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Meet Our Founding Fathers, Grades 2-7
August 30, 2006 INFOhio provides
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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:
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Who were the founding fathers of the Constitution? What were
their professions? |
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What were their talents that caused them to be selected for this historic
effort? |
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What states did they come from (show map)? |
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What were the goals to be achieved by the Constitution? |
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
- Use the Natural Language/Keyword search. Type the name of the signer and his
state (example: Daniel Carroll of Maryland).
- 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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