Unit 3: Confederation and Constitution- Unit Information
Resources for Unit:
1. Textbook AND Constitution books for Federal and State Constitutions
2. Class Packets
Packet A- Setting up the Constitution and NOTES paper for Term Lists and other unit notes
Packet B- Principle and Problems (P&P Packet)- this is your Homework Packet!
Packet C- Constitution Review Packet- this is for class work, notes, and studying!
3. Online resource: hfhighschool.org/constitution
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Term List and Federalist 10 Information:
Complete each Term List in the NOTES section of Packet A.
Underline the definition, then write 1-2 sentences explaining WHY or HOW the term matters to our unit.
Term List A- (pg.132-137)
Republic, republicanism, Articles of Confederation, confederation, Land Ordinance of 1785,
Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Republican Motherhood
Federalist 10 Assignment
Due Thursday, September 27th:
-Read the Federalist 10 (p. 9-11) in Packet A and complete the questions on pg. 8
-Dangers of Democracy Writing Assignment (p. 12)
-Complete 1 and 2a
Due Thursday, October 4th
-Dangers of Democracy Writing Assignment (1, 2a, 2b, 3)
Did You Know…
One state did not attend the Constitutional Convention. That state was Rhode Island. They did eventually sign it
in 1790.
Only 39 of the 42 delegates attending the convention actually signed the document. The three who refused to
sign were Edmund Randolph, George Mason and Elbridge Gerry.
Benjamin Franklin was 81 when he signed the constitution, and was the oldest delegate to sign. Jonathan Dayton
was the youngest delegate, at age 26.
When the Constitution was signed, America's population was approximately 4 million.
The framers of the constitution worked for 100 days to write it.
Because of ill health, Ben Franklin was carried to the convention in a sedan chair that was carried by prisoners
from the Walnut Street jail in Philadelphia.
The word "democracy" does not appear once in the Constitution
Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania was known as the "Sage of the Constitutional Convention."
James Madison is considered the "Father of the Constitution". He was the principal author of the document. He
also wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers.
The Constitution was written in Pennsylvania State House, now known as the Independence Hall.
George Washington issued a proclamation designating a "A Day of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer" on
November 26, 1789, to give thanks for the new constitution and offer prayers for the government and country. (It
was not designated a national holiday until 1939, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt).