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.
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 thConstitutional 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:Virginia
Age/Year of Birth:March 16,1751-85 years old
Two Additional Clues:The "Virginia Plan" had been drafted by fellow virginia delegate.
Clue:
He refused to sign the Constitution.
Name:George Mason
State:
Age/Year of Birth:December 11,1725-66
Two Additional Clues:
Clue:
This delegate was the head of the
Virginia delegation to the convention.
Name:James Madison
State:viginia
Age/Year of Birth:born1751
Two Additional Clues:played as a leader in the convention.
Clue:
He practiced in law in Williamsburg.
Name:John Blair
State:Virginia
Age/Year of Birth:Born 1732
Two Additional Clues:Born in williamsburg
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Clue:
He studied medicine in Scotland.
Name:James Wilson
State:Pennsylvania
Age/Year of Birth:born1741
Two Additional Clues:He was an active part in the signing
Clue:
This Framer emancipated his slaves in
his will.
Name:Thomas Jefferson
State:Virginia
Age/Year of Birth:born1743
Two Additional Clues:was an owner of slaves
Clue:
He was responsible for the Judiciary Act
of 1789.
Name:Oliver Ellsworth
State:connecticut
Age/Year of Birth:born1745
Two Additional Clues:one of connecticut's best lawyers
Clue:
He was the chairman of the Committee
on Style.
Name:william samuel johnson
State:connecticut
Age/Year of Birth:born1727
Two Additional Clues:very good at his work in public service.
Clue:
He served on the committees that draft
both the Declaration of Independence
and the Article of Confederation.
Name:roger sherman
State:Massachusetts
Age/Year of Birth:born1721
Two Additional Clues:He was very good at reading
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Clue:
He studied law in Philadelphia.
Name:Jared ingersoll
State:connecticut
Age/Year of Birth:1749
Two Additional Clues:a newly confirmed patriot
Clue:
He was a roommate of James Madison
at the College of New Jersey.
Name:Gunning bedford,Jr.
State:delaware
Age/Year of Birth:born1747
Two Additional Clues:went to college in new jersey
Clue:
He served as the first postmaster general
of Wilmington.
Name:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
Clue:
He voted against independence and did
sign the Declaration of Independence.
Name:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
Clue:
He voted against the independence, but
signed the Declaration of
Independence.
Name:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
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Clue:
He was born in Connecticut.
Name:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
Clue:
During the Revolution he served as a
lieutenant colonel in the dragoons.
Name:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
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:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
5
Clue:
He died three years after the convention.
Name:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
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:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
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:
6
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:
State:
Age/Year of Birth:
Two Additional Clues:
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:
10
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:
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