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The Constitution was created by a convention that met in Philadelphia in May 1787 to amend the Articles of Confederation, the nation’s first constitution.
Engage all your students, including Spanish speakers and multilingual learners, and deepen learning with the accompanying bilingual Teacher Guides. Each guide includes vocabulary words, guiding questions, instructional and video-viewing strategies, as well as lesson ideas in Spanish and English.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to...
- Explain the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention.
- Discuss whether they would have voted to amend the Articles of Confederation or started anew as the Framers did.
Resources
- Constitution Video Transcripts.pdf
- Constitutional Convention_Teacher Guide.pdf
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