Social Studies----- Chapter 5 Review
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 John Adams | Didn't sign the Constitution |
| Ben Franklin | Arrived at the convention in a sedan chair carried by prisoners |
| James Madison | called "Withered little applejohn" by Washington Irving |
| John Adams, Thomas Jefferson | Founding Fathers that were in Europe and missed the convention |
| Alexander Hamilton | Killed in a duel with Aaron Burr |
| George Mason | argued against the Constitution |
| Thomas Jefferson | believed the Constitution should be rewritten every generation |
| Ben Franklin | the 1st postmaster general |
| Greek and Roman | Societies That inspired the founding fathers |
| George Washington | never went to college |
| George Washington | presided over the Constitutional Convention |
| Ben Franklin | "sage of Constitutional Convention" |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution |
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