Benjamin Franklin's Legacy
Walter Isaacson talked about the life and legacy of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Mr. Isaacson argued that Benjamin Franklin’s innovation, networking methods, and passion for science epitomized what Isaacson called “America’s national character.”
Description
Author and journalist Walter Isaacson talked about Founding Father Benjamin Franklin and his influence during the Constitutional Convention.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- According to Mr. Isaacson, which human qualities were necessary to the writing of the Constitution?
- Which attributes does he assign to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?
- Which attribute does he assign to George Washington?
- Which attribute does he assign to Sam and John Adams?
- Which attribute does Mr. Isaacson suggest Benjamin Franklin brought to the equation?
- In Mr. Isaacson's example, which motion did Benjamin Franklin introduce during the Convention that eventually became part of Article I of the Constitution?
- AP Gov Questions to Consider: How do the elements of this compromise reflect the Framers’ philosophical debates over the new federal government? How do they reflect a response to the Articles of Confederation? How does the negotiation of this compromise reflect the concept of pluralism?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Collaborate
- Connecticut Compromise
- Democracy
- Fallible
- High Rectitude
- Humility
- Republic
- Visionary