Week of February 2-5, 2015

A New Nation 

Putting the "NEW" U.S. Constitution to work wont be as easy as some might think...

Executive branch Article II of the U.S. Constitution calls for the election of a leader.

George Washington is unanimously elected by those who could vote.

John Adams came in second place making him the first Vice President of the U.S. 

**As first president, Washington will face many difficulties a war debt, setting up programs to assist in governing, choosing supreme court justices (Judiciary Act of 1789).

**How Washington governs will set precedents for the future of the United States.

Washington's first Cabinet: 

Then                                             and                                      NOW!!!

Secretary of Defense: Henry Knox

Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of Treasure: Alexander Hamilton

Attorney General: Edmund Randolph

Financial Problems

-one of the first issues that Washington will deal with.

-chooses economic expert Alexander Hamilton to be the first Secretary of Treasure

***Hamilton's Financial Plan***

-Pay off war debt

-Federal taxes

-Protective Tariffs

-Industrialized economy

Hamilton's Plan will spark great controversy!

Week of January 26-30, 2015

8th Grade US History
Continue with the Bill of Rights:          
US Constitution a "living" document...

*First ten amendments to the US Constitution

1st RAPPS
2nd Right to bear arms
3rd No quartering of soldiers
4th No unlawful search and seizure-Protection of Privacy
5th Due Process of Law/"I plead the fifth"
6th Trial by Jury-Criminal cases
7th Trial by Jury-Non-Criminal cases
8th No cruel or unusual punishment
9th People's rights
10th State's rights

Civil War Amendments:
13th Abolished slavery
14th Grants Citizenship
15th Voting Rights for African American MEN ONLY

Thursday REVIEW US Constitution and Bill of Rights BEGIN next Unit: A New Nation
Friday EXAM

Week of January 19-23, 2015

8th Grade U.S.History

US Constitution and the Bill of Rights

**Why is the US Constitution considered a "living" document?

Seven Principles of the US Constitution
*Popular Sovereignty
*Republicanism
*Limited Government
*Federalism
*Separation of Powers
*Checks and Balances
*Individual Rights

Bill of Rights
-first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
-its purpose is to guarantee protection of civil liberties

*1st amendment-RAPPS
*2nd amendment-Right to bear arms
*3rd amendment-NO quartering of soldiers
*4th amendment-NO unlawful search and seizure/ protection of privacy
*5th amendment-Due process of LAW/"I plead the fifth"
*6th amendment-Trial by Jury "criminal" cases
*7th amendment-Trial by Jury "non-criminal"cases (civil)
*8th amendment-No cruel or unusual punishment
*9th amendment-People's Rights NOT mentioned
*10th amendment-State's Rights

Added after Civil War for former slaves
*13th amendment-Abolished slavery
*14th amendment-grants citizenship 
*15th amendment-Voting rights for African American men

REVIEW LAST WEEK

ROOTS OF THE US CONSTITUTION

7th Grade Texas History 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr-Biography, Rosa Parks-Biography

Freedom Riders Documentary- who were they? what was their goal?

Civil Rights Act 1965

Selma, Montgomery 

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Brown vs. Board of Education

*John Lewis 

*Rubi Bridges

*James Farmer

Words to know:

segregation

desegregation

integration

racism

prejudice 

Jim Crow laws

lynching

poll tax 

literacy test

Tuesday HOMEWORK:

-two index cards 

*on one give a description of the case Plessy vs. Ferguson and on the other side a drawing describing the case

*on the second index card give a description of Brown vs. Board of Education and on the other side a drawing of the case

Week of January 12-16, 2015

Creating a New Government: Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

-Ratification Debate Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist

-The Federalist Papers 

-Adding the Bill of Rights 

-Roots of the U.S. Constitution 

U.S. Constitution 

-7 Principles 

     Popular Sovereignty

     Republicanism 

     Limited Government 

     Federalism 

     Separation of Powers

     Checks and balances

     Individual rights 

Week of January 6-9, 2015

Welcome Back!!! 

This week we will:

Review class expectations and 1st semester objectives taught, topics include:

8th Grade US History 

*European Exploration & Colonization 

*Colonial Era

*Road to Revolution 

*Declaring Independence 

*Revolutionary War

*Creating a New Government 

7th Grade Texas History 

Regions of Texas 

Native Texans 

Mission settlements

End of Spanish rule