Unit 4

Content Standard: 11.1 Students analyze the significant events in the founding of the nation and its attempts to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of Independence.

CCST: 11.2.2 - Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

WHST: 11.12.9 - Draw evidence from informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Assignments to meet the standard; 1 week

Learning Outcomes

Once you are done with this lesson, you should be able to:

The Constitution - The Making of a Nation - Lesson Plan

Unit 4: The Constitution – Time: 1 hour and 59 seconds to watch all the videos in this unit.

• Creating State Constitutions After the American Revolution 5:11

Essential Question: Which colony believed in equal rights for all based on their Quaker beliefs?

• The Articles of Confederation and Northwest Ordinance 5:06

Essential Question: What are the Articles of Confederation?

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and Shays Rebellion 3:0

Essential Question: What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Constitutional Convention: The Great Compromise 5:00

Essential Question: What are the differences between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?

• The Ratification of the Constitution and the New U.S. Government 5:22

Essential Question: Why was there debate in the states about ratifying the Constitution?

• The US Constitution: Preamble, Articles and Amendments 6:21

Essential Question: What does each section of the constitution do?

• The Bill of Rights: The Constitution’s First 10 Amendments 6:39

Essential Question: What are the first 5 Amendments?

• George Washington and the New United States Government 6:53

Essential Question: Why is the Battle of Saratoga significant to the war effort?

• Hamilton and the Federalist vs. Jefferson and the Republicans 4:17

Essential Question: What are the differences between Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans?

• The French Revolution, Jay Treaty and Treaty of San Lorenzo 5:33

Essential Question: What did George Washington think about the French Revolution and how did it differ from popular opinion?

• The Whiskey Rebellion and Battle of Fallen Timbers 5:55

Essential Question: What caused the Whiskey Rebellion, and how did Washington handle it?

• President John Adams: From Alien and Sedition Acts to XYZ Affair 8:48

Essential Question: What is XYZ Affair and how did John Adams handle it?

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