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Constitution Day

Constitution Day falls on September 17 or an adjacent weekday, if that date falls on a weekend or holiday.

Did you know that four of America's Founding Fathers were from South Carolina?  

On September 17, 1787, members of the Constitutional Convention signed the final draft of the Constitution. Learn about the South Carolina delegates and find other resources to be utilized for teaching about Constitution Day on September 17 or an adjacent weekday, if that date falls on a weekend or holiday.

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Collection Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights protects and upholds the rights of each citizen against infringement from the private citizen, public official, or the government. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution...

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Charles Pinckney Bio | Forgotten Founder

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Charles Pinckney Bio | Forgotten Founder
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Charles Pinckney is one of the oldest and most historically distinguished names in South Carolina. Having arrived in America in 1692 Thomas Pinckney (Charles Pinckney's great grandfather) was a...
Historical Figures | Forgotten Founder

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Historical Figures | Forgotten Founder
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Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) A co-signer of the Constitution who served as South Carolinas 37th Governor, and as a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. Pinckney's role in the...
Charles Pinckney Timeline | Forgotten Founder

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Charles Pinckney Timeline | Forgotten Founder
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1757 Born in Charleston, SC 1780 Captured during siege of Charleston 1781 Freed 1784-1786 Delegate to Federal Constitutional Congress 1788 Married to Mary Eleanor Laurens 1789-1791 Governor of South...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Periscope

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Periscope
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In 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton invited Lucretia Mott and a small group of women's rights supporters to her home in Seneca Falls, New York. There, they wrote one of the most important documents of the...
Constitution Day Lesson Plan

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Constitution Day Lesson Plan

This lesson relates to the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. In this lesson students will define terms and specify how they relate to the Constitution. Students will answer...

A New Nation and State

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A New Nation and State

The Constitutional Convention was a gathering of state delegates to rewrite the Articles of Confederation and create the Constitution. Nine of the Thirteen colonies were needed to ratify the...

The Articles of Confederation | Forgotten Founder

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The Articles of Confederation | Forgotten Founder
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After considerable debate and alteration, the Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States' first constitution...
The Bill of Rights | Forgotten Founder

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The Bill of Rights | Forgotten Founder
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During the debates on the adoption of the Constitution, its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the central government. Fresh in their minds...
The Constitution | Forgotten Founder

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The Constitution | Forgotten Founder
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These images are public domain and higher resolution images are available at The Charter of Freedom - Archives.gov website. The members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States...
The Pinckney Plan | Forgotten Founder

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The Pinckney Plan | Forgotten Founder
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In 1808, when the record of the Constitutional Convention was being recorded by John Quincy Adams, he found the Pinckney Draught missing from all records. He wrote to Pinckney, who sent Adams what he...
The Virginia Plan | Forgotten Founder

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The Virginia Plan | Forgotten Founder
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Drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Randolph to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, the Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government composed of three branches...
Sir Robert Worcester | James Otis 2014 Excerpt 3

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Sir Robert Worcester | James Otis 2014 Excerpt
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Sir Robert Worcester, Emeritus Chancellor of the University of Kent and Chair of the 800th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta Committee spoke about "The Magna Carta, 'Foundation of Liberty'...
Sir Stephen Robert Silber | James Otis 2014 Excerpt 2

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Sir Stephen Robert Silber | James Otis 2014 Excerpt
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The Honorable Sir Stephen Silber, Justice of the High Court of England and Wales, spoke about "The Differing Perceptions of the Magna Carta ? The United Kingdom versus The United States."
Francis Salvador | S.C. Hall of Fame John Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame

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John Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame
5-minute historical profile of the life of statesman John Rutledge, South Carolina’s first Governor and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Robert Mills | S.C. Hall of Fame Pierce Butler | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Pierce Butler | S.C. Hall of Fame
Biography of statesman Pierce Butler, who was an American Revolutionary War leader, South Carolina delegate to both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Conventions, as well as a United States...