Category: Constitution

Refined by: (Author) Danna Bell; (Year) 2020

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Encouraging Student Exploration of Historic Newspapers with an Article Celebrating North Carolina’s Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

September 30, 2020

Explore the path the Constitution followed to ratification in North Carolina and Rhode Island with articles from the Gazette of the United States.

Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)

Teaching Civic Ideals Using Primary Sources: The Origin and Evolution of the Bill of Rights

January 23, 2020

Posted by: Danna Bell

Many Americans take for granted the guarantees of the Bill of Rights. However, the story and order of the initially proposed twelve amendments submitted to states for ratification offer an interesting case study for students to analyze and discuss why certain rights were included as a protection against federal encroachment upon citizens' freedom and how they apply to us today.

Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)

Refined by: (Author) Danna Bell; (Year) 2020