1. Key People during the making of our Constitution!
Take good notes 

2. John Locke His views on natural rights reflected the Constitution.
Natural Rights=Life, Liberty, and Property
He created the “2 Treaties of Civil Government”

3. John Adams Served as an ambassador to Great Britain
Contributor to the Declaration of Independence
2nd President of the United States
Unable to convince British to honor promises in the Treaty of Paris
Lawyer

4. George Washington
Political Leader, and leader of the Constitutional Convention
Led rebels through American Revolution
1st President
Believed nation wouldn’t survive under weak A.O.C.

5. Richard Henry Lee Urged the Rights of Property be clearly defined
President of Congress
Inspired that the states should have a “say so” in the government

6. Daniel Shay Leader of Shay’s Rebellion in 1780
Forced courts in the western part of the state to close
Led angry farmers to the court so their land could not be taken
Revealed the weakness of the A.O.C. because it gave states too much power (Shay’s Rebellion)

7. James Madison
Called for a stronger national (central, federal) government to bring states together
Father of the Constitution
Kept record of the Constitutional Convention’s notes
Voted President of the Congress

8. Roger Sherman
Creator of the “Great Compromise” which proposed different representation in the 2 house legislature
Formed the committee of the Declaration of Independence

9. Alexander Hamilton Proposed our nation’s 1st political parties
Made changes to the Constitutional Confederation
Federalist – believed that the Constitution would give the national government power to manage problems facing the U.S.A. (Supported the Constitution – would protect people’s rights)
Writer of the Federalist Papers

10. Ben Franklin A leader in the Pennsylvania legislature
Federalist who contributed to the Federalist Papers
Business person, scientific genius, and skilled political leader
1st Post Master – Head of post office
Wrote the “Poor Man’s Almanac”
Wrote series of essays published in newspapers and sent to delegates

11. John Jay
Wrote Jay’s Treaty – Solution of the British to keep them off of the American soil.
Contributor to the Treaty of Paris
Contributor of Federalist Papers

12. George Mason
A Virginia delegate who refused to sign the Constitution because it didn’t contain a Bill of Rights
Anti-Federalist - someone who opposed the Constitution because it didn’t have a Bill of Rights

13. Patrick Henry A member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
He wanted the colonies to unite in firm resistance to Britain
Claimed Constitution didn’t put limits on government power
Anti-Federalist

14. Robert Morris
He wanted to help the national debt by proposing a 5% tax
Leader of the Department of Finance in 1781
He polished (revised) the final draft of the Constitution

15. James Wilson
He did important work on the details on the Constitution by making sure the facts were true and fair
A Federalist from Virginia
One of the 1st members from the House of Burgesses

16. Baron de Montesquieu
One of the two philosophers who wrote “The Enlightenment”
He declared powers of government to be separated and balanced in the “Spirit of Laws” (this would prevent a group or person from having to much power)

17. Edmund Randolph
Stated that the Virginia Plan called for a strong national government
He opened the Constitutional Convention
Federalist from Virginia who proposed the Virginia Plan

18. ** Sandra Day O’Conner **
An Arizona Appeals court judge who Ronald Regan chose to be the 1st woman Justice on The Supreme Court
She witnessed increased opportunities for women

19. Exit ticket Minute Summary
Summarize in 2 sentences why these men are so important in our nation’s history.
IFC – Remember to use correct punctuation and capitalization on your exit ticket. 

20. Exit Ticket Minute Summary
Who stands out most in your mind about the people we talked about?
Why?
IFC – Remember to use correct punctuation on your minute summary.