Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – Chapter 3
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Pontiac’s Rebellion
Essay - 2930 Words
Essay
2930 Words
How did Native Americans fight back against colonist expansion?
Stamp Act Resistance
Essay - 2648 Words
Essay
2648 Words
Why did American colonists resist British taxes?
John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, 1767–1768
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Boston Tea Party
Essay - 2731 Words
Essay
2731 Words
What does "no taxation without representation" mean?
Excerpts of the Declaration of Independence
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Activity
Excerpts of the Declaration of Independence and comprehension questions that explore the principles of individual rights, democracy, freedom, and self-government.
The Path to Independence Graphic Organizer
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Activity
A graphic organizer that helps student understand the documents that proceeded the Declaration of Independence in the Colonist relationship to the British Parliament.
The Path to Independence Timeline
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Activity
A sequencing activity to help students understand the order of the response of the Colonists to the British Parliament.
Loyalist vs. Patriot
Essay - 2696 Words
Essay
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By the end of this section, you will explain how British colonial policies regarding North America led to the Revolutionary War and explain how various factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolution.
Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
Essay - 3472 Words
Essay
3472 Words
Why did the colonists declare independence from Britain?
Acts of Parliament Handout
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Activity
A handout to accompany the excerpted versions of the Acts of Parliament primary source.
Excerpts from Acts of Parliament
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Excepted text of seven acts of Parliament between the years of 1764-1774.
Acts of Parliament Poster Activity
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An activity to help students internalize their learning about key information about each act of Parliament that affected the colonies in the 1760s and 1770s.
Mercy Otis Warren
Essay - 2261 Words
Essay
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How did Mercy Otis Warren contribute to the Revolution?
Abigail Adams: “Remember the Ladies” Mini DBQ Packet
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Excerpted versions of letters between John and Abigail Adams that explore the theme of independence and showcase the role of women in the Colonial world.
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Essay - 2271 Words
Essay
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Why is Washington's crossing of the Delaware River so famous?
Art Analysis: Washington Crossing the Delaware
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
The Battle of Saratoga and the French Alliance
Essay - 2051 Words
Essay
2051 Words
How did the American colonies win an alliance with France?
Joseph Plumb Martin, The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier, 1777
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Annapolis Convention
Essay - 2864 Words
Essay
2864 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain how different forms of government developed and changed as a result of the Revolutionary Period.
Articles of Confederation (1781)
Primary Source - 3652 Words
Primary Source
3652 Words
This was the first governing document of the United States of America. It was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in November 1777 and ratified by the states in 1781.
Shays’ Rebellion
Essay - 3013 Words
Essay
3013 Words
How did Shays' Rebellion impact U.S. politics and government?
The Constitutional Convention (LLPH)
Essay - 3622 Words
Essay
3622 Words
What compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitutional Convention
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Activity
An activity to help students see the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and the realized need for an amendment to it.
Is the Constitution a Proslavery Document?
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Activity
40 Min
Did the Framers of the Constitution draft protections for slavery in the document? Or did they provide mechanisms specifically to put the institution on the path of extinction? Gordon Lloyd and Stuart Leibiger debate this question.
Is the Constitution a Proslavery Document Graphic Organizer
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Activity
40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Essay: The Ratification Debate
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Essay
1079 Words
After the Constitution was completed and signed by 39 delegates on September 17, 1787, many of the debates from Independence Hall continued in the debate over ratification in the states. For the Constitution to go into effect, nine of them would have to ratify (or agree to adopt) it. A party division arose: Federalists argued in favor of ratification, Anti-Federalists against. Leading Federalists James Madison and Alexander Hamilton made a case for ratification in the Federalist Papers. Leading Anti-Federalists Patrick Henry and George Mason (the latter who had attended the Convention but refused to sign the final document) argued that the central government created by the Constitution would be a threat to liberty.
Were the Anti-Federalists Unduly Suspicious or Insightful Political Thinkers?
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40 Min
The Anti-Federalists created significant challenges on the path of ratifying the Constitution. Were their concerns with the document unreasonable, or did they correctly foresee future problems that would arise in the new government? Gordon Lloyd and Adam Tate debate this question.
Were the Anti-Federalists Unduly Suspicious or Insightful Political Thinkers Graphic Organizer
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Activity
40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Essay - 2869 Words
Essay
2869 Words
How do religious freedom and religious tolerance differ?
Belinda Sutton, Petition to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1783
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Northwest Ordinance, 1787
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Quaker Anti-Slavery Petition, 1783
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
New State Constitutions Essay
Essay - 951 Words
Essay
951 Words
An essay that helps students compare and contrast the State Constitutions of Virginia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania with the United States Constitution. Comprehension questions are included.
State Constitution Comparison Graphic Organizer
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A graphic organizer that helps students compare and contrast the powers delegated by the State Constitutions of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
Constitution of Massachusetts (Excerpts), March 2, 1780
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Excerpts of the Massachusetts Constitution that ask students to underline examples of the rights of Englishmen and evidence of constitutional principles, and then complete the Review Activities as directed.
Constitution of Pennsylvania (Excerpts), September 28, 1776
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Excerpts of the Pennsylvania Constitution that ask students to underline examples of the rights of Englishmen and evidence of constitutional principles, and then complete the Review Activities as directed.
The Constitution of Virginia, June 29, 1776 (Excerpts)
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Excerpts of the Virginia Constitution that ask students to underline examples of the rights of Englishmen and evidence of constitutional principles, and then complete the Review Activities as directed.
George Washington at Newburgh
Essay - 3004 Words
Essay
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By the end of this section, you will explain how various factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolution.
Judith Sargent Murray, “On the Equality of the Sexes,” 1790
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Junípero Serra’s Baja California Diary
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Constitutional Convention Warm-Up Scenario
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An activity that puts students in the Framers mind-set by asking them to consider what it would be like to have to revise a student handbook.
The Quill Project: The Process of Compromise Activity
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An interactive activity originally developed by the Quill Project based out of Oxford that helps students understand the various compromises made at the Constitutional Convention.
The Great Compromise of 1787 | Background Essay
Essay - 1376 Words
Essay
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A scholarly essay written by Nicholas P. S. Cole that gives student background for and insight into the Constitutional Convention. Comprehension questions are included.
Primary Source: Charles A. Beard, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, 1913
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Excerpted text from Charles A. Beard's "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States" that asks students to evaluate his arguments for the motivation of the Framers.