The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation

It is Fall 1787. The Federal Convention has recently concluded its closed door meetings in Philadelphia and presented the nation with a new model for the government. It is now up to each special state convention to decide whether to replace the Articles of Confederation with this new constitution. The debate is passionate and speaks directly to what the founding fathers had in mind in conceiving this new nation. Does this new government represent salvation or downfall?

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Standards

California, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Nevada, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Louisiana, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Delaware, South Carolina, Maine, Common Core, New Jersey, Florida, South Dakota, Maryland, New Mexico, Georgia, Tennessee, Massachusetts, New York, Hawaii, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, North Carolina, Idaho, Utah, Minnesota, Alaska, North Dakota, Illinois, Vermont, Mississippi, Arizona, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Washington, Montana, National Standards for Civics and Government, NCSS

Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Legislative Branch/Congress

Resource Types

Lesson Plans, Primary Sources

Teaching Strategies

Whole Class, Small Group, Writing, Debate, Project-Based Learning

Constitution Articles

Preamble, Constitutional Convention, Meaning of Constitution

Tags

Framers, Articles of Confederation, Founders