Directions For Important
People Foldable
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Fold Paper Hotdog Style, then fold in half, and fold in half once more. Do this with both papers.
Slide one paper inside of the other.
Label front page. (See Example below)
Name:
Class:
Date:
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Element
Element A.
Element B.
Element
Element C.
Element D.
Then flip over and label the bottom page with: names of people, their actual picture, and a portion of the notes that
are in packet. (See Example below)
Name
Note #1
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Name
Note #1
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Then flip over and label the back page with: names of people, their actual picture, and a portion of the notes that are
in packet. (See Example below)
Name
Note #2
Picture
Name
Note #2
Picture
Name
Note #2
Picture
Name
Note #2
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James Madison
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Represented Virginia
•
Known as the father of
the Constitution
• Developed the idea and
worked hard to get people
to attend the meeting
•
Prepared for the
convention by reading
many books about
government
George
Washington
•Was a “super star”
•Already considered the
father our the nation
•With out his attendance the
new constitution might not
have happened
Alexander Hamilton
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Represented New York
•
Vigorously promoted
the new constitution
after it was written by
recruiting people to
write newspaper essays
in its support. These
became know as the
Federalist Papers.
Gouverneur Morris
•
Represented
Pennsylvania
•
Gave the most
speeches at the
convention
•
Wrote much of the final
document
William Paterson
•
Represented New
Jersey
•
Helped develop the
New Jersey which
became part of the
Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
• Represented
Connecticut
•
Helped develop the
Great Compromise
John Dickinson
•
Represented Delaware
•
Helped develop the
Great Compromise
Benjamin Franklin
• Represented
Pennsylvania
•
He’s Ben Franklin, what
else needs to be said?
Edmund Randolph
•
Virginia’s Governor
•
Presented the Virginia Plan
 To abolish the Articles of
Confederation and create a new
form of Government
• Did not sign the constitution
John Adams
•
Was not involved in the
Constitutional
Convention
•
Was the US
ambassador to England
Thomas Jefferson
•
Was not involved in the
Constitutional
Convention
•
Was the US
ambassador to France
•
Sent books to James
Madison about
government
George Mason
• Represented Virginia
•
Wrote the Virginia Bill of
Rights
•
Refused to sign the
constitution because it
did not include a Bill of
Rights
•
In the top five people
who gave speeches
James Wilson
• Represented
Pennsylvania
•
Gave the second most
speeches
•
Would later become a
supreme court justice
Abraham
William Baldwin
Few
•
•
The founder of the University of Georgia
•
Served on the "Grand Committee," which
was tasked
withthe
determining
to
Gave
secondhow
most
apportion state representation in the
nationalspeeches
legislature.
•
He was instrumental in bringing about the
later become a
"Great Would
Compromise
•
court justice
Baldwinsupreme
himself considered
his role in the
Great Compromise to be his greatest
public service.
•
Represented
Represented
Georgia At the Constitutional
Convention
Pennsylvania
•
•
William
William Few
Few
• Represented
• Represented Georgia in the constitutional convention at
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia that drafted the U.S. Constitution.
• Few missed large portions of the proceedings because
of his congressional service.
•
the during
second
most
• He wasn'tGave
in Philadelphia
all of July
and part of
August, and he never made a speech to the
Continental Congress.
speeches
• Served four years as a U.S. senator,
• One termWould
as a state representative
later become a
• Three years as judge of the Second Judicial District in
•
Georgia.
supreme court justice
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Person
Who
What
Significance
George Washington
Military General / First
President
Led Constitutional Convention
Most delegates said
they would not attend unless he was there
James Madison
Represented Virginia
Created Virginia Plan
In order for the United States (the PEOPLE )to have
fair representation
John Adams
Was the US ambassador to
England
Requested for “Fair Trade” and the removal of
British Forts
So that the United States would be seen as part of the
Family of Nations and to be treated as one.
Thomas Jefferson
US ambassador to France
Sent James Madison books about government?
To help Madison create the Virginia Plan
Benjamin Franklin
Represented Pennsylvania
Advised the states to “Compromise” on the
Virginia Plan
To keep the young nation UNIFIED for the greater
good
Edmond Randolph
Virginia’s Governor
Presented the Virginia Plan
To abolish the Articles of Confederation and create a
new form of Government
Alexander Hamilton
Represented New York
Signed the U.S. Constitution
So that New York would be represented
James Wilson
Represented Pennsylvania
Gave the second most speeches
Fought for democracy so that the People not the
states were represented.
George Mason
Represented Virginia
Refused to sign the constitution because it did
not include a Bill of Rights
To protect each person’s individual rights in the
Constitution
Gouverneur Morris
Represented Pennsylvania
Wrote much of the final document
Refining the language of the Constitution
Roger Sherman
Represented Connecticut
Helped develop the Great Compromise
Set up the two houses of the Legislative Branch
John Dickinson
Represented Delaware
Helped develop the Great Compromise
Set up the two houses of the Legislative Branch
William Paterson
Represented New Jersey
Helped develop the New Jersey Plan which
became part of the Great Compromise
Set up the two houses of the Legislative Branch
Abraham Baldwin
Represented Georgia
Georgian who signed the U.S. Constitution
So that Georgia would be represented on the
Constitution
William Few
Represented Georgia
Georgian who signed the U.S. Constitution
So that Georgia would be represented on the
Constitution