Teachers' Resources. Home - National Constitution Center. ASFMS World History. Horrible Histories- Roman Emperor's Song- Who's Bad? BBC One - Andrew Marr's History of the World. History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places. DocsTeach: Activities. Objectives: This activity should be used to introduce the Constitution and the concept of self-government.
It would also be appropriate during a unit on the Constitutional Convention and the ratification process. For grades 6-12. Instructions: Before beginning activity, review with students that when drafting the Constitution, the delegates established a Committee of Detail that was tasked with preparing a draft of a Constitution that reflected the resolutions that had been approved as of July 23,1787. The members of the committee included John Rutledge (SC), Nathaniel Gorham (MA), Oliver Ellsworth (CT), Edmund Randolph (VA) and James Wilson (PA). The original preamble, (document #1) contained the names of each state listed individually. History by Era. Historyteacher.net Index. The Historical Society.
UH - Digital History. Best of History Web Sites. US HIstory and Government. World History. Stanford History Education Group.