Foundations of American Government and History

📋 Course Outline

1. 1607: Jamestown, Virginia - First Successful Settlement
2. 1620: Plymouth and the Pilgrims - Second Colony Founded
3. Taxation Burden and Rebellion in the 1760s and 1770s
4. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
5. American Expansion from 13 to 50 States
6. Division of Powers to Prevent Government Tyranny
7. Horizontal → the separaEon of power Separa:on of power between 3 branches : -execu:ve, -legisla:ve, -judicial
8. Vertical Federalist Division: National Government and States
9. Checks and Balances in American Institutions
10. The House of Representatives: Composition and Role
11. The US Presidential Election as an Indirect Process
12. The 2019 Impeachment of President Trump

📖 1. 1607: Jamestown, Virginia - First Successful Settlement

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• First successful : Describes the English colony that overcame severe hardships to survive and establish a sustainable settlement in North America.
• Virginia : But de la colonie : commercial.

📝 Essential Points