Early American Government Unit

This unit corresponds with chapter 12 of your hardback Build Our Nation social studies textbook.

Download the project sheets (click on appropriate link) in PDF* format and print them for specific project directions or to record your results.

• Comparing Patriots wkst for pages 323-324
• Who Was George Mason? brief biography
• Writing a Constitution: terms for governmental and economic systems
• Constitutional Preamble paragraph frame

Chapter studyguide PDF (blank) is available:

• Chapter 12 Study Guide

Investigate further with these websites:

• Ben Franklin's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• Name that Founding Father game
• Foundations of Our Government has images of founding fathers and historical documents
• Liberty's Kids is a website that corresponds to the PBS series called Liberty's Kids. This covers the prerevolutionary and American Revolutionary times from both the British and American perspectives.
• Road to Revolution Game is a fabulous, informative and interesting way to review the events that led to the American Revolution! It includes video clips, pictures, and features an interactive question-and-answer format, as well as offering additional information on a wide variety of related topics with just the click of a link!
• Life in the Whitehouse: a modern look at our nation's government. Check out the Oval Office Tour video!
• White House Kids official website of our nation's capitol building
• Colonial Williamsburg (revolutionary events)
• Animated Atlas gives an overview of the settlement of the thirteen original colonies, through westward expansion and the eventual admission of all 50 states.
• United States Constitution articles and resources
• The History Place: American Revolution
• Map of the 13 Original Colonies in 1763
• 13 Colonies population map from 1775

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