Bell Ringer: The Constitution of the United States Vignette

This 1950s classroom film depicts the problems that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, such as Shay’s Rebellion and confusing state currencies, and then dramatizes some of the major events of the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

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Grades

9, 10, 11, 12, 6, 7, 8

Resource Types

Media