Course participants will gain a better understanding of the Constitutional Convention and the role Georgians played in the creation and ratification of the most important document in American history. The course will explore several questions: What led to the 1787 Constitutional Convention? What was the Constitutional Convention and how did it work? Who were the Georgia delegates and what role did they play? What were the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention? How did the states react to the proposed document?
| Module 1 | The 1787 Constitutional Convention |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Overview of the 1787 Constitutional Convention |
| Unit 2 | The Articles of Confederation and the Need for a Constitutional Convention |
| Unit 3 | Delegates at the Constitutional Convention |
| Unit 4 | Major Debates of the Constitutional Convention |
| Module 2 | Georgians at the Constitutional Convention |
| Unit 1 | Georgia's Delegates |
| Unit 2 | William Few |
| Unit 3 | Abraham Baldwin |
| Module 3 | Drafting the United States Constitution |
| Unit 1 | Process of Drafting the United States Constitution |
| Unit 2 | George Washington's Annotated Copy of a Draft of the U.S. Constitution |
| Unit 3 | United States Constitution Draft Annotated by Abraham Baldwin |
| Module 4 | The States React to the New Constitution |
| Unit 1 | States React to the Proposed Constitution |
| Unit 2 | Lachlan McIntosh Reacts to the U.S. Constitution |
| Unit 3 | Ratifying the Constitution |
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