Influences on the Constitution Table
Directions outside sources to complete the following chart. Analyze each item in terms of its influences on the Constitution.
Documents Summarize what this is... Why Notable
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance
Declaration of Independence
Philosophers Summarize who this person is and why he is notable. What philosophies influenced him?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Selected Signers
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
John Langdon
Rufus King
Roger Sherman
William Livingston
David Brearley
Thomas Mifflin
Robert Morris
George Clymer
Hugh Williamson
Charles Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
John Rutledge
James Wilson
John Dickinson
Gouverneur Morris
Thirty-eight men from twelve states signed the Constitution. These are a select group of those individuals of whom the most background is known.