The Constitution

An area that is controlled by another country

• Constitution

• Colony

• Independence Hall

The war the colonist fought to win their freedom from Great Britain

• Civil War

• War of 1812

• Revolutionary War

The first plan of government for our new nation that had a weak national government

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

The meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia where the founders wrote the Constitution

• The Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

The document that states the duties of the government

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

The man who led the meetings at the Constitutional Convention and was our country's 1st president

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

A man who took careful notes during the Constitutional Convention

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

A man who gave valuable advice during the Constitutional Convention

• James Madison

• Goerge Washington

• Ben Franklin

A man who suggested many new ideas advice during the Constitutional Convention

• Alexander Hamilton

• Goerge Washington

• Ben Franklin

the place in Philadelphia where the Constitution was debated and signed

• White House

• Washington Monument

• Independence Hall