We The People - U.S. Constitution

What is the name of our first government?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

• Too much power

• Not enough power

Who was the Massachusetts farmer that led a rebellion against the courts?

• Nathaniel Bacon

• Benedict Arnold

• Daniel Shays

• William Howe

Which city held the convention to fix the Articles of Confederation?

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Charleston

Who was the president of the convention?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Who is considered the father of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

Which state did not attend the convention?

• Georgia

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Rhode Island

Instead of fixing the Articles of Confederation, what document did the convention create?

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

Whose ideas about government influenced the founders?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• George Washington

• John Adams

Which document influenced the framers of the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Albany Plan of Union

• Proclamation of 1763