Constitutional_Era_Unit_Overview

							                                                                                Terms
    Constitutional                                 Articles of Confederation          Commerce Compromise                          Themes
                                                   Northwest Ordinance                Federalist                      Strengths/weakness of Articles of
        Era                                        Constitution                       Anti-Federalist                   Confederation
                                                   Constitutional Convention          Popular Sovereignty             Process of orderly expansion
                                                   Great Compromise                   Limited Government              Issues of the Constitutional
                                                   Three-Fifths Compromise            Separation of Powers              Convention
                                                   Shay’s Rebellion                   Individual Rights               Ratifying the Constitution
                                                   Republicanism                      Amendment                       Principles of the Constitution
                                                   Federalism                         Constitutional Republic         Bill of Rights
                                                   Checks and Balances                Executive Branch                Amendment Process
                                                   Legislative Branch                 Judicial Branch                 Preamble


                                                         People                                              Social Studies Skills
  Dates
                                            Alexander Hamilton
  1787                                                                                      Analyze primary sources
                                               Patrick Henry
                                                                                            Identify cause and effect relationships
                                              James Madison
                                                                                            Identify and support different points of view
                                              George Mason
                                                                                            Compare and contrast ideas and types of government
                                          Charles de Montesquieu
                                                                                            Analyze arguments of individuals
                                               Daniel Shays
                                                                                            Summarize historical events




                 Documents                                                                  Essential Unit Questions
                                                            At the end of the unit, you will be able to:
  Federalist papers
  Anti-federalist papers                                    1. Analyze the conditions that led Americans to change their system of government.
  Articles of Confederation                                 2. Explain the effects of the compromises reached during the Constitutional Convention.
  U.S. Constitution                                         3. Explain the significance of the Northwest Ordinance in providing orderly westward
  Declaration of Independence                                  expansion of the United States.
  Bill of Rights                                            4. Support the arguments for and against ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
                                                            5. Apply the seven principles of the Constitution to American government today. (provide
                                                               examples of each of the principles)
                                                            6. Evaluate how well the new constitution embodies the principles of the past historical
                                                               documents.

Created October 2011 By: Kimberly Brunk and Brian Munk