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Name:_____________________________Chapter 7 Lesson 1- Day 3Declaring IndependencePlease Do Now!- Why do you think our school has rules? Write three lines explaining why you think it is important to have rules to follow._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-This newly declared _____________ needed a government to govern it. The Continental Congress debated and argued about how the new __________________ should work.-They finally created and ________________ a new set of laws called the ______________________________________ in 1777 which created a new government.-Because the delegates were ____________ of giving the government too much ____________ like the king and Parliament had in Britain, the Articles formed a ___________ central government.-In the new government, there was no main leader or _____________. There was a ____________, but it also had ___________ power.What To Do You Think?- Why do you think the leaders of the new United States of America created a federal government that didn’t have much control or power over the people? Write three lines explaining your thinking._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-The Continental Congress (now called the Congress of the _________________) wanted the states to have more control over their ____________ than the ______________ government.-On September 28, 1776, Pennsylvania created its own state _______________ that set up the _____________ for the state.-It created a one-house _________________, or law-making body, with ___________________ from each county.-It also listed the _________ of all Pennsylvanians in the _________________________________.Exit Activity- The founding fathers were very concerned with people’s rights. What is a right, and tell what you think is your most important right as a citizen of the United States of America, and why is it important to you?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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