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National Constitution and Citizenship day will be celebrated for the second time in schools throughout the U.S. on September 18. This ongoing annual celebration was mandated by Congress to remind students of the unique freedoms guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and a series of amendments made over time.

Activity: Here are some sample questions that students should use in preparing their oral reports and map. Teachers may choose to add or substitute other questions:

Here is a list of these men by state. Students should be assigned a state and two of the signers from this list of 40. Find out more about these men by answering the questions above. Print a map of the original colonies and write the names of each signer in the appropriate state.

Johnson, William Samuel, CT
Brearley, David, NJ
Sherman, Roger, CT
Dayton, Jonathan, NJ
Bedford, Gunning, Jr., DE
Livingston, William, NJ
Broom, Jacob, DE
Paterson, William, NJ
Dickinson, John, DE
Hamilton, Alexander, NY
Read, George, DE
Clymer, George, PA
Bassett, Richard, DE
FitzSimons, Thomas, PA
Baldwin, Abraham, GA
Franklin, Benjamin, PA
Few, William, GA
Ingersoll, Jared, PA
Gorham, Nathaniel, MA
Mifflin, Thomas, PA
King, Rufus, MA
Morris, Gouverneur, PA
Carroll, Daniel, MD
Morris, Robert, PA
Jenifer, Daniel MD
Wilson, James, PA
McHenry, James, MD
Butler, Pierce, SC
Blount, William, NC
Pinckney, Chas, SC
Spaight, Richard Dobbs, NC
Rutledge, John, SC
Williamson, Hugh, NC
Blair, John, VA
Gilman, Nicholas, NH
Madison, James, VA
Langdon, John, NH
Washington, George, VA

1. Use the Natural Language/Keyword search. Type the name of the signer and his state (example: Daniel Carroll of Maryland).
   
2. Click on Maps of the World > Type United States in the Search box > Click 1790: United States Territorial Growth > Print the map.

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