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Origins of American Government lesson plans

Thomas Paine, Common Sense,
 Guided Reading Questions

Free Presentations in PowerPoint format

Mr Goto's Unit:

1.  Our Political Foundations 

2.  Influences on American Government (Magna Carta, Petition of Right, English Bill of Rights)

3. Colonial Conflict and Independence 

4. 1776 Declaration of Independence 

5. Declaration of Independence 

6. More of 1776 

7. Articles of Confederation 

8. Weaknesses of the Articles 

9.  Constitutional Compromises  

10. Constitutional Compromises and Ratification 

11. Federalist vs. the Anti-Federalist

12. Unit Review Game

13. Unit Test

See Also: Overviews, Gov Index 

For Kids

Declaration of Independence

1st and 2nd Continental Congress

Articles of Confederation 

The Constitutional Convention 

Government Games