The Bill of Rights Sloane Veronico & Cameryn Sebastian 4th period
Overview The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution that declares legal and civil rights of American citizens. It was written by James Madison in response to the colonies desire for greater protection of their individual liberties. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791. It was drafted in New York City and was signed in Philadelphia. The Bill of Rights affects our lives daily and gives us liberties such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, the right of trial by jury, and many more.
E: The Bill of Rights stated that the people did not want to be taxed with their consent. The people believed it was not part of the government s job to force them into a religion which was stated in the Bill of Rights. S: Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights is about the people freedom of religion, speech, and press which relates to social/cultural factors because it allows the people freedom of their chosen language to be spoken and their choice of religious beliefs. P: The Bill of Rights relates to the functions/procedures of government because it gives the government less control over the citizens of the United States. Political groups were formed such as the anti-federalists and federalists that had differing opinions on whether or not the Bill of Rights should be included in the Constitution. This bill also gave way for a shift in political power. The Bill of Rights allowed the people more say in governmental activities such as voting. The Bill of Rights gave African American males the right to vote. N: The Bill of Rights was created in New York City, New York in the United States of America.
Change over Time 1756-1763 Seven Years War Britain defeated france, and france lost their North american colonies. 1750 1760 1770 Boston Massacre English troops fire on a group of people protesting english troops 1787 1775 Lexington and Concord The battle that marks the beginning of the american revolution 1770 1773 Boston Tea Party English tea was thrown into the boston harbor by colonists to protest taxes on tea. The US Constitution was signed Drafted at the constitutional convention and Signed in philadelphia. 1780 1781 Battle of Yorktown British General Cornwallis surrendered to american colonists. 1790 1791 The Bill of Rights was ratified The first ten amendments of the constitution that protect civil liberties. 1800
APPARTS A-Author: The main authors of the Federalist Papers were James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. P-Place and time: The Federalist Papers appeared anonymously in New York City in the year 1787. P-Prior knowledge: Our prior knowledge of the Federalist Papers was that it was drafted in order to promote the ratification of the Constitution. A-Audience: The main audience of the Federalist Papers is the government and the citizens of the US in order to help influence other people to want the Constitution to be ratified. R-Reason: The reason for the Federalist Papers was to encourage the authorization of the US Constitution in order to allow the citizens to have individual Federalist Papers rights and a say in the government. T-The Main Idea: The main idea of the Federalist Papers is to express the opinions of Federalists of why the Constitution should be ratified. S-Significance: The Federalist Papers are significant, because they help us understand the original intent of the constitution, and see from the Federalist perspective.
Primary Source The Federalist Papers: The Federalist Papers relates back to our topic of the Bill of Rights because The Federalist Papers discuss why the United States needs a constitution which helped spark the idea into the anti-federalists minds of the need for a bill of rights. The Federalist Papers also helped give the anti-federalists the momentum to begin this bill and push for its ratification.
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