1. Answer the following question: Why is there a constitution day and what mandated it?
-There's a constitution day because 55 men had to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead wrote a whole new constitution.
2. Could you pass the US citizenship test....find 3 links on the Internet and take the quizzes and post the links and your scores.
-http://www.800citizen.org/us_citizenship_test/american_citizen_test/ -80%
-http://www.factmonster.com/quizzes/citizenship1/1.html -80%
-http://www.studenthandouts.com/01-Web-Pages/New%20Folder%20(3)/Batch-01-MC-INS-United-States-Immigration-Citizenship-Practice-Test-Questions-Multiple-Choice.html - 14 points
3. Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt with 60-Second Civics
You and your teammates have been given a set of clues to identify nine delegates to the
Constitutional Convention that was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1787. In
order to complete your task you need the clues provided by your teacher and podcasts from the
Center for Civic Education. The podcasts are available at
http://new.civiced.org/framers.
Step 1:
Your teacher has assigned you a certain number of podcasts. In listening to them you should be able to determine which nine delegates your clues indicate. As soon as you think you have identified the delegates, check with your teacher to determine if you are correct. If you are, then move on to the next part of the assignment. If you are not, continue listening until you found the correct delegates.
Step 2:
Review the nine correct podcasts and complete the information required in the box adjoining each clue. You must also choose two additional facts about your delegate.
Step 3:
Sharing your information. Your teacher will direct your group on how to share the information you have gathered about your delegates with the class.
Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt with 60-Second Civics
Teacher Resource 3: Clue Sheet
Reproduce the chart below in word and complete it. Then separate the clues and randomly group them into
sets of nine. Distribute one set to each group.
Clue:
This delegate took notes at the Philadelphia Convention.
Name: James Madison
State: Pennsylvania
Age/Year of Birth: Born March 16,1751
Two Additional Clues: 4th president of the United States. Political theorist
Clue:
He refused to sign the Constitution.
Name: George Mason
State: Virginia
Age/Year of Birth: Dec 11, 1725
Two Additional Clues: Virginia Delegate, American patriot
Clue:
He was the chairman of the Committee
on Style.
Name: William Samuel Johnson
State: Connecticut
Age/Year of Birth: 1727
Two Additional Clues: President of Colombia College, peacemaker
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Clue:
He studied law in Philadelphia.
Name:Richard Bassett
State:Delaware
Age/Year of Birth:1745
Two Additional Clues:owned homes in Maryland, made no speeches at Constitutional Convention
Clue:
He was a roommate of James Madison
at the College of New Jersey.
Name:Gunning Bedford, Jr
State:Delaware
Age/Year of Birth:1747
Two Additional Clues:represented the small state's, spent many years as a federal district judge
Clue:
He served as the first postmaster general
of Wilmington.
Name:Jacob Broom
State:Delaware
Age/Year of Birth:1752
Two Additional Clues: More than one career choice, died in Philly
Clue:
He voted against independence and did
sign the Declaration of Independence.
Name:John Dickinson
State:Delaware
Age/Year of Birth:1732
Two Additional Clues: well respected, enlisted in Contenintal Army
Clue:
He voted against the independence, but
signed the Declaration of
Independence.
Name:George Reed
State:Deleware
Age/Year of Birth:1733
Two Additional Clues: led ratification battle, chief justice of delaware
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Clue:
He was born in Connecticut.
Name:Abraham Baldwin
State:Georgia
Age/Year of Birth:1745
Two Additional Clues: Graduated from Yale, Minister
Clue:
During the Revolution he served as a
lieutenant colonel in the dragoons.
Name:William Few
State:Ga
Age/Year of Birth:1748
Two Additional Clues:Descendant of a shoe maker, Represented GA in convention
Clue:
Served as one of the original trustees of
the University of Georgia at Athens.
Name:William Houston
State:GA
Age/Year of Birth:1755
Two Additional Clues: Teacher, lawyer
Clue:
His notes at the convention described the
personalities of others.
Name:William Leigh Pierce
State:GA
Age/Year of Birth:1740
Two Additional Clues:an army officer, born in York County, Virginia
Clue:
He studied in Flanders, Belgium.
Name:Daniel Carroll
State:MD
Age/Year of Birth:1730
Two Additional Clues: younger brother was Archbishop John Carroll,was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers
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Clue:
He died three years after the convention.
Name:Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
State:MD
Age/Year of Birth:1723
Two Additional Clues:born at Coates Retirement,the son of a colonial planter
Clue:
He was opposed to increasing the power
of the federal government.
Name:Luther Martin
State:MD
Age/Year of Birth:1748
Two Additional Clues: refused to sign the Constitution, He was a leading Anti-Federalist
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