Constitutional Convention
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1783-1812 Module

A curriculum module for use in middle and high school classrooms.

This set of lesson plans focuses on historic events between the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 and the beginning of the War of 1812, with a particular focus on the Constitutional Convention and its resulting governing document.

Explore the challenges of uniting the new nation, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the Federalist Era and the rise of Democratic-Republican Party. Look at details of Washington, Adams and Jefferson's presidencies and how the United States grew and changed in the early decades of its existence as a nation. 

Lesson Plans
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Audience: Middle school | High school

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