The United States Constitution Subject Sampler
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Between 1774 and 1789, thirteen colonies became a nation - the United States of America. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 proposed a Constitution to govern the new nation. Although this controversial new Constitution provoked a great deal of resistance, because it was not well liked at first, it was eventually ratified by the necessary number of states to provide the framework of our United States government. Click on each hyper-link to read a reading passage about the Constitution and what it took to create it. After reading each passage, be prepared to answer the following questions listed below each heading. |
| click here - Constitution: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention |
| 1. What city and state did the Constitutional Convention take? |
| 2. How many working days did it take to draft the Constitution? |
| 3. What was the name given to the men who wrote the Constitution? |
| 4. Who was the oldest delegate to help write the Constitution? |
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| click here - Constitution: The Work Begins |
| 5. What did the writers of the Constitution want the new nation to be like? |
| 6. Who won the respect of the respect of his countrymen and was called the "Father of the Constitution?" |
| 7. Was it easy for the writers to draft the Constitution? Why or Why not? |
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| click here - Constitution: Writing the Constitution |
| 8. How long did the Constitutional Convention meet? |
| 9. Did all the delegates attend? How many delegates actually attended out of 55? |
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| click here - Constitution: Signing the Constitution |
| 10. How many words to the Constitution did Governor Morris of New Jersey have to hand-write in 2 days? |
| 11. When was the Constitution signed? |
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12. Did all delegates sign the Constitution? How many delegates actually signed the Constitution? |
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| click here - Constitution: The Bill of Rights |
| 13. Why would some delegates not approve the Constitution? |
| 14. What are the Bill of Rights? |
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| click here - Constitution: Amendments |
| 15. What are Amendments? |
| 16. Why did the Founding Fathers add Amendments to the Constitution? |
| 17. How many Amendments are there to the Constitution? |
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| click here - Constitution: Women - The Right to Vote |
| 18. Which Amendment gave women the right to vote? |
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Bonus: If the US Constitution was written in 1787, how old is it this year on its birthday in 2005? On the back of your worksheet, figure out how old the US Constitution is. Write your answer on the back of your worksheet. |
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