Primary/Secondary Sources
ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS
History of DOI
Two Treatises of Government
Declaration of Independence
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Give an Example of a primary source
Give an example of secondary source

PRIMARY SOURCES

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records  

CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art 

RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings

SECONDARY
PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias


100

Name a grievance named in the English Bill of Rights

The King is abusing his power to tax the citizens

100

How many parts does the Declaration of Independence have?

FOUR

100

Who created the document the Two Treatises of Government?

John Locke

100

What reason(s) did the Founding Fathers give for their decision to write out a declaration?

They are writing the DOI to tell the King why they are breaking away from England (its a breakup letter)

200

How are primary and secondary sources different?

Primary source is an original document from the time period being researched. Secondary source is an interpretation/analysis of a primary source.

200

List another grievance from the English Bill of Rights

The King has a standing army without permission from Parliament (the legislature)

200

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson (with some help from his friends)

200

What does Locke claim all men are...?

free, equal and independent.

200

What beliefs did the Founding Fathers declare they held?

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

300

When we are looking at PLACE & TIME when we are taking a source APPARTS, we are trying to find out...

WHERE and WHEN the source was created.

300

What does Quartering soldiers mean?

The king is forcing citizens to house and feed his soldiers in their own home.

300

What is the only reason people create governments?

To protect their rights

300

According to Locke, why do men join into organized communities?

Safety, Comfort, and to enjoy their property peacefully.

300

List 3 complaints from the Declaration of Independence

Complaints about the king abusing the power to tax

Dissolving legislatures

Quartering troops

Ignoring due process in court proceedings

Refusing to listen to petitions

And ignoring laws.

The King stirring up insurrections in America

Cutting off trade

400

Prior Knowledge refers to what when we are taking sources APPARTS?

What do you "KNOW" about this before looking at it or being exposed to it

400

What does Cruel and Unusual punishment as its mentioned in the English Bill of Rights?

The King is creating cruel and unusual punishments that do not fit the crimes being committed.

400

According to the document, where do governments get their power?

Consent of the governed (the people!)

400

According to Locke, who gives government authority?

Consent of the governed (The People!)

400

What do all three documents agree is the most likely reason people’s rights will be threatened?

All three documents argue that the rights of the people are threatened when a “Prince” (or King or despot, arbitrary ruler) sets himself above the law.

500

List 4 of the words that come from APPARTS 

Author
Place & Time
Prior Knowledge
Audience
Reason
The Main Idea
Significance

500

The King and Queen do not have the power to create laws or stop them from going into effect... The English Bill of Rights says this power belongs to who? 

Parliament (the Legislature)

500

According to the document, what should a people do if the government fails to protect its rights?

Change it! Overthrow it!

500

Two treatises of Government by John Locke influenced this VERY important document

the Declaration of Independence!

500

Which branch of government do all three documents imply is the source of the people’s power?

All three documents say that legislature as an assembly of people representing the people’s power.