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. This zipped file includes: ★ 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. PREVIEW THIS RESOURCE ################################## This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. Filetype: ZIP folder with PPT & PDFsNothing will be shipped. ################################## Enjoy! SunnyDaze® (This resource is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Commercial use is not permitted, including use on marketplace sites such as Outschool.) Doodle Notes is a trademarked term used with permission. Please visit doodlenotes.org for more information.