Visit the website http://www.archives.gov/exhibits /charters/charters.html. A page titled “The Charters of Freedom—A New World Is at Hand” will appear on your computer screen. Do the following exercises:
a. On the page shown, click on the third icon from the left. Read the article titled “The Spirit of the Revolution—The Declaration of Independence.” What did the Declaration of Independence do? Explain.
b. On the page shown, click on the sixth icon from the left. Read the article “The Constitutional Convention—Creation of the Constitution.” How many states were required to ratify the Constitution?
c. At the top of the page shown, click on the second-tolast icon from the right. Read the article “Expansion of Rights and Liberties—The Right of Suffrage.” What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote? What year was this amendment ratified?
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