15 people

1.       Answer the following question:  Why is there a constitution day and what mandated it?

To celebrate our creation of the constitution.

2.       Could you pass the US citizenship test....find five 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/ 

88%

http://www.factmonster.com/quizzes/citizenship1/1.html

72%

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

16 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: American Statesman and political theorist, fourth President of the United States.

 

 

Clue:  He refused to sign the Constitution.

Name: George Mason

State: Virginia

Age/Year of Birth: Born December 11, 1725

Two Additional Clues: American Patriot, delegate from Virginia to the US Conventio

 

 

Clue:  This delegate was the head of the Virginia delegation to the convention.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

 

Clue:  He practiced in law in Williamsburg.

Name: John Blair

State:  Virginia

Age/Year of Birth: Born in 1732

Two Additional Clues: He was actively involved in the colonial resistance to Great Britain, supporting moves to boycott the importation of British goods in reaction to the Townshend Duties. Blair participated in Virginia's constitutional convention of 1776, sitting on a committee to amend George Mason’s declaration of rights and frame the state’s constitution.

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Clue:  He studied medicine in Scotland.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

 

Clue:  This Framer emancipated his slaves in

his will.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

 

Clue:  He was responsible for the Judiciary Act

of 1789.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

 

Clue:  He was the chairman of the Committee on Style.

Name: William Samuel Johnson

State: Pennsylvania

Age/Year of Birth: 1727

Two Additional Clues: President of Columbia college, peacemaker

 

 

Clue:  He served on the committees that draft both the Declaration of Independence and the Article of Confederation.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

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Clue:  He studied law in Philadelphia.

Name: Richard Bassett

State: Delaware

Age/Year of Birth: 1745

Two Additional Clues: owned 3 homes in Delaware and Maryland, made no speeches at Philadelphia 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 states point of view, 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: died in Philadelphia while attending business, had various careers

 

 

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: he did enlist in the Continental Army, had the reputation of a scholar and was highly respected

 

 

Clue:  He voted against the independence, but signed the Declaration of Independence.

Name: George Read

State: Delaware

Age/Year of Birth: 1733

Two Additional Clues: led the ratification battle in Delaware, Chief Justice of Delaware until death

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Clue:

He was born in Connecticut.

Name: Jared Ingersoll

State: PA

Age/Year of Birth: 1749

Two Additional Clues: ran for VP but lost, argued several cases before supreme courtlue:

 

 

Clue:  During the Revolution he served as a lieutenant colonel in the dragoons.

Name: William Few

State: Georgia

Age/Year of Birth: 1748

Two Additional Clues: became one of Georgia's first U.S. Senators, served in Georgia state legislature and Continental Congress

 

 

Clue:

Served as one of the original trustees of

the University of Georgia at Athens.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue: His notes at the convention described the personalities of others.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

Clue:  He studied in Flanders, Belgium.

Name: Daniel Carroll

State: Maryland

Age/Year of Birth: 1730

Two Additional Clues: served in the Maryland senate, arrived late to Philadelphia convention

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Clue:  He died three years after the convention.

Name: Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

State: Maryland

Age/Year of Birth: 1723

Two Additional Clues: owned a large estate near Annapolis, supported the Revolution

 

Clue:

He was opposed to increasing the power

of the federal government.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:  He was called away from the convention due to family illness.

Name: James McHenry

State: Maryland

Age/Year of Birth: 1753

Two Additional Clues: studied poetry and medicine, spent time writing after retiring

 

Clue:

This Framer studied law under Thomas

Jefferson.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

Clue:

After Shays’ Rebellion, he spoke out

against giving the common people too

much power.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

He became an apprentice to a merchant

at the age of fifteen.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

Clue:

He was born in the territory that became

Maine.

Name: Rufus King

State: Mass.

Age/Year of Birth: 1755

Two Additional Clues: graduated from Harvard, early opponent of slavery

 

Clue:

In his early twenties he contracted

smallpox, which damaged his eyesight.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He came late to the convention and

served on Committee of Postponed

Matters.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

 

Clue:

His wealth came from investing in trade.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

He was arrested by the British for

treason, rescued by a group of patriots.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He went to convention because his

father and an associate decided not to

go.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He is not to be confused with the

gentlemen from Georgia who also did

not sign the Constitution.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served as a missionary among the

Mohawk Indians as a teen.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was born in Ireland and came to the

colonies at the age of two.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

During the Revolution he served as

secretary and aide to General

Washington.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He believed that the Articles of

Confederation should simply have been

amended.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served eight years as chief justice of

the New York Supreme Court.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

In 1790, he moved, settling in what is

now Tennessee, and was one of its first

U.S. senators.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was born in North Carolina, but

raised in Ireland and Scotland.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

He was educated to be a minister, but

studied medicine in Europe.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was one of the founders of the

University of North Carolina.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was tried and acquitted of the charge

of cowardice after the Battle of

Germantown.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

His Poor Richard’s Almanac was read

nationwide.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was expelled from the Quaker church

for his military service.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

He served as superintendent of finance

under the Articles of Confederation..

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He lived in Philadelphia, where he was a

prominent businessman.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

This delegate was born in Connecticut,

the son of a British colonial official.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

After the Revolutionary war, he

defended loyalists and their

sympathizers.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

Early in life, he lost a leg in a carriage

accident.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

He studied law in London, then

practiced law and built a fortune.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served in the military during the

Revolution and was held as a prisoner

for two years.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was an older cousin to delegate with

almost the same name.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served in the British Army until

1771, when he resigned after marrying

a colonial girl.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues: