Third Grade Citizenship ~ SOL 3.11 

What are some basic principles commonly held by American citizens?

   Basic principles

·         Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are privileges that people are born with and that cannot be taken away.

·         Equality under the law means that all people are treated fairly.

How did American citizens work to defend American principles?

    Many people worked to defend the basic principles that formed the foundation of a republican form of government.

  Citizens who defended basic principles

	George Washington	He was the first President of the new nation.  He worked under the new republican form of government.  He helped put the basic principles into practice for the new nation.
	Thomas Jefferson	He was born in Virginia . He was the third President of the United States . He wrote the Declaration of Independence, which states that people have certain rights.  He was a leader who helped develop the country.
	Abraham Lincoln	He was the United States President when the country was divided over the issue of equality for all people.  He helped free African American slaves.
	Rosa Parks	She is an African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus as was required by law many years ago. She helped to bring about changes in laws and worked so that all people would have equal rights.
	Thurgood Marshall	He was a lawyer who defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights. He was the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
	Martin Luther King, Jr.	He was an African American minister who worked for equal rights for all people. He helped bring about changes in laws through peaceful means.

Why do we recognize Veterans Day and Memorial Day?

    Days to remember