Name:___________ America’s History

America United
 We know America was united again after the____________________________
and things were back to how they were before.
 But what does that mean? How was it before?
 What makes America…America?

Declaration of Independence
 People living in America in the 1700s were still owned by
_______________________.

 In ______________________, they decided they wanted to be their own

country called America and declared their independence

 So, they wrote a Declaration of Independence! This meant that they were
breaking away from British rule.

 They would no longer be a part of the British Empire and would fight for
their freedom.
 On _______________________, 1776 Congress agreed on the final version of
the Declaration of Independence and we became our own country

The Constitution
 After breaking away from Britain and becoming a new country, they
needed to figure out how the new ________________________ would run!
  This meant organizing what our _____________________would look like and
what rules to put in place.

 So, they wrote the ________________________________.

 This document organized the government into 3 branches and explained

the basic________________________________ of US citizens that are

protected by law

Our Rights
 In the Constitution, we as US citizens are given rights in a section called

the _________________________________________. These “rights” are basic

human freedoms that are protected by law

 They include….
1. Freedom of ________________________

2. Freedom of ________________________
3. The freedom to write your opinions in ________________________ or say
it online

4. The freedom to come together as a ________________________

5. The freedom to say you ______________________ what the government is

doing
 But What Does That Mean?

Freedom Of….. Picture

SPEECH: Freedom to say what you

want even if someone disagrees

RELIGION: Freedom to be whatever

religion you choose

Example: Christian, Jewish, Muslim,

Buddhist, Hindu

PRESS: Freedom to write opinions or

facts in the newspaper that criticize
the government

PETITION: Freedom to protest the

government or bring an issue up to
their attention

ASSEMBLY: Freedom to get together

as a group as long as you are
peaceful. Think Civil Rights protests!