Unit 1 Foundations of Our Constitutional Republic

• History
• 9th,10th Grade

What does the idea of freedom mean to you?

Despite writing "all men were created equal", Jefferson did not believe that slaves had that right. He owned slaves and even took a young female slave, Sally Hemming, as his mistress beginning when she was 14 years old. 

01:10

This statement was truly revolutionary...

1. We hold these truths...
2. All men are created equal...
3. We guarantee these rights..
4. Slaves should be free...

01:31

The Declaration of Independence was a list of grievances against...

1. King George
2. France
3. Washington
4. Jefferson

03:11

A big idea the colonists thought about when debating whether to be independent from Great Britain or not was

1. all people are born with basic rights that a government can't take away, so parliament could not keep ignoring their right to make choices.
2. King George had every right to take away their choices.
3. They only had rights granted by the king, so they didn't deserve choices.
4. Whether or not to free the salves

03:52

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

1. Marquis de Lafayette
2. John Adams
3. George Washington
4. Thomas Jefferson

03:54

The new idea that people are equal, and have equal rights to make choices for themselves, allows for

1. people to start a fight any time they want.
2. having leaders that have all the power such as an aristocrat (king).
3. people to vote for their choices in a democracy.
4. a new country to be built.

Do you think the policy of checks and balances has been followed in the past few years?

1st Amendment

2nd Amendment

3rd Amendment

4th Amendment

5th-8th Amendments

9th-10th Amendments

Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech (RAPPS)

No quartering of soldiers in private homes.

Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures

Guarantees fair treatment for individuals accused of crimes

Powers not delegated to the federal government go to the state and the people

Bill of Rights Worksheet