Debating the Constitution
Students will investigate multiple viewpoints on the U.S. Constitution and use 21st century skills to synthesize the various opinions on the nation's founding document.
Declaration of Independence
Students will discover and interpret the principles and grievances detailed in the Declaration of Independence through a collaborative, technological art project.
- Spotlight on Alexander Hamilton
- Spotlight on Samuel Adams
- Spotlight on John Marshall
- Declaration of Independence Excerpt 1
- Declaration of Independence Excerpt 2
- Declaration of Independence Excerpt 3
- Declaration of Independence Excerpt 4
- Declaration of Independence Glossary
- Alexander Hamilton's Federalist 84 Excerpt
- Benjamin Franklin's Speech at the Constitutional Convention
- Document Analysis Handout
- Elbridge Gerry's Letter to the Massachusetts Legislature
- George Mason's Objections to the Constitution
- Excerpt of James Madison's Federalist 10
- John Adams's "Defence of the Constitutions" Excerpt
- Excerpt of John Hancock's Address to the Ratification Convention
- Excerpts of John Jay's Federalist 2-5 and 64
- Excerpt of Patrick Henry's Speech Opposing the Constitution
- Samuel Adams's Massachusetts Ratifying Convention Speeches
- Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Thomas Jefferson on Lewis and Clark
- Quartering Act
- Treaty of Fort Pitt
- Proclamation of 1763
- Pennsylvania’s Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
- Proclamation by the King Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
- Northwest Ordinance
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Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” Speech - James Madison on Religious Assessments
- Jefferson’s and Hamilton’s Opinions on the U.S. Bank
- Intolerable Acts
- George Washington’s First Inaugural Address
- George Washington’s Farewell Address
- Federalist 10, 14, and 51
- George Washington’s First Annual Message to Congress
- Declaration of Rights of the Stamp Act Congress
- Declaration of Independence
- U.S. Constitution
- Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
- Boston Non-Importation Agreement
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Common Sense -
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Bill of Rights - Alien and Sedition Acts
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Revolution
- Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Treaty of Fort Pitt
- Thomas Jefferson on Lewis and Clark
- Quartering Act
- Proclamation of 1763
- Proclamation by the King Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
- Pennsylvania Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
- Patrick Henry’s Liberty or Death Speech
- Northwest Ordinance
- Jefferson’s and Hamilton’s Opinions on the U.S. Bank
- James Madison on Religious Assessments
- Intolerable Acts
- George Washington’s First Annual Message to Congress
- George Washington’s First Inaugural Address
- George Washington’s Farewell Address
- Federalist Papers 10, 14, and 51
- Declaration of Independence
- Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Conress
- Declaration of Rights of the Stamp Act Congress
- U.S. Constitution
- Common Sense
- Boston Non-Importation Agreement
- Articles of Confederation
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- Bill of Rights
