Roman R________ Magna C________ Ancient Greece Class _____: Contributions to the Constitution Poster Name__________________________________________ 1 2 3 Activity 1: Fill-in-the-Blanks for all the Contributions Cards As a table team, use what you have learned so far and your text resources to complete all the cards. Activity 2: Outline the edges of the cards with the CARDS COLORS. 2 YELLOW CARDS – Label them Roman Republic 1,2,3 and Ancient Greece 1, 2 3 PINK CARDS - Label them: Magna Carta 1,2,3 English Bill of Rights 1,2 John Locke 1,2,3,4,5 1 PURPLE CARD – Label it - Iroquois League 1,2,3 4 GREEN CARDS – Label them: Jamestown 1,2 Mayflower Compact 1,2 Fundamental Orders of CT 1, 2 Founding of RI 1, 2 3 LIGHT BLUE CARDS – Common Sense 1,2,3 Declaration of Independence 1,2 Articles of Confederation 1,2 2 NO Color CARDS US Constitution 1,2,3,4 US Bill of Rights 1,2,3 Activity 3: 1. Place No Color Cards in the center. 2. Cut out cards and GROUP your colored cards around the 2 center cards. Roman R________ Elected R_______________ I___________ Democracy 3. Greatest influence on US form of government. 509 BC Rats! No more a_____________ power. Magna C________ L____________ Government Rule of L____________ R_____________ for Nobles 1215 in England Ancient Greece 1.D_______________ Democracy 500 BCE Athens 2. Demoscratis = P___________ R_________

Iroquois Confederacy/ League Jamestown Confederation of N_________ American Tribes 2. Trade/ mutual p____________________ 3. Gave Ben Franklin idea for confederation of 13 c______________ Jamestown 1. Virginia House of B_________________ 2. S_________ Government 1607 1142 Fundamental Orders of C________________ First State C_____________________ Thomas H______________ 1639 Mayflower C____________ 1. P_____________ in Massachusetts 2. S__________ G______________ 1620 Thomas Hooker Founding of RI Roger W_________________ Freedom of R_____________ 1644 English Bill of R________ Rights for C____________ People Influenced O_______ Bill of Rights English 1689

Articles of Confederation John Locke 1. E_______________ Philosopher 2. Natural R________________: 3. L__________________ 4. L__________________ 5. P__________________ 1690 Common Sense Thomas P_______________ Revolution as cause for L_______________ Continental Congress writes D___________________ of I______________________ January, 1776 Declaration of Independence B_______________ of U.S.A. Start of American R____________________ July 4, 1776 Articles of Confederation 1. 1st US C__________________ W___________ agreement designed to bind colonies through the Revolution 1778 By Ben F_____________ U.S. Constitution Replaced the A____________ of Confederation Preamble = G ___________ 7 Articles = structure, powers and function of government ___ Amendments – c_______ ______ Bill of Rights 1st ten a_________________ Supported by Anti-federalists (Republicans) I______________ rights 10 1788 1791