New Nation - U.S. Constitution, Reading Passage, Presentation & Doodle Notes

The BIRTH OF A NEW NATION is explored from the end of the Revolutionary War through the election of the first American president and is presented in a 35-slide presentation. Keep your students engaged with guided doodle notes! A reading passage and comprehension questions for the Founding Fathers is also included with an answer key.

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★ BIRTH OF A NEW NATION PRESENTATION: (PowerPoint & Google Slide Options) This 35-slide presentation explores American history from the end of the Revolutionary War through the election of the first American president. Many vocabulary words are introduced and defined. (Note: The text content is editable. The graphics are not editable.)

Topics Covered:

→ Treaty of Paris (1783)

→ Articles of Confederation - general info

→ Articles of Confederation - federal powers

→ Articles of Confederation - weaknesses

→ Articles of Confederation - disrespect abroad

→ Articles of Confederation - problems at home

→ Constitutional Convention

→ The Virginia Plan

→ The New Jersey Plan

→ The Great Compromise

→ Three-Fifths Compromise

→ The Constitution - general info

→ Three Branches of Government

→ Checks & Balances

→ Federalists / Antifederalists / Ratification

→ The Constitution - Preamble

→ The Constitution - Articles

→ The Constitution - Amendments

→ Bill of Rights

→ First President

→ First Acts of the New Government

★ GUIDED DOODLE NOTES®: (PDF) Nine worksheets follow along with the content of the presentation to keep students engaged. Stop those fidgety hands by giving them colored pencils to add some style & emphasis to their notes. Answer keys are also included. They can double as class posters when printed on colored paper.

★ READING PASSAGE: (PDF) Two pages of nonfiction reading about the Founding Fathers. Student comprehension questions & answer key included.

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