8th Grade United States History
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    • Articles of Confederation
    • Constitutional Convention
    • Principles of the Constitution
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    • George Washington & the New Republic
    • Review With Technology
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  • Unit 4
    • Development of Political Parties
    • The Jefferson Era
    • Growth and Expansion
    • The Jackson Era
    • Manifest Destiny
    • North and South
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 5
    • North and South Differences
    • The Spirit of Reform
    • Toward Civil War
    • The Civil War
    • Reconstruction
    • Review With Technology
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Constitutional Convention

Visit Independence Hall in Philadelphia!

The Continental Congress met here in Philadelphia in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. Eleven years later delegates met again to strengthen the national government. After a hot summer, a brand new Constitution was written. 

Articles of Confederation to Constitution

Use these videos as a crash course to introduce why America needed a Constitution to be written. EDpuzzle  a site that allows you to select a video and customize it by editing, cropping, recording audio, and adding questions to make an engaging presentation or lesson. Once you have created an account, you can share these in Google Classroom.

To Ratify or Not:  Creating a Stronger Government

Divide your class in half, and let kids debate on whether or not the Constitution should have been ratified? Ask the questions, "Why were Anti-Federalists afraid of a government led by a president?" and "What's wrong with having a powerful country?" 
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This Slides presentation requires students to form an opinion, pick a side, and defend what they think. Students will also have to show how the Constitution intended to fix major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Then, they'll have to answer four "what if" tyrannical government scenarios.
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  • Home
  • Resources
    • Mapping Project
    • Our Beliefs
    • About Me
  • Unit 1
    • Exploring Social Studies
    • Exploring the Americas
    • Jamestown
    • Colonial America
    • French & Indian War
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 2
    • The Spirit of Independence >
      • Revolution to Resolution
    • The American Revolution >
      • Valley Forge DBQ Package
    • Review With Technology
    • Teacher Resources
  • Unit 3
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Constitutional Convention
    • Principles of the Constitution
    • Structure of the US Constitution
    • George Washington & the New Republic
    • Review With Technology
    • Teacher Resources
  • Unit 4
    • Development of Political Parties
    • The Jefferson Era
    • Growth and Expansion
    • The Jackson Era
    • Manifest Destiny
    • North and South
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 5
    • North and South Differences
    • The Spirit of Reform
    • Toward Civil War
    • The Civil War
    • Reconstruction
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 6
    • STAAR Review >
      • Crash Course Nearpods
      • CFU Quizzes
    • Geography