Standard 4-4.1

4-4.1 Compare the ideas in the Articles of Confederation with those in the United States Constitution, including how powers are now shared between state and national government and how individuals and states are represented in Congress.

Grade(s): 4

Year: 2011

Lesson

Students will complete a government simulation where they learn about the different responsibilities of each branch of government by becoming the different branches.

Birth Of The Constitution | History in a Nutshell

Episode 1

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After the American Revolution, the new United States of America needed to form a permanent government of its own. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail, and how did the U.S. Constitution come to...

Charles Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Statesman Charles Pinckney's beliefs helped forge the United States Constitution. Fluent in five languages, yet educated and reared entirely on South Carolina soil, this man was elected four times to...

Thomas Heyward Jr. | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Biography of the life of Declaration of Independence signer and noted statesman Thomas Heyward, Jr. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, historic sites, and reenactments, this...

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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5-minute historical visualization of the biography of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney who is an example of the enormous contribution South Carolinians made to the formation of the government of the United...

Henry Laurens | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was a rice planter, merchant, slave trader, and Revolutionary War leader. Signer of the Articles of Confederation and delegate to the...