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GOVERNMENT – UNIT 3
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
U.S. CONSTITUTION bridge
Reducing or cutting short. Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, based strongly on the personal freedoms of the citizen. currency
A medium of exchange for purchases. endowed
To be equipped with a talent or a quality. persecuted
To harass or annoy. petition
A request. redress
To set right; correcting a wrong that was done. tranquility
Calmness; peacefulness (note: the early American spelling has two "L's"). Unalienable
That which cannot be lost or transferred away.
The picture above is a section of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence. The full painting shows 48 members of Congress. Of the 48 portraits in the original painting, four of the men were present at the Declaration's adoption on July 4, 1776, but did not sign the document. The painting also does not include portraits of fifteen of the men who did sign the Declaration over several days in August, 1776.
Some magnificent documents were written in the 1700s. One of the most treasured documents in American history is the "unanimous Declaration of Independence" which Congress presented on July 4, 1776. It states "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." With the Declaration of Independence, America announced its intention to become a free and self-supporting nation. It took until 1783 to finally win that treasured independence--now, what should a young government do?
When the leaders of the country met in Philadelphia in 1787, they were already dealing with the problems of collecting taxes, enforcing the laws, and establishing trade between the states. They had originally met with the intention of modifying and amending the Articles of Confederation (1781). They realized that the Articles extended so much
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
U.S. CONSTITUTION bridge
Reducing or cutting short. Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, based strongly on the personal freedoms of the citizen. currency
A medium of exchange for purchases. endowed
To be equipped with a talent or a quality. persecuted
To harass or annoy. petition
A request. redress
To set right; correcting a wrong that was done. tranquility
Calmness; peacefulness (note: the early American spelling has two "L's"). Unalienable
That which cannot be lost or transferred away.
The picture above is a section of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence. The full painting shows 48 members of Congress. Of the 48 portraits in the original painting, four of the men were present at the Declaration's adoption on July 4, 1776, but did not sign the document. The painting also does not include portraits of fifteen of the men who did sign the Declaration over several days in August, 1776.
Some magnificent documents were written in the 1700s. One of the most treasured documents in American history is the "unanimous Declaration of Independence" which Congress presented on July 4, 1776. It states "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." With the Declaration of Independence, America announced its intention to become a free and self-supporting nation. It took until 1783 to finally win that treasured independence--now, what should a young government do?
When the leaders of the country met in Philadelphia in 1787, they were already dealing with the problems of collecting taxes, enforcing the laws, and establishing trade between the states. They had originally met with the intention of modifying and amending the Articles of Confederation (1781). They realized that the Articles extended so much