1. Roman R________ Magna C________ Ancient Greece
Class _____: Contributions to the Constitution Poster Name__________________________________________
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_________

2. Iroquois Confederacy/ League Jamestown
Confederation of
N_________ American Tribes
2. Trade/ mutual p____________________
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

3. 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
st 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