State guidelines address various antebellum (pre-Civil War) reform movement - Abolition, Education, Women's Rights
- Subject:
- American History
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- Michigan Virtual
- Author:
- JL Fleming
- Date Added:
- 09/19/2017
State guidelines address various antebellum (pre-Civil War) reform movement - Abolition, Education, Women's Rights
Before learning the format and features of The Constitution, the students have a chapter that relates the challenges to governing post Revolutionary War and subsequent failure of our first form of government (The Articles of Confederation) during Shays's Rebellion. During this chapter they represent historical characters present at the convention and have a series of debates to settle the pressing issues of the time (how states should be represented in government, how slaves should be counted, and how to elect a president).