Jim Bridger Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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its: nents, t. at it 'eedoms 0 hun- l1ve by sents the peo ice ln secure ion for HOW Famous People George Washington presided over meetings Benjamin Franklin 81 years old and the oldest there James Madison was the Father of the Constitution Authors of the Constitution were: John Dickinson Gouverneur Morris Edmund Randolph Roger Sherman James Wilson George Wythe Elridge Gerry, George Mason, and Luther Martin refused to si n ix L X na 4 N1 7 as t uk SF ' Elk' wt 7 if g Fl: 1 95 is Dates 1783 started to discuss the posslblllty of creatlng an entirely new national government under a new constltutlon May 14 1787 conventlon for 56 delegates about revlslng the Ar tlcles of Confederation May 25 1787 started meeting at Independence Hall instead of re vising the Articles of Confederation wrote the Unlted States Constitutlon September 17 1787 of 56 delegates 39 signed the U S Constitu tion on this day December 7 1787 Deleware approved it June 21 1788 New Hampshire June 25 1788 VlfglH1Ei Iuly 26 1788 New York February 4 1789 George Washington became 1st president of the December 15 1791 enough states approved 10 out of 12 amend ments to form the Bill of Rights 1x21

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hat We Should Quotes from the staff: Miss Norvell: To preserve the past and protect the future of this fair land of freedom and it provide a means for change but it's not there just for the individual. Mr. Martin: We need to realize that the Constitution is a living document that relates to our daily lives. It is constantly chang- ing by amendments, interpretation of the country, public opin- ion, and our everyday lives. Mrs Bev Shelton: Preamble, it's the whole reason behind ith Mrs. Plata: The laws that govern our own rights? Mrs. McGrath: The constitution gives us the basic set of rules to govern the country and guarantee the rights and liberties of the citizens. The Preamble , Quotes from the students: Odette Davis: t'Amendrnents, rights, and who wrote itf' Melanie Knowles: What it stands forf, Marc Kurbin: What freedoms it gives us.', Scott Keithley: K'lt's two hun- dred years old. Jennifer Mitchell: We live by it. Kari Dawson: 'Klt represents our country and keeps the peo- ple strong. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, in sure 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. 20 ff WE THE STUDENTS

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oreign 3 4 Debrorah Lee Marlowe- Canada The schools are a lot easier because they don't demand the students to give as much time and ef- fort. The people take a lot for granted and take gov- ernment less seriously. America is a good place to live because it costs more to live in Canada. Being an American citizen im- presses me with all the re- sponsibility it involves. Agnieszka J askierny- Poland The schools in America are not as strict as Poland's schools but the schools here aren't easy just at a lower level. The people, when I first came here, were snobbish and I didn't know the language very well. So I thought they were the most self-righteous people I ever met. Now I think they're caring and hon- est, most of them. Even though I'm not a citi- zen yet I don't think it will make me feel dif- ferent. It'll make me feel sad because I'm not a citizen of my old country. Puerto Rico, Canada, Poland, Samoa, and Mexico. What do all these countries have in com- mon? They all are countries that have immigrants coming to America. Between 1901 and 1910, 9,000,000 immigrants came to America and 70.892 of them were from Europe. Between 1931 and 1940 there were 528,431 new immigrants. Between 1941 and 1964 the count was just under five million. Since the beginning of immigration there has been a certain brutality or unfairness towards immigrants. They were especially brutal around 1890 forcing these new people to live in alleys and poor sections of large cities. They were forced to take poor paying, low level, long houred jobs. Today they are treated with more respect, have better jobs, and people are more understanding of their situation. 221