PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th 1776
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION REVISED THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
THE BILL OF RIGHTS ARE THE FIRST 12 AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WAS LATER RATIFIED
THE TEA ACT PLACED A TAX ON TEA IN THE COLONIES
THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
THE BATTLE OF TRENTON OCCURRED DECEMBER 26, 1776
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY WAS A RESULT FOR THE TEA ACT
THE INTOLERABLE ACTS WERE PASSED AFTER THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
THE STAMP ACT WAS A TAX THAT WAS PLACED ON PRINTED GOODS
THE TOWNSHEND ACT WAS A TAX PLACED ON LEAD, GLASS, AND PAINT
THERE WERE 35 PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
THERE WERE 56 PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
SAMUEL ADAMS WAS THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS
JOHN ADAMS WAS THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
AMENDMENT 5 GIVES PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY
THE 13TH AMENDMENT BANS SLAVERY IN THE U.S.
THE 19TH AMENDMENT GIVES WOMEN'S RIGHTS
THE 2ND AMENDMENT GIVES PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO BARE ARMS
THE 1ST AMENDMENT GIVES FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION, AND PETITION
THE 4TH AMENDMENT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE SECURE AGAINST SEARCHES
THE 8TH AMENDMENT BANS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS
THE 14TH AMENDMENT GIVES CITIZENSHIP TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN IN U.S.
THE 15TH AMENDMENT STATES THAT EVERY VOTE COUNTS
