Ms. Marisa Rey
• High School: Ysleta High School, Class of 2006
• College: Alumni of The University of Texas at
El Paso, 2010
• Degree: Bachelors of Arts Degree in History
with a Minor in Secondary Education
• Teaching Career: Began teaching at Eastlake
High School in July 2013.
• Subjects taught: U.S. History, Government,
Economics and World Geography
Bell Ringer July 29, 2015
•What is a “Founding
Father”?
Founding Fathers
• These men wrote and signed the Declaration of
Independence.
• These men were considered brave because it
was considered an act of treason (the crime of
betraying one's country) punishable by
hanging.
Academic Task
Founding Fathers
•Using pages 38- 44 answer the following
questions for each individual:
• Who are they?
• Why are they important?
You have 15 minutes!!!
John Hancock
• John Hancock was the
representative from
Massachusetts
• President of the Continental
Congress in 1775
• First to sign Declaration of
Independence and is the most
recognizable signature.
Benjamin Rush
• Benjamin Rush was from
Pennsylvania
• He was a physician,
humanitarian & an educator.
• He was known as the “Father
of Medicine.”
John Jay
• John Jay was a representative
from New York at the
Continental Congresses.
• He helped negotiate the Treaty
of Paris 1783 that ended the
American Revolution.
John Witherspoon
• John Witherspoon was the
New Jersey representative that
signed the Declaration of
Independence.
• He later became President of
modern Princeton University.
John Peter Muhlenberg
• John Peter Muhlenberg
was a clergyman who
helped enlist hundreds of
men into the Continental
Army.
Charles Carroll
• Charles Carroll was one of
the wealthiest men in the
colonies.
• Carroll helped finance the
Revolutionary War with his
own money.
Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
•Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
was the only colonial
governor who supported
the American cause/side
in the Revolution.
Closing Task 7-29-15
•Individually you will read page 40
and answer the following
questions:
• Briefly summarize what each paragraph says in your own
words.
• What justification do these paragraphs give for the
American Revolution?
Bell Ringer July 30, 2015
•What does
“E Pluribus
Unum”
mean?
E Pluribus Unum
• E Pluribus Unum – “Out of many, one”
• The motto symbolized the 13 original States uniting
together to form one country and represented body.
Never made the official motto of the country, but
generally accepted as a de facto motto
Declaration of Independence
• The Declaration of Independence was written on July 4,
1776.
• It announced the colonies’ freedom from tyrannical
British rule and set forth the founding principles of the
United States of America found in the first three
paragraphs.
Academic Task
• Individually you are to write your own ultimate
break up letter to Great Britain.
• You will take the colonies point of view when
you write your letter.
You have 15 minutes!!
Founding Principles
• Some of these principles include
• “all men are created equal”
• unalienable rights
• government derives its power from the consent of the
governed.
U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Constitution – the Constitution of the United
States of America is highest law of the land that
provides a framework for the organization of the
government and defines the responsibilities of:
• Legislative Branch: bicameral Congress made up of the
House of Representatives and the Senate
• Executive Branch: The President
• Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court
Closing Task 7-30-15
• Directions: Using page 44 summarize each of the following
principles in your own words.
Limited Government
Republicanism
Federalism
Separation of
Powers
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Amendments
Bell Ringer 7-31-15
•Why is the
Constitution
important to the
people of the
United States?
•The belief in the Constitution helps
bond Americans together and gives
the hope of liberty and a better
future for themselves and their
children.
Alexis de Tocqueville
• Alexis de Tocqueville was sent to America by the French government
to study its prison system in order to help reform the prisons in
France.
• During his stay he gained perspective on American society and
wrote a book called Democracy in America.
• He identified 5 core values that were crucial to America’s success as
a constitutional republic.
Academic Task
• Students will create a foldable that describes the
following values:
• Egalitarianism
• Populism
• Liberty
• Individualism
• Laissez- Faire
• You may use pages 53-54 to help you complete your
foldable.
You have 20 minutes!!
Liberty
•Liberty – individuals are free to pursue
their own work with help of the rule of the
law.
Egalitarianism
•Egalitarianism – there are no social class
distinctions. The US is a society of equals.
Individualism
•Individualism – the belief that hard work
and labor are considered key to becoming
successful. An individual can rise in society
if they choose to do so.
Populism
•Populism – the participation of all
common people in political life.
Laissez-Faire
•Laissez-Faire – the role of the government
is limited. It is the “hands off: approach to
the economy.
American Values v. Other Nations
•American values reinforce and reward the
spirit of hard work and money making
vs.
•Other nations’ notions of heredity and that
a person is destined to remain in one social
group.
Closing Task 7-31-15
• Students will complete a short quiz over topics
covered this week.