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The Kentucky Resolutions DBQ
Were the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 a defense of liberty or a threat to the Union?
Were the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 a defense of liberty or a threat to the Union? Students read the Sedition Act, Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions, a Federalist reply, and South Carolina's later use of the idea.
Grade 8Kentucky HistoryGoogle Slides3 class periodsComing soon
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What's included
- Teacher presentation (15 slides) with speaker notes
- Full DBQ packet (25 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
- Scaffolded version (15 pages)
The documents
- The Sedition Act of 1798, Section 2
- The Sedition Act in Use — Matthew Lyon, 1798
- The Kentucky Resolutions, 1798
- The Virginia Resolutions, 1798
- A Federalist Response — Rhode Island, 1799
- The Idea Returns — South Carolina, 1832
Good to know
- Class time
- 3 class periods
- Format
- Editable Google Slides
- Answer key
- Included
Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.CV.1, 8.C.KGO.1, 8.C.PR.1, 8.C.PR.2, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC
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