Founding+Documents

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/ Olive Branch Treaty -1775 //Common Sense// (1776) Declaration of Independence - 1776 Articles of Confederation - 1777 Constitution - 1789 Bill of Rights - 1791 //The first 10 amendments to Constitution.// //1st - freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition the gov't, and press// 2nd - right to bear arms. Smaller population without an established militia. It was not a safe environment - fear of Native Americans, frontier culture, lawlessness. 4th - illegal search and seizure. Amendments 13th -Abolish Slavery 14th - Citizenship/Naturalization 15th - Voting African American males 19th - women's suffrage
 * A. Identify the foundational documents in the GLCEs/HSCEs.**
 * B. Describe the document - what is it? when was it created? in reaction to what?**
 * C. Why is this document important in understanding American history?**
 * D. How you could use this founding document in a classroom?**

Northwest Ordinance 1787 Seneca Falls - Declaration of Sentiments(1848) Child Labor (Ketting Owens) Brown v. Board of Ed, Topeka (1954) **- desegregated public schools** Sherman Anti-Trust Act - prevents monopolies
 * Emancipation Proclamation**
 * National Parks - 1872**
 * FDA (1916) - regulates food and drugs/progressive era response to food condition**
 * Legal Cases**
 * Marbury v. Madison (1802) - judicial review (associated with the 12th amendment)**
 * Dred Scott Decision (1857) - establishment citizen**
 * Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - separate but equal**
 * Mueller v. Oregon - women's working rights**
 * Lau v. Nicholas (1978) - public school language appropriate accommodations**
 * Roe v. Wade (1972) - privacy of citizens/reproductive**