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Constitutional Debates Over Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise
Examine how delegates handled the question of enslavement through the Three-Fifths Clause and the transatlantic slave trade clause.
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Creating the Constitution and Constitutional Principles
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Analyze the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the major compromises of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the structural principles of separation of powers and federalism.
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Learning standards covered
SS.8.1.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesInvestigate and evaluate primary and secondary sources from multiple diverse perspectives about United States history from the American Revolution through Reconstruction to formulate and defend claims with textual evidence and logical reasoning.
SS.8.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesDevelop a contextual understanding of the historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes from the origins of the American Revolution through Reconstruction.
SS.8.4.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesConstruct an understanding of the changing definition of citizenship and the expansion of rights of citizens in the United States.