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Compromises Over Slavery: The Three-Fifths Clause and Slave Trade Compromise
Analyze how debates over slavery shaped the Constitution through the Three-Fifths Compromise and the importation clause.
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Creating the Constitution: Origins and Compromises
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Analyze the failures of the Articles of Confederation and examine how debate and compromise shaped the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.
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Learning standards covered
8.SP1.3Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the significance of past events and their effect on students’ lives and society.
8.SP2.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze multiple factors that influence the perspectives of people during different historical eras.
8.C4.2Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAssess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.