Constitution 101 Resources

4.1 Visual Info Brief: Painting of the Constitutional Convention

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This is a resource for Module 4: The Constitutional Convention and Ratification from the Center's Constitution 101 Curriculum.


Student Instructions: 

Look closely at the iconic image that depicts the Constitutional Convention and discuss the following questions: 

  • Where do you think this room is located?
  • Do you know what happened in this room? 
  • Who do you recognize in the picture?
  • Who did you expect to be there, but is not?
  • How would you describe the backgrounds of the people present? 

 
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