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5. Explain a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence in terms of its relationship to Enlightenment ideas of natural rights and the social contract.
6. Show how the Northwest Ordinance, in providing government for the Northwest Territory, established a precedent for governing the United States.
7a. Develop an argument that a particular provision of the Constitution of the United States would help address a problem facing the United States in the 1780s.
7b. Explain a provision of the Constitution of the United States in terms of how it reflects Enlightenment thinking.
8. Compare the arguments of the Federalists and Anti- Federalists on a common topic related to the ratification of the Constitution of the United States and hypothesize why the winning argument was more persuasive.
9. Cite evidence for historical precedents to the rights incorporated in the Bill of Rights.
Content Standards - 2018 Revision
#4) The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the rights and role of the people in building the foundations of the American nation through the principles of unalienable rights and consent of the people.
Expectation: Explain the unalienable rights found in the Declaration of Independence as they apply to individual rights, marginalized groups, and the changing role of government.
#5) The Northwest Ordinance elaborates on the rights and role of the people in building the foundations of the American nation through its establishment of natural rights and setting up educational institutions.
Expectation: Explain the precedents for governing the United States that were established by the Northwest Ordinance.
#6) The U.S. Constitution established the foundations of the American nation and the relationship between the people and their government.
Expectation: Explain how the US Constitution establishes a limited government that protects the rights of the people.
#7) The debate presented by the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers over protections for individuals and limits on government power resulted in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights provides constitutional protections for individual liberties and limits on governmental power.
Expectation: Compare the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Expectation: Explain how the Federalist and Anti-Federalist debates led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
- Declaration of Independence Packet
- Influences on the Declaration of Independence
- Ideagram of the Declaration of Independence
Additional
- Revolutionary War Period Timeline [Gilder Lehrman]
British Cousins
- Magna Carta packet
- English Bill of Rights packet
- John Locke's Second Treatise packet
NORTHWEST TERRITORY
Colonial/State Land Claims of Western Lands, 1783 MAP
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
** Note: the narrator implies the AOC started in 1776; however, it was not formally approved by the Continental Congress until the end of 1777, and was not officially adopted by all of the states until 1781.
** Watch Shays's Rebellion from time marker 12:20 until 34:50.
Shays Rebellion in One Minute (Hip Hughes) 1:00
CONSTITUTION
FEDERALISTS VS ANTI-FEDERALISTS
STEP 1 DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
- Read your assignment documents with your partner(s) [LINK]
- Determine the arguments being made by the writer of the document
- There will be one major idea, supported by several argument
- Complete the template for the document analysis on Google Classroom
- Sample of template [HERE]
- Submit the digital and a paper copy
- Determine the arguments being made by the writer of the document
STEP 2 PRESENTATION
- Create a dialogue between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist your partnership analyzed
BILL OF RIGHTS
Precedents Activity
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