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Revolutions and Rebellion
“They were Dreamers.”
What’s Yo Dream?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI
l-h6IQKn0
George “Freakin’ Washington…
dreamer?
Dreaming and the Power of Restraint
What do these Documents mean?
What does it mean to be an
”AMERICAN”?
How do these two things tie together?
This is madness…not for 2500 years have people tried to govern
themselves.
Declaration of Independence
• Birth certificate of our nation
• List of Grievances against King George III not
the British people
• Took years of abuses to actually be thought
of…a last resort.
• The people in America were loyal “go getters”
The Declaration of Independence
What does signing this document
truly mean?
A Call To Arms
American Revolution 1776-1783
Colonial Insurrection?
• Boston “Massacre” (Colonial Terrorists?)
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington “Shot Heard Around the World” and
Concord
• Valley Forge
• Battle of Trenton
The Shot
Were they Patriots (traitors) or
terrorists?
What distinguishes between the
two?
Revolutionary News Clip
Not Since Rome!(2267 years!)
• The Roman Republic
• From 753 to 509BC, Rome was ruled by Kings. It then became
a Republic because the people of Rome didn't like the way
that King Tarquinius had ruled: they said he was a TYRANT
(Nasty and greedy man).
• The REPUBLIC (a country without a King or Emperor) was set
up to make sure that there weren't any more Tyrants in
charge of Rome. In the Republic there were different parts of
the Government. The Three main parts of the government
were the Senate, the consuls and the Assemblies.
The U.S. Constitution’s
Forgotten sister?
or
How about the sister they
left at the mall?
The Articles of Confederation
• Agreed to by Congress November 15, 1777; ratified and in force, March 1, 1781.
• Preamble
• To all to whom these Presents shall come, we the undersigned Delegates of the
States affixed to our Names send greeting.
• Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the States of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
• Article I. The Stile of this Confederacy shall be "The United States of America."
• Article II. Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every
power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly
delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.
• Article III. The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship
with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their
mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all
force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of
religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
• There’s more if you’re bored on a Saturday.
Drawbacks(?) to the Articles
-It did not get ratified for three and one half years.
-We thought “Patriotism” would carry us through the
War.
-No President (executive)
-States were sovereign… coin money, peace treaties
-It took nine states to agree to do anything.
-It took all 13 to change the articles
-The Articles addressed only the states (not “people”)
Peace Treaty of Paris 1783
• Ends the Revolution with Britain.
• Britain thought we would never last.
• Articles of the Confederation proved to most it
had extreme flaws.
• Britain was just waiting to step back onto the
soil. (They did in 1812-uninvited by the way)
A Republic
Two things to do in life
• The right thing…and you’re living
• The wrong thing… and you’re as dead as a
beaver hat.
• Morality was the underlying requirement of
the Republic’s longevity.
The Fall Of Rome’s Republic
-Punic Wars and Roman conquest outside of Italy.
-Massive importation of slaves and loss of border control
-Face of Roman life was changing far more rapidly than the
governing body could deal with.
-Political infighting was and always would be a common trait in
any system, but even the greatest of Romans like Scipio
Africanus, fell victim to the whims of politician
-Social instability that resulted from inequities in the class system
gave way to rise of demagogues.
-Only the Centurians were allowed to keep weapons, the
common man no longer could.
How can we as Americans transmit
the importance of these “old”
documents to the next generation?
Can swag alone
get it done?
Can we still be
dreamers?
School House Rocks-Fireworks
Jib Jab-Founders Rap
What about now?
Aren’t we still free?
I don’t care what they do… Just
leave me alone.
I don’t care…or do I?
3 freedoms you lost
this week-Judge Nap
Maybe they’re watching we
dreamers now.