1. Defining Power and
Authority: A U.S. History
Inquiry-Based Lesson
Whitney G. Blankenship
National Council for the Social Studies
Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
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7. Supporting Question: Who were the signers
of the declaration of independence?
Featured Sources:
• Jefferson’s Draft of
Declaration
• Published Declaration
• Demographic Data on
Signers
9. He has waged cruel war….
Within the Continental Congress, who holds the balance of power at this
point?
Additional Clips:
• Molasses to Rum
to Slave
• The Lee’s from
Old Virginia
11. Declaring Independence
What inferences can you make about the definition of power &
authority at the time of the Declaration of Independence?
The Choices Program
Brown University
12. What did you learn about power and authority at
the time of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence?
13.
14. Who has power and authority in the U.S.?
Federal
Government
Constitutional
Amendments
Court Cases
•Articles of Confederation
•Constitution
•13th, 14th, & 15th
•17th & 19th
•Dred Scott/Plessy
•Korematsu
•Brown I & II
•Gideon & Miranda
•Loving
16. The Cult of Domesticity
Domesticity
Piety
Submissiveness
Purity
Barbara Welter
17. Ain’t I a Woman?
What elements of the Cult of Domesticity are highlighted in
Truth’s speech?
How does Truth’s speech show the tension between the Cult of
Domesticity and the lived experience of black women?
18. The Trial of Lizzie
Borden
Compelling Question:
Was Lizzie Borden innocent?
19. Supporting Question: What evidence was
presented at her trial?
Trial Transcripts
Press Accounts
Borden Family
Lizzie’s
Biography
Neighborhood
Map
Indictment &
Timeline
FeaturedSources
20. Supporting Question: What socio-cultural
factors played a role in Borden’s trial?
Cult of
Domesticity
Physical
Evidence
22. To what extent does the definition of power
and authority change between the 18th & 19th
centuries in the United States?
Argument & Extension
Summative Performance Task
Who were the signers of the declaration of independence?
How would describe power and authority in the United States at the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
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Conduct a similar comparison of the Articles of Confederation & the Constitution
Bill of Rights, 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments, 17th & 19th Amendment
Court Cases: Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Powell v. Alabama (Scottsboro Boys), Korematsu v. U.S., Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainright, Miranda v. Arizona, Loving v. Virginia