People of the Constitution

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  1. 5. Father of the Constitution. Contributed more to the creation of the Constitution than any other individual.
  2. 9. New York politician, served as Washington's secretary during the Revolutionary War. Passionate advocate for a strong national government.
  3. 10. Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention. Came up with the idea of a two house Congress based on his invention of bifocal glasses.
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  1. 1. Served as the president of the Constitutional Convention and will eventually be elected the first President of the United States.
  2. 2. Connecticut delegate at Constitutional Convention. Came up with Great Compromise.
  3. 3. Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion against the over taxation on the farmers in the states.
  4. 4. Active participant at the Constitutional Convention, even delivering more speeches than James Madison. Given credit for most of the actual language in the Constitution.
  5. 6. Along with Hamilton, he was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
  6. 7. Author of Virginia's Bill of Rights, was strong advocate that Constitution needed its own Bill of Rights and was worried it gave the President too much power.
  7. 8. Representative from New Jersey who came up with the New Jersey plan of one state-one vote.