Lesson Plan

Early Founding Documents Timeline

In this lesson, students will demonstrate the ability to contextualize multiple early founding documents across Standard 1. They will construct an annotated timeline that addresses essential questions regarding the development of Republicanism in the American context.

Curriculum Standards

9th-12th Grades, Foundations of American Republicanism, US History and the Constitution

Foundations of American Republicanism

Standard 1: Influence of the Atlantic World on the regional and national development of republicanism and federalism from 1607–1815

Skills Addressed

  • USHC.1.CE: Assess the major developments of the American Revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self-government from 1763-1791.
  • USHC.1.E: Utilize primary and secondary sources to investigate the impact of the Atlantic influence in the regional and national development of Republicanism and Federalism.
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Grade Level(s)
9th-12th Grades

Standard(s)

US History and the Constitution: Foundations of American Republicanism

Standard 1: Influence of the Atlantic World on the regional and national development of republicanism and federalism from 1607–1815

Indicators

  • USHC.1.CE: Assess the major developments of the American Revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self-government from 1763-1791.
  • USHC.1.E: Utilize primary and secondary sources to investigate the impact of the Atlantic influence in the regional and national development of Republicanism and Federalism.