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The Kentucky Resolutions DBQ

Were the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 a defense of liberty or a threat to the Union?

Were the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 a defense of liberty or a threat to the Union? Students read the Sedition Act, Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions, a Federalist reply, and South Carolina's later use of the idea.

Grade 8Kentucky HistoryGoogle Slides3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

  • Teacher presentation (15 slides) with speaker notes
  • Full DBQ packet (25 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
  • Scaffolded version (15 pages)

The documents

  • The Sedition Act of 1798, Section 2
  • The Sedition Act in Use — Matthew Lyon, 1798
  • The Kentucky Resolutions, 1798
  • The Virginia Resolutions, 1798
  • A Federalist Response — Rhode Island, 1799
  • The Idea Returns — South Carolina, 1832

Good to know

Class time
3 class periods
Format
Editable Google Slides
Answer key
Included

Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.CV.1, 8.C.KGO.1, 8.C.PR.1, 8.C.PR.2, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC