Creating the Constitution
1. Read the TrueFlix book on The Constitution, chapter 1, and explain why you think we need a constitution. If you do not have access to TrueFlix use this link.
BrainPop: The Constitution (Take Review Quiz after watching the movie)
Game: The Constitution
Quiz: The Constitution
2. What kind of governments did the new states create for themselves?
Art: Constitution
3. What is the difference between a democracy and a republic? Why do you think the United States is a republic?
PBS: Do I have the Right
Fling the Teacher: The Constitution
Interactive: Seven Principles of the Constitution
Quiz: Colonel Era
4. What do you think some issues were that divided the Continental Congress as it developed a plan for national government?
Game: Power Play
5. What were the structure and powers of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
Game: Game Show
6. How did state claims to western lands affect the acceptance of the Articles of Confederation?
Quiz: Constitution
7. What was the Northwest Ordinance?
Quiz: US History, Revolution and the New Republic
8. Why was Shay's Rebellion important?
Map (primary source): Shay's Rebellion troop movement
Review Game: Crazy Taxi Shay's Rebellion Review