Allegiance

- strong loyalty and support for a country, ruler, group, leader, or belief

Historian

- a student or writer of history

Historical Context

- the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred, or in which an author lived that might’ve influenced their point of view

Pledge

- a serious, formal promise to do, give, or support something

Point of View

- the opinion or perspective that is given by the author of a document which is influenced by their own beliefs, thoughts, and viewpoints

Preamble

- An introduction to the reader that explains the purpose of the document.

Primary Source

a firsthand, original record or piece of evidence created by someone who witnessed, participated in, or directly conducted research on an event or topic

Secondary Source

- a work that analyzes, interprets, or synthesizes information from primary sources

Parts of the Constitution

- Preamble, Articles, Amendments

Number of colonies for the declare of independence

- 13

Parts of the Declaration of Independence

- the introduction, the preamble, the indictment of King George III, the denunciation of the British people, and the final conclusion.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

- Main one was Thomas Jefferson, the group is called the Continental Congress.

When the Pledge of Allegiance was officially recognized

- June 22, 1942

Who we declared our independence from

- Great Britain

Complaints against King George III

- imposing taxes, taxation without representation, restricting colonists ability to trade, the king’s use of the military to wage wars and enforce his own laws in America.

Reasons to analyze information

- identify cause and effect relationships, compare and contrast, identify the main story of an event and summarize it, draw conclusions

Branches of government

- Judicial, Executive, and Legislative.

The war after the Declaration of Independence was signed

- American Revolutionary War.

The holiday we celebrate on July 4th

- Independence Day.

Ways to organize information

- graphs, maps, and writing.

The Preamble

- We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.