Introduction
After the Revolutionary war, the colonies had a problem- how were they going to govern themselves? Today we are going to continue looking at the documents that set up Americas government (Articles of Confederation, Constitution and Bill of Rights) and the people that wrote them.
We will be using several different websites to further explore the formation of the new nation!
Task
Use this link to answer questions #1-3 on your worksheet.http://www.congressforkids.net/Independence_articles.htm
Use this link to answer questions #4-6 on your worksheet http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_delegates.htm
Take the quiz at this link to see which of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention you are most like! Write your answer down under "Quiz Result"http://constitutioncenter.org/foundersquiz/
Use this link to answer questions #7-8 on your worksheet http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_workbegins.htm
Use this link to answer question #9-10 . http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_threebranches.htm
Click on this link to open up a slideshow on the First 5 Presidents. Use the arrows to go through the slideshow and answer the questions about George Washington and John Adams.
http://www.slideshare.net/sita0519/7c-first-five-presidents
If , and only if, you have finished your worksheet, use this link to play the Checks and Balances game to see how the branches of government work. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/checks_and_balances.htm
Evaluation
Today we are going to continue looking at the documents that set up Americas government (the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights) and the people that wrote them.