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8th Grade
Periods 1-4

Overview -After declaring independence from Great Britain

in July 1776, the American Colonies had to take on their next
political goal, which was to form a new government. Americans
drew on ideals form England, and the ideals of other great
thinkers.

Articles of Confederation Lecture & Guided

Notes
Fill in the Blank:
English Law became a source of inspiration for the formation of
Americas new national government. England limited the powers
of its kinds and queens with two documents. These documents
were the ______________ and the __________________.
Question: What did these documents prevent the king or
queen from doing? How did this effect the peoples
representatives?

Key Terms/Vocabulary
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom
Articles of Confederation
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Territory

Academic Language
Suffrage
Ratification
Constitution

Define: ConstitutionJohn Locke was a philosopher whose ideals influenced

American political leaders during the formation of our new
government. He advocated individual rights and limited
government. Sound familiar? This was the philosophy on which
the American Constitution is based today.

Hint: Most state constitution

had rules to protect the rights
of citizens.

Homework Review: Write answers on separate sheet of paper

Identify: What documents influenced ideas about government in
the United States?

*Homework

Think Critically: what impact did the Virginia Statute for

Religious Freedom have on the U.S. Government?

American Models of Government

Fill in the Blank:
In 1639 the people of _______________ dew up the English
colonies first written _______________
Explain: What impact did State Constitutions have on
government?
Guided Notes- Articles of Confederation

Fact: Thomas Jeffersons ideas

about religious freedom were
included in the Virginia Stature
for Religious Freedom.