Unit 3: New Republic

*Review material is at the bottom of the page*

Must recite by Fri 10/25:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Prompt: Analyze the Preamble to the United States Constitution found below. Identify the six purposes of government laid out in the Preamble. Which of the purposes do you feel, as an American, is most important? Why?

Chapters we will cover in this unit:

American Anthem Chapter 5: Creating a New Government

American Anthem Chapter 5b: The Constitution

American Anthem Chapter 6: Forging a New Republic - Sections 1 and 2

*Your vocabulary quiz will be Tues 10/15*

Chapter 5 & 6 Honors Vocabulary

Ch 5 & 6 Vocab Link


Copy of 3.1_Experimenting with Confederation
Copy of 3.2_Drafting the Constitution
3.3_Ratifying the Constitution
Copy of 4.1_Washington Heads the New Nation
Copy of 4.2_Early American Foreign Affairs
structure of constitution

A very, very basic breakdown of the Constitution

Last episode of Liberty Kids: Establishing a new nation