Provides a lengthy background on history of the Women's Suffrage Movement, but I particularly like the primary source documents at the end which include excerpts from an assortment of players in the movement in the early 1900's.

A simple, interactive game where students can click on items in a scene and find out if they are protected under their 4th Amendment rights.

A nice cheat sheet for teachers with questions (important and nice to know) about the Constitution AND the answers! Some examples include: Q. How long did it take to frame the Constitution? Q. From what classes of society were the members of the Constitutional Convention drawn?

These lessons (geared toward middle school or lower level high school) ask students to closely read the Declaration of Independence, summarize key parts of it, and then use persuasive writing and evidence from the document to answer open response type questions. These lessons address several Common Core Standards.

A nice, short, comparison of the language in both the Articles and the Constitution.

Excerpt of letters from Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Morris,Henry Lee,and Henry Knox from the last years of the war to the beginnings of Constitutional Convention. The letters discuss specific problems with the Articles and give interesting insight into the views and characters of the people who went on to create the Constitution.

Written by Madison, Hamilton and Jay, (although anonymously) with the intention of helping to persuade New York to ratify the Constitution. These essays discuss specific provision of the Constitution in detail and can be used to gain insight into the intentions of the writers of the Constitution.

This poem was written to promote passage of the Constitution. It makes the argument that the nation needs a "new roof" (the Constitution) as it's roof is in badly need of repair.