Creating a Country- This unit starts with the Articles of Confederation and carries through ratification of the US Constitution. Notes include the following topics:

-Articles of Confederation

-Shays' Rebellion

-Constitutional Convention

-Connecticut Compromise

-3/5 Compromise

-Federalism

-Branches of Government

-Checks and Balances

-Bills to Laws

-Federalist vs. Anti-Federalists

-Ratification of the Constitution

Included is a PowerPoint presentation and a student note-taking guide that has essential questions, topics to know, and websites and videos with additional information. These can be used for a flipped classroom to have students be prepared before class, for independent student notes in class, or used for traditional lecture notes. The student guide can also double as a study guide.

For more American History notes see the links below:

American History Note Bundle

Early Republic

Era of Good Feelings

Western Expansion

Road to the Civil War