Primary/Secondary Sources
Records of events as they are first described, usually by witnesses or by people who were involved in the event
Primary Source
Written by this founding father
Thomas Jefferson
Formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the Revolutionary War
Northwest Territory
Number of amendments included in the Bill of Rights
10
The constitution replaced this document in the United States
Articles of Confederation
The quality of a source; is a source trustworthy or believable
Credibility
Adopted on this date
July 4th, 1776
1st Constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
This group of people argued for the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
The Anti-federalists wanted this added to the Constitution before ratifying it
Bill of Rights
Textbooks, Encyclopedias, Biographies are examples of
Secondary Source
Known as a 'break up letter' between these two
Colonists and Great Britain/King George III
Couldn’t collect taxes to pay off debt, Difficulty passing laws, Could not raise a national army, Could not enforce laws
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Freedom of:
1st Amendment
This settled the debate between competing plans for how the Congress should be set up (based on population vs. even representation)
Great Compromise
"An article on a history website about the Women's Suffrage March' is an example of
Secondary Source
Strongly influenced by the ideas from this Enlightenment thinker
John Locke
Slavery was outlawed north of the Ohio River, religious freedom, and encouraged education of citizens
Northwest ordinance of 1787
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
8th amendment
The year that the Constitution was ratified
1787
'A photo of Martin Luther King Jr. marching in Selma' is an example of
Primary Source
2 key ideas adopted from the Enlightenment
Unalienable rights and the consent to be governed
States created from the Northwest Territory (name 5)
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota
Rights not given to the U.S government are reserved for the states
10th amendment
This Constitutional principle describes how the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (rule by the people)
Popular Sovereignty