While a Republican president envisioned NAFTA—and a Democratic administration enacted it—it does not enjoy universal support. A video resource collection, including clips from presidential speeches by George H.W. Bush to Donald J. Trump, walks learners through the history of the agreement, as well as current controversies. The resource also links to additional materials to help develop a lesson plan. 

Concepts

nafta, mexico, canada, american history, george h. w. bush, bill clinton, free trade, donald trump

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members view the clips and research other periods in American history where trade was a big issue

Classroom Considerations

• To use the resource, create a free C-SPAN Classroom account or access with the following login: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM
• Assumes learners understand trade and the agreement itself

Pros

• Curated collection brings the issue of NAFTA into the present day
• Video segments are short and edited for easy integration into instruction

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.10