Why was the Constitution necessary?

Author Deanna Stegemiller
School Walker Station Elementary

Length of Lesson

50-60 minutes
Abstract Students will compare excerpts from the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution. Students will identify what “ideas” the founding fathers used from the Articles to help them create the Constitution, as well as ways the two documents were different.
District Fort Bend ISD
Historical Time Period
  • Founding Period
Historical Themes
  • History
  • Government
Grade
  • Five (5)

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