The Impact of Congress

The Impact of Congress looks at the work of the First Congress, 1789-91, and its impact on the country over the years. In this module you will learn about eleven of the First Congress’s most important accomplishments through primary source images and documents – accomplishments that still have a major impact on our country today. Then you will pick a later session of Congress and explore and analyze its accomplishments.

https://corg.iu.edu/resources/interactives/modules/ordinary_day/stub.html
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Resource provided by Indiana University Center on Representative Government

Grades

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Legislative Branch/Congress

Resource Types

Primary Sources, Research (Digests of Primary Sources), Photography, Editorial Cartoons, Media, Video, Interactives, Timelines

Teaching Strategies

Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Individual Work, Writing, Analysis, Primary Source, Informational Text, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion

Duration

40 minutes

Tags

First Congress, First Tariff Act, Patent and Copyright Acts, First Bank