| Loyalist or Patriot…To Be or Not to Be That is the Question |
8th Grade |
Revolution and Identity |
This Lesson Plan describes the differences between Loyalists and Patriots. |
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| How Museums Tell the Story of Revolution |
6th Grade |
Global Exchanges and Revolutions |
Museums use objects, documents, images, and interpretive labels to construct historical stories. In this lesson, students act as museum historians.… |
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| Declaration of Independence |
6th Grade |
Global Exchanges and Revolutions |
This lesson engages students in analyzing the Declaration of Independence as a primary source to understand why American colonists justified… |
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| Perspectives on Government: Jigsaw |
9th-12th Grades |
Foundations of American Republicanism |
Student groups will be assigned primary and secondary sources highlighting different perspectives on the role and nature of government in… |
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| Colonial Regions Museum Exhibition |
9th-12th Grades |
Foundations of American Republicanism |
Students will create panels for a fictional museum exhibit that displays, describes, and depicts the different colonial regions of the… |
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| Early Founding Documents Timeline |
9th-12th Grades |
Foundations of American Republicanism |
In this lesson, students will demonstrate the ability to contextualize multiple early founding documents across Standard 1. They will construct… |
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| Comparative Analysis: Emancipation |
9th-12th Grades |
Foundations of American Republicanism |
Student groups will read primary and secondary sources regarding the history of emancipation of enslaved Africans in various historical contexts… |
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| Marbury v. Madison |
9th-12th Grades |
Foundations of American Republicanism |
Explain and define "judicial review" and explain how the decision in Marbury v. Madison established this power for the Supreme… |
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| Failures of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention & Ratification |
9th-12th Grades |
Foundations of American Republicanism |
Students will construct a historically supported argument about whether the Constitution successfully solved the problems of the Articles. |
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| The American Revolution: “Revolution” Again??? From Confederation to Constitution (Summative) |
9th-12th Grades |
Foundations of American Republicanism |
This summative lesson will examine the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the political, economic, and social… |
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