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- Exploring the 1835 NC Constitutional Convention
- This Internet Scavenger Hunt allows students to read the actual proceedings of the 1835 Constitutional Convention while they discover for themselves some of the significant amendments that were made. The activity also sets the foundation for class discussions about why the state Constitution was amended in 1835 and what impact the amendments had on religious groups, free blacks, and American Indians.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Barbara Jean.
- Ratifying the amendments
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.4
- In 1835, a convention passed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution. In this activity, students map votes for ratification by county and explain the patterns they see.
- Format: activity
- By David Walbert.
- Reform movements across the United States
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.2
- In the 1830s and 1840s, a wave of social and political reform swept the United States. Various groups of reformers, often inspired by religion, worked to expand the vote, promote equal rights for women, improve labor conditions, build free public schools, limit alcohol use, and improve treatment of criminals and the insane.
- Format: article
