GOOGLE DRIVE US CONSTITUTION DIGITAL INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK Type Your Name Here Student Name Instructions This Digital Interactive Notebook is designed to help you better understand America's Constitution and the Philadelphia

Convention. It includes pages on vocabulary terms, people, and key events of this period. On each page you will see blue text boxes where you can type responses. Simply click in the box and begin typing to provide your response. You can also add your own text boxes by clicking on the text box icon (T). You also will need to add images to various pages. You can do this by clicking on the "Image" icon () or by going to "Insert > Image" in the menu. Each text box can also be resized using the borders so that each fits on your pages. STUDENTS HISTORY OF Constitution Illustrated Vocabulary Directions: Research each vocabulary term below and type your own definition in the 2nd column. Then look for an image that best symbolizes it and insert it in the 3rd column. Vocabulary Definition Image Articles of Confederation Great Compromise Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Checks & Balances The Branches of Government The Bill of Rights The Articles of Confederation Directions: After declaring independence from Great Britain, America's first government was established by the Articles of Confederation. After analyzing the Articles and its weaknesses, select what you think are its 3 biggest weaknesses. Explain why you think the authors included them or their reasoning and then why you think it proved to be a major weakness. Component Reason for Inclusion Why it was a Weakness Weakness #1 Weakness #2 Weakness #3 Explain why you think the authors included this component here. Explain why you think the authors included this component here. Explain why you think the authors included this component here. Explain why this was a weakness here.... Explain why this was a weakness here.... Explain why this was a weakness here.... The Philadelphia Convention Directions: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 took place in Philadelphia and originally was held to revise the Articles of Confederation. It was quickly decided, however, that a totally new government was needed. After reading about the Convention and its delegates, complete the graphic organizer below on key delegates and compromises of the Convention. ? ? Father of the Constitution President of the Convention His contributions included.... His contributions included.... Virginia Plan Explain this plan here.... ? Connecticut Compromiser His contributions included.... New Jersey Plan Explain this plan here.... Important Compromises Explain the compromises that helped shape the Constitution here.... Article 1 of the Constitution Directions: Analyze Article 1 (also here) of America's Constitution. Match each explanation to the correct section of Article 1 by dragging and dropping it into the correct place. Then, provide your own brief explanation of what Article 1 is all about. Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Describe here... Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9 Section 10 My Explanation ja S E f F F t с C Aōäā8 of pa p be Th cla frc in lec