Public learning track
Creating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
11 lessons
Goal
Examine the drafting, compromises, and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and analyze the fundamental protections established by the Bill of Rights.
11 lessons
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- 1Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the Call for ReformUp nextStart
- 2The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in PhiladelphiaPremiumNot started yet
- 3The Great Compromise: Large States Versus Small StatesNot started yet
- 4The Three-Fifths Compromise and Debates Over SlaveryNot started yet
- 5Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists and the Ratification DebatesNot started yet
- 6The Bill of Rights: Protecting Individual FreedomsNot started yet
- 7The First Amendment: Five Essential LibertiesNot started yet
- 8Rights of the Accused: The Fourth Through Eighth AmendmentsNot started yet
- 9How Constitutional Amendments Expand Rights Over TimeNot started yet
- 10Judicial Interpretation and a Changing ConstitutionNot started yet
- 11The Constitution as a Transformative Governing DocumentNot started yet
Standards Covered
- U.S. I Standard 4.1Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will explain how the ideas, events, and compromises which led to the development and ratification of the Constitution are reflected in the document itself.
- U.S. I Standard 4.3Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will use historic case studies and current events to trace how and explain why the rights, liberties, and responsibilities of citizens have changed over time.
- U.S. I Standard 4.4Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will use evidence to explain how the Constitution is a transformative document that contributed to American exceptionalism.
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
11 lessons
Indigenous Cultures and the Age of Exploration
Analyze diverse pre-Columbian American Indian societies, the causes and technologies behind European exploration, and the lasting global impacts of early transatlantic contact.
2
6 lessons
European Settlements and the Three Colonial Regions
Compare early European colonial empires in North America and investigate the distinct geographic, political, and economic foundations of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
3
6 lessons
Life, Labor, and Society in Colonial America
Analyze the diverse social groups, labor systems, economic roles, and cultural interactions that shaped colonial life and left lasting impacts on American society.
4
6 lessons
The Road to Independence: Causes of the American Revolution
Analyze the British policies, colonial protests, and Enlightenment ideals that led American colonists to declare independence.
5
6 lessons
Fighting for Freedom: The American Revolutionary War and Its Legacy
Examine the diverse contributors, key military campaigns, and enduring democratic principles of the Revolutionary War.
6
11 lessons
Creating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Examine the drafting, compromises, and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and analyze the fundamental protections established by the Bill of Rights.
7
10 lessons
Branches of the U.S. Government and Civic Life
Analyze the structure, powers, checks and balances, and federal system established by the Constitution, alongside the essential rights and duties of active citizens.
8
10 lessons
The Early Republic and Social Reform Movements
Investigate the emergence of political parties in the Early Republic and the rise of major antebellum reform movements fighting for abolition, women's rights, and expanded democracy.
9
10 lessons
Westward Expansion and the Early Industrial Revolution
Analyze the territorial growth of the United States, conflicts over land and slavery, and the technological innovations that revolutionized American industry and transportation.
10
9 lessons
Sectional Division and the American Civil War
Analyze the sectional crises rooted in slavery that caused Southern secession, the leadership and strategies of the Civil War, and the ultimate Union victory.
11
11 lessons
Reconstruction and Its Lasting Legacy in Modern America
Examine the competing goals and outcomes of Reconstruction and evaluate how its constitutional, social, and political struggles continue to shape contemporary American life.