• Ratifying the Constitution

    Created September 28, 2011
    Ratifying the Constitution: "Fame" Announces Ratification of Constitution

    This lesson introduces students to the vigorous debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution that took place in the state conventions. State delegates grappled with questions about the nature of democracy, the distribution of wealth and power in society, the rights of individuals and minority groups, and the role of dissent in a republic.

    Little Rock Central High integrated

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    September 25 1957
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    U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall born

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    Sep 24 1755
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    President Eisenhower signs first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction into law

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    Sep 9 1957
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    We The People
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    American President: Eisenhower: Domestic Affairs

    African-American students attempt to enter Little Rock Central High School

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    Sep 4 1957
    Related Lesson Plans: 
    A Raisin in the Sun: The Quest for the American Dream
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    Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Desegregation of Central High School

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