Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: France Rejects European Constitution

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "France Rejects European Constitution," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Interactive
Curated OER

Alexander Hamilton

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions about the accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Research Projects for Regional History

For Teachers K - 12th
Young writers of any grade level research a historical topic of their choice about their local community. Using primary sources, they examine the historical significance of their area. They participate in activities such as going on a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Word Search

For Students 8th - 9th
In this social studies word search, students identify twenty five words related to the Constitution in a word search. Examples include: preside, Anti-Federalist, and senate.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Federalist and Antifederalist Papers

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students debate the Federalist and Anti-federal Papers after using the Internet as a research tool.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Learning About Our Government

For Teachers 4th - 5th
learners about the organization of our nation's government. They are introduced to the three branches of American government and the responsibilities of each. They discuss the requirements for becoming President.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Online Lesson Political Parties, Platforms, and Planks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore historical political parties and their platforms. After studying the origins and functions of political parties, students create their own platform to address current issues. In groups, students design an ad campaign...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Breaking Barriers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate racism in the 20th century by exploring U.S. History. In this Civil Rights lesson, students review the history of slavery, the Civil War and the fight for equality in the mid 1900's. Students complete Civil Rights...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Map Can Tell a Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use colored pencils to label maps of Alabama. They discuss where and if the state constitution should be put into effect. They identify voting patterns in the area and a relationship between areas of Alabama and political...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jazz in America

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore different instruments and what role they play in Jazz. They also each person's role in a democratic society.
Website
Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Ratification of the Constitution Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the process of ratification which occurred following the Constitutional Convention proposed the first version of the Constitution. Meet the primary contributors and understand the six stages of the ratification.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ratification of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions over the ratification of the US Constitution. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Ratification of the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Dive into the times following the Constitutional Convention when the people and the leaders carried on in-depth conversations about the proposed constitution for the new nation. There were debates between Federalists and Antifederalists...
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the state of Massachusetts in February 1788.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the document recommending ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the Pennsylvania legislature.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of Virginia.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of New Hampshire in June 1788 with a list of the legislators.
Activity
US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview of the U.S. Constitution. Places the Constitution in context with two other founding charters of American democracy and government, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Includes access to digital...
Primary
University of Chicago

The Founders' Constitution: Resolution of the Constitutional Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Resolution of the Constitutional Convention authorizing the submission of the Constitution of the United States to the legislatures of the states to be ratified by state conventions.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the document signed by the legislature of South Carolina ratifying the U. S. Constitution.
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Voting Record of the Constitution

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this activity, learners will analyze a primary source document to find relevant historical data and measure the degree of agreement and disagreement during the Constitutional Convention.
Article
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: Constitutional Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the events which ultimately led to the development and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The author explains the components of the Constitution and how those pieces were debated and agreed upon.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of North Carolina. Included is a list of the legislators.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of New York.