Road to the Constitution

Mrs. DeVries

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  1. The Constitutional Convention took place in what year?
  2. Your answer:
    1774
    1776
    1787
    1790


  3. Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
  4. Your answer:
    Boston
    Jamestown
    Philadelphia
    New York


  5. Which of the following was NOT a common characteristic of the delegates to the convention?
  6. Your answer:
    They were all white men.
    They were farmers.
    They were well educated.
    They were young.


  7. Who was elected to preside over (be in control of) the Constitutional Convention?
  8. Your answer:
    Thomas Jefferson
    George Washington
    Alexander Hamilton
    Pizza Hut Delivery Guy


  9. Which of the following was a key decision made by the delegates to the convention?
  10. Your answer:
    The decision to keep the convention a secret.
    The decision that each state would have one vote.
    The decision that a majority would decide any issue.
    all of the above


  11. Which of the following vocabulary words mean to come to an agreement in which each side agrees to give up something to get something more important?
  12. Your answer:
    compromise
    ratify
    repeal
    amend


  13. The subject of the Three-Fifths Compromise was ____________.
  14. Your answer:
    how to elect the President
    slavery
    voting
    bill of rights


  15. The Virginia Plan called for representation from each state to be based on______.
  16. Your answer:
    money
    population
    jobs
    power


  17. The group who opposed the Constitution was known as _____________.
  18. Your answer:
    Federalists
    Anti-Federalists
    Delegates
    Electoral College


  19. The Constitution was signed in what year?
  20. Your answer:
    1776
    1779
    1787
    1792


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