The Constitutional Courant

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-constitutional-courant

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the publication year?1787
2. What is the printer?John Dunlap
3. Why was the Constitutional Courant so small?The small size helped people share it quietly, so it could spread ideas without big attention or censorship.
4. Who printed the Constitutional Courant?John Dunlap, a well‑known printer, made the paper to share what was happening at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Constitutional Convention: The 1787 assembly in Philadelphia tasked with drafting the United States Constitution.
U.S. Constitution: The supreme law of the United States, establishing the framework and powers of the federal government.
Ratification: The formal approval process by which the states adopted the U.S. Constitution.
Federalist/Anti-Federalist Debates: The public arguments for and against the ratification of the Constitution.