 North American colonies formed separately over 125 years 1 st – Virginia in 1607 Last – Georgia in 1733 Each colony was unique, and formed.
Chapter 2 Jigsaw Group 1 =Basic Concepts of Government pg 28 Group 2 = Landmark English Documents pg 29 Group 3 = Growing Colonial Unity pg 35 Group 4.
Chapter 2 Roots of Government pp. 26-60. terms: Limited government – 29 government is restricted and not all-powerful. – Each individual has rights that.
Chapter 2: Origins of American Government 2.1: Our Political Beginnings 2.2: The Coming of Independence 2.3: The Critical Period 2.4: Creating the Constitution.
Bell Ringer What is the Code of Hammurabi? Why is this significant to the U.S?
What are some basic human rights and freedoms? What makes you think that? 1 I need: - Any signed syllabi - To stamp Phocab. What will we learn today? What.
Building the American System of Government How our Constitution came to be Text chapter 2.
Chapter Two. Colonists brought 3 ideas from England Limited govt – individuals have certain rights Ordered govt – the creation of local govts. Representative.
1 Chapter 2 Our Political Beginnings What basic concepts of government were held by American colonists? Which important English documents have had the.
