Introduction
American Literature ~ The Founding Documents
Task
Click through the provided websites, and watch the following videos to find the answers to your worksheets.
Process
The Declaration of Independence
Creating The Declaration of Independence: A Timeline ~ https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/timeline
Read the Declaration of Independence here ~ https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
An Overview of The Declaration of Independence ~ https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/education/classrooms/resources-declarationoverview.htm
Frederick Douglas & "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" ~ https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/nations-story-what-slave-fourth-july
Benjamin Franklin ~
The Constitution
General Information ~ https://www.senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm
Constitution FAQs ~ https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/constitution-faqs
Exhibits and Programs at The National Constitution Center ~ https://constitutioncenter.org/museum/exhibits-programs
The Bill of Rights
Read the Bill of Rights here ~ https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript