Founders
Father of the Country
George Washington
He was the President of the Philadelphia Convention.
George Washington
This state hosted the Philadelphia Convention in which the Constitution was constructed.
Pennsylvania
According to the Declaration of Independence all people are equal in terms of these rights.
Natural Rights
One of the first advocates for women's rights when she urged her husband to "not forget about the ladies."
Abigail Adams
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The Philadelphia Convention was supposed to merely revise these. (HINT: It was the document our first government operated on during the American Revolution)
The Articles of Confederation
This idea was incorporated into the Constitution in which the state governments and the national government share power.
Federalism
These rights are the ones granted by the government and aren't necessarily included in the idea of equality.
Civil Rights
His invention of the assembly line revolutionized American Industry.
Henry Ford
Oldest member of the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention.
Ben Franklin
This delegate called for an elected king but eventually became a leading advocate of the Constitution.
Alexander Hamilton
These were the 3 branches of government set-up in the Constitution.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
This amendment freed the slaves.
13th Amendment
He was the 2nd President of the United States and a leading advocate for independence in the Continental Congress
John Adams
He wrote the most Federalist Papers and eventually died in a duel.
Alexander Hamilton
This Compromise created the bicameral legislature.
The Great Compromise
This is the ratio slaves counted towards representation and taxation in the original Constitution.
3 out of every 5
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Lyndon Johnson
One of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and he pushed for a dream.
Martin Luther King Jr.
It was his plan that they used to work from during the Philadelphia Convention.
Jame Madison
This was the year of the Philadelphia Convention
1787
These are the first 3 words of the Constitution.
We the people
This institution presented the greatest barrier to equality in American society in 1776.
Slavery
This famous Confederate General was against putting up Confederate monuments
Robert E. Lee