John Dickinson by FREYA DICKSON https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject Founding Father Project en-us 2018-10-03 18:22:26 UTC 2023-07-16 22:29:07 UTC hello@padlet.com John Dickinson dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291905376 2018-10-11 18:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291905376 Delaware dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291906381 2018-10-11 18:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291906381 Background Information dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291906806 John Dickinson was born in Talbot County, Maryland in November of 1732. His father's name was Samuel Dickinson and his mother's name was Mary Dickinson. 
His father was a prosperous father, they earned good money from this business which made them apart of the upper class.
Dickinson studied at London's Middle Temple to further his education. He then returned to the United States and moved to Philadelphia where he became a lawyer. ]]> 2018-10-11 18:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291906806 State they represented dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291909459 John Dickinson represented Delaware]]> 2018-10-11 18:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291909459 American Flag dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291910444 2018-10-11 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291910444 Slaveholder? dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291912717 Yes, Dickinson was in fact a slave holder. At one point in time, he owned as many as 37 slaves!]]> 2018-10-11 18:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/291912717 Role In the American Revolution dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292592436 Dickinson served during the revolutionary war. ]]> 2018-10-14 20:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292592436 3 Interesting Facts dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593018 • He was a penman. He wrote “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania”
• He served in the Delaware assembly (1760)
• He also “won” a spot in the Pennsylvania assembly (1762-1765)]]> 2018-10-14 20:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593018 Federalist or Anti-Federalist? dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593208 John Dickinson was a federalist. He wrote letters supporting the ratification of the Constitution.]]> 2018-10-14 20:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593208 Did their State Ratify the constitution? dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593492 Yes, Delaware did ratify the constitution. Infact, Dickinson was the one to sign.]]> 2018-10-14 20:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593492 Were they in Favor of the Major Compromises? dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593767 Yes, Dickinson was in favor of the Connecticut and 3/5 compromise. Dickinson opposed the 3/5 compromise and he suggested the Connecticut compromise. The Connecticut compromise was his idea but he was not credited for it.]]> 2018-10-14 21:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292593767 Influence on the Constitution dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292594099 John Dickinson made a very big impact on the constitution. Without him, the constitution wouldn’t have been ratified. He was the president of Delaware and it was the first state to ratify the constitution. He was very involved in politics so he had a good idea of what he was doing when he signed to ratify the constitution.]]> 2018-10-14 21:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292594099 Current Topic dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292594197 The current topic I picked was LGBTQ+. Since Dickinson was more of the Conservative type I don’t think his vote would be be towards yes. However, some conservatives are in agreement of the LGBTQ+ family.]]> 2018-10-14 21:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292594197 MLA Citations dicksof https://padlet.com/dicksof/johndickinsoncivicsproject/wish/292595193 Biography. Biography,
          www.biography.com. Accessed 14 Oct. 
          2018.
The Declaration of Independence. Independence     
           Hall Association, 4 Jul. 1994.     
           www.ushistory.org. Accessed 14 Oct. 
           2018.
The Friends of the John Dickinson Mansion.
           Dickinson Mansion,
           www.dickinsonmansion.org. Accessed 14
           Oct. 2018.

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