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Learning objective: 2.1 Explain how the historical context of post-Revolutionary America led to the proposal for a new, stronger national government

Web Link 2.5: Shay's Rebellion & the Making of a Nation
​Description: A study of the events surrounding Shay's Rebellion

Video 2.2: Lessons Learned: The Articles of Confederation
​Description: Overview of the Articles of Confederation and why they need to be replaced

Learning objective 2.2: Describe how the Constitution was shaped by the strategic political choices of those involved in its drafting

Video 2.1: Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise by Professor John P. Kaminski
Description: Expert Discusses the history of the 3/5 Clause and Slavery in the US

Learning objective 2.3: Identify the ideas behind the structure of the government under the Constitution

Web Link 2.1: Checks and Balances
Description: Educational Game that teaches how Checks and Balances affect lawmaking

Web Link 2.2: Do I Have the Right?
Description: Educational Game that teaches how Amendments have protected rights

Video 2.3: America Gets a Constitution
Description: Short video on the negotiation of the American Consitution

Learning objective 2.4: Compare and contrast the arguments put forth by the Federalists and Antifederalists during the ratification debates

Web Link 2.3: Federalist Papers
Description: All of the Federalist Papers written in favor of the ratification of the Constitution

Web Link 2.4: The Constitutional Convention debates and the Anti-Federalist Papers
Description: A collection of primary documents by Anti-Federalists regarding the Constitution