Race to Ratify

Drop into 1787, where the ink is still drying on the new Constitution. Will it become the law of the land or will it fall into the dustbin of history?

  • Race to Ratify drops your students into 1787, where the ink is still drying on the new Constitution. Will it become the law of the land or will it fall into the dustbin of history? The fate of the young nation is in their hands! Use this game to teach the big ideas at the core of the ratification debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

    Dive deep into the heated national debate over the future of a radical new plan for the American government and explore big ideas at the core of the ratification debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

    Students will travel across the 13 states to hear from a diverse and opinionated cast of characters and use what they learn to influence others through the social media of the time...pamphlets. Can your students be ratification influencers?

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