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Articles vs. Constitution DBQ
Was the Constitution a better plan than the Articles of Confederation?
Was the Constitution really a better plan than the Articles of Confederation? Students compare the two plans side by side, read Washington, Madison, and Brutus, and argue whether the new government fixed the old one's flaws.
Grade 8U.S. History 1600–1877Google Slides3 class periodsComing soon
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What's included
- Teacher presentation (13 slides) with speaker notes
- Full DBQ packet (31 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
- Scaffolded version (14 pages)
The documents
- Excerpts from the Articles of Confederation (1781)
- George Washington's Letter to Henry Knox (February 3, 1787)
- Comparing the Two Plans of Government
- Excerpts from the U.S. Constitution (1787)
- Federalist No. 51 (1788)
- Brutus No. 1 (1787)
Good to know
- Class time
- 3 class periods
- Format
- Editable Google Slides
- Answer key
- Included
Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.CP.1, 8.C.CP.2, 8.C.CP.3, 8.H.CO.2, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC
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