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 |
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| This module will give an overview of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. In this module you will learn why the convention was called, who attended, and what issues they debated. In each unit you may be asked to watch a video, read a short article, take a quiz, and/or explore an external website. | |
| 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 |
| This module will give an overview of the Georgians who attended the Constitutional Convention. In this module you will learn who was elected to represent Georgia at the Constitutional Convention, which delegates actually signed the final document, and what role they played in establishing the new nation. In each unit you may be asked to watch a video, read a short article, take a quiz, and/or explore an external website. | |
| Unit 1 | Georgia's Delegates |
| Unit 2 | William Few |
| Unit 3 | Abraham Baldwin |
| Module 3 | Drafting the United States Constitution |
| This module will give an overview of the process used by the Constitutional Convention to draft the U.S. Constitution. In this module you will be introduced to the draft copies of George Washington and Abraham Baldwin and learn how the delegates wrote and published the most important document in American history. In each unit you may be asked to watch a video, read a short article, take a quiz, and/or explore an external website. | |
| 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 |
| This module will give an overview of how the different states reacted to the work done at the Constitutional Convention . In this module you will explore several primary sources that provide insight into the ratification process. In each unit you may be asked to watch a video, read a short article, take a quiz, and/or explore an external website. | |
| 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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