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Constitution Framers
Match the facts to the Men who worked on the Constitution
Names | Fact | Fact | Fact |
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George Washington | Presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention | In favor of strong national government | |
Alexander Hamilton | Favored extremely powerful central government | suggested life term for President | killed in a duel |
Edmund Randolph | Presented the Virginia Plan | Refused to sign final Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights | |
Gouverneur Morris | Favored a strong central government | Wanted rules/qualifications for voting and holding office | |
George Mason | Wanted to stop slave trade | Wanted Bill of Rights added to the Constitution | |
Roger Sherman | Presented the Great Compromise (two houses in the legistative branch) | Saw no reason for Bill of Rights | Was not a fan of democracy |
James Madison | In favor of a strong national government | Author of the Virginia Plan | Known as the Father of the Constitution |
Benjamin Franklin | Oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention | In favor of a strong national government | Often ill, arrived in a Chinese sedan chair |