Roots of American Government 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Examine the connection between American government and governments in ancient Greece and Rome
• Explain how the English tradition of government influenced Americans
• Identify the ideas of European writers who influenced the development of American government

⏰ What We Did

• Checked for completion of Lesson 4, Part 2 instructional notes
• Using notes from Lesson 4, Part 2, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define direct democracy, republic, natural rights, and separation of powers.
2. Describe which traditions in colonial government can be traced back to Ancient Greece and Rome.
3. What did the American colonists inherit from the English tradition of government?
4. What ideas of Locke and Montesquieu were important to the colonists?
5. Compare What similarities do you think the colonists saw in the Greek, Roman, and English traditions of government?

💻 Homework

• Watch and take notes on Lesson 4, Part 3: Moving Toward Revolution, before class tomorrow