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Analyzing Primary Sources: Broadsides, Debates, and Petitions of 1844
Analyze primary sources from the 1844 New Jersey Constitutional Convention to assess the motives, compromises, and impact of state constitutional revision.
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Antebellum Reform Movements and Constitutional Transformation in New Jersey and the Nation
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Compare and contrast the successes and failures of major antebellum political and social reform movements across New Jersey and the United States.
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6.1.12.CivicsDP.3.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeCompare and contrast the successes and failures of political and social reform movements in New Jersey and the nation during the Antebellum period (i.e., the 1844 State Constitution, abolition, women’s rights, and temperance).
6.1.12.CivicsPI.3.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeAnalyze primary and secondary sources to determine the extent to which local and state issues, publications, and the rise of interest group and party politics impacted the development of democratic institutions and practices.