How Not to Confuse the Declaration, the Articles, and the Constitution
From Mr. Betts' Class
2 min5th6thSocial Studies
Summary
A short, clear explainer sorting out three documents students mix up -- the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution -- what each did and when. A great review clip.
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Discussion
A short, clear explainer sorting out three documents students mix up -- the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution -- what each did and when.
- What did the Declaration of Independence do?
- How were the Articles of Confederation different from the Constitution?
- Put the three documents in the order they came.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: declaration, articles, constitution.
Try it: Make a three-row chart: name the document, its job, and roughly when.