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This The Road to the Constitutional Convention lesson plan also includes:
- Activity 1: The Problem of Congress’ Lack of Authority (.pdf)
- Activity 2: The Problems with the Articles of Confederation (.pdf)
- Activity 3: The Road to the 1787 Convention (.pdf)
- Supplemental Activity: Problems within the States, 1783-1787 (.pdf)
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After defeating the most powerful nation in the world, the United States had to deal with its own weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation. Activities in the lesson include analyzing primary sources from the Founding Fathers to evaluate America's weaknesses in the years after the Revolution, along with a simulation activity to correct those problems.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use role-playing activity to model the Constitutional Convention
Classroom Considerations
- Leaners need access to online documents or provide hard copies
- Lesson is the first of three in The Constitutional Convention of 1787 unit
Pros
- Resource strengthens primary source analysis skills
- Activities are interactive and engaging
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- Lesson is complex and difficult to follow
- Documents are not curated and may be difficult for some readers to understand