Source Analysis: Founding Documents

In this source analysis activity, students will read the English Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of Massachusetts to analyze the impact they had on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students will answer questions about each document after reading. At the end, discussion questions require an overall analysis of the influence that these primary documents had on the U.S. founding documents.
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Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 45 Minute(s)
Keywords: DBQ, document based questions, civics, founding documents, the Founders, the U.S. Constitution, Constitution of Massachusetts, Declaration of Independence
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea,  Worksheet,  Text Resource, 
Instructional Design Framework(s): Writing to Learn
Resource Collection: Civics Original teacher resources - Grades 6-12

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