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Limited government Unlimited government FederationState’s rights Guerrilla Civil warPetition Communism Self-governmentDependency

Types of Government Ways Government Change

Place the words in the correct category.

Essential Question

• How would you describe the political past of Central America?

Define the vocabulary.

1. Limited government

2. Unlimited government

3. Federation

4. States’ rights

5. Guerrilla

6. Civil war

Types of Government Ways Government Change

• Limited government• Unlimited

government• Federation• Communism• self-government• dependency • State’s rights

•Guerrilla •Civil war•petition

Check your work.

How would you describe the political past of Central America?

Begin to work on the following assignment

independently. • Turn to page 208.• Read page 208-209.• Create a time line of important events that tell about

the political past of Central America.• Use the graphic organizer provided.

– Fisher 2010-2011\Social Studies\Chapter 6 Central America\Central America Lesson Packets\Lesson 3 A History Government\Time Line graphic organizer.doc

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• Complete and Review your timeline from FRIDAY.

• Be Prepared to discuss the events that formed Central American government.

How would you describe the political past of Central America?

• Take out your time lines.

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Belize- place on back page

• The first recorded European settlement was established by shipwrecked English seamen in 1638.

• Over the next 150 years, more English settlements were established.

• This period also was marked by piracy, indiscriminate logging, and sporadic attacks by Indians and neighboring Spanish settlers.

• Granted independence September 21, 1981.

Panama- place on back page

• Indians were the first inhabitants.

• Spaniards conquered the Indians in the 1500’s and ruled until 1821.

• In 1821, Panama became a province of Colombia.

• In 1903, it rebelled against Colombia and became an independent nation.

Dear Mr. Fisher

• How would you describe the political past of Central America?Think about this:– What does it mean when you have these

events happening in a certain part of the world?