The Ohio General Assembly passed Senate Bill 165 which requires teaching founding documents of America in their original context. The documents required are:
Declaration of Independence
Northwest Ordinance
United States Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)
Ohio Constitution
In response to this legislation, the Ohio Historical Society created a series of programs and activities to assist teachers in meeting the new requirements outline in the new legislation.
Helpful Links:
Declaration of Independence
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=2
Northwest Ordinance
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=8
Constitution of the United States
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=9
Bill of Rights
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=13
Constitutional Amendments 11-27
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html
1803 Ohio Constitution
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1858
1851 Ohio Constitution
http://ww2.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/ohgovernment/constitution/cnst1851.html
1851 Ohio Constitution with Amendments to 2011
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.cfm
Funding for the Founding of America Documents Program was provided by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation