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Meet the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia in May 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. Learn what issues they faced. Discover the sources that inspired them. Read the essays printed in New York City papers urging ratification of the delegates' proposal. Explore a 200-year timeline showing the impact of the Constitution on our history. Search the Constitution, and see explanations of 300 topics.

reviews websites for teaching about September 11, 2001. Find 911 reports, documents, and a digital archive; lessons and learning activities; teacher reflections on 911; information about terrorist acts and organizations, famous trials, and presidential leadership in times of crisis; and more. (National History Education Clearinghouse, Department of Education)

provides official documents from the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Congress created the "9/11 Commission," as it was called, to provide a "full and complete accounting" of the September 11, 2001, attacks and to recommend how to prevent future attacks. The commission existed from 2003-2004. During that time, it held hearings, conducted interviews, and produced a report. (National Archives and Records Administration)

provides four Constitution Day lessons that explore who we are as Americans. Students examine principles in the Declaration of Independence and Preamble to the Constitution, evaluate progress toward American ideals, and propose actions that might narrow the gap between these ideals and reality. (Center for Civic Education, Department of Education)

links to websites that provide lessons and primary documents for teaching about September 11, 2001. Learn how ordinary people acted in extraordinary ways that day. Explore connections between 911 and the Constitution. Look through the records of the 911 Commission. (Multiple Agencies)