1. You live in a one story house made "entirely of redwood". What color would the stairs be?

2. You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?

3. Lucy had it first, Ethel had it last, Mary Lungel had it twice until she married Peter Stupid and never had it again. What is it?

4. What is more useful when it is broken?

Please copy down 5 riddles. Also, please have planner on your table.

Identify the delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention

Discuss the rules the delegates adopted to conduct business at the Constitutional Convention

oCh. 2 test will be today. (open book)

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Ch. 2 test (open book)

Soon after the Revolution ends serious problems

emerge with the --------------- --------

Because of problems, each state sends

delegates to a ------ ------- to fix flaws of the

Articles of Confederation

Delegates meet in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania at Independence Hall.

Each state sends delegates except for

------ ------- (Q).

1) From what state is the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson?

2) Who was considered “First in war, first in peace, first in the heart of his countrymen”?

3) In what year did Benjamin Franklin die?4) Which member of the Convention later

becomes the 4th president of the USA?5) What are the three branches of

government created at the Convention?

Bell ringer, 9-24Please copy the questions. (10); Please skip three lines per question. Also have

planners out and on your table.

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6) Article Three of the Constitution creates which branch of government?

7) How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to become official?

8) When were the Bill of Rights ratified by the states?

9) What is one of the strengths of the Constitution?

10)Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

Bell ringer, 9-24Please copy the questions. (10); Please skip three lines per question. Also have

planners out and on your table.

Our Constitution - Video

Identify the delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention

Discuss the rules the delegates adopted to conduct business at the Constitutional Convention

oQuiz on Wednesday covering everything in Chapter 3, Section 1 (pages 52-54)

oCh. 3 test on Friday, October 5th

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Web map – Five W’s of the Constitutional Convention

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4 Key Decisions

The ----- men who met in May of 1787 were an extraordinary group: 8 signers of the DOI; 7

governors (Q); and 41 members of Continental

Congress

Future PresidentThomas Jefferson

Serving as a minister to France (Q)

Future PresidentJohn Adams

Serving as ministerTo Great Britain (Q)

Patrick Henry,Elected to serve but

Was against Convention and

stayed home (Q) (T)

Appoint _____ ________

As the President of Convention (q) (t)

Meetings could not be Held unless delegates From ____ states were

Present (q)

Decisions must be ______ ______, one State gets one vote

Meetings held in ________(q)

To allow delegates To speak freely

1. Which rights or freedoms were included in all four documents?

2. Which right or freedom is found only in the Bill of Rights?

3. Which document does not include right against unreasonable search or seizure?

4. Which document does not prohibit cruel or unusual punishment?

5. Which document is the most recent?

Please copy questions (5); Use chart on page 90 to answer. Please have planners on table!

Describe the plans of government offered by delegates at the Constitutional Convention

Identify the compromises agreed upon by the delegates

oQuiz on Wednesday covering everything in Chapter 3, Section 1 (pages 52-54)

oCh. 3 test on Friday, October 5th

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Compare / Contrast Virginia and NJ Plans

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Designed by ---------

Government with 3 Branches (E, L, J)

Legislature would be -------- and based on

States ---------

------, ------, ----- and------- loved plan; small

States, not so much

Presented by -------

Government with 3 Branches (E, L, J)

Legislature would be ---------- and based

On -----------

--------, ---, and -------- love plan;

Other states, not so much

Which notableLeader was not

At the Convention?

Which delegate Kept a notebookOf daily events?

Which delegateWas against the

ConstitutionAnd refused to

Attend?

The participantsAt the ConventionAgreed to keep allDiscussions what?

At 81, who was The oldest delegate

To attend the Constitution?

Which state chose Not to take part in The Constitutional

Convention

Which delegatesTo the Convention

Went on to becomePresident of the

USA? (2)

7 of the delegatesTo the Convention Were former what?

Pg 52-54