History of the Constitution

What is the US Constitution?

• The first version of our government, laws, and legal system

• The supreme law of the USA, which establishes our government

• the document that declared independence from Great Britain

• the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

2. What was the war in which the USA became independent from Great Britain?

• The Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

• The Independence War

• World War II

When was the end of the Revolutionary War?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1783

• 1777

What was the first version of the US Constitution called?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Federalist Papers

• The Articles of Confederation

What was the PROBLEM with the Articles of Confederation?

• Great Britain's king controlled the colonies.

• The federal government was too strong and had too much power.

• The 13 states were not united, and there was no strong federal government.

• American states didn't support the US Government.

Where was the Constitution written?

• Philadelphia, NY

• Pittsburgh, PA

• Washington, DC

• Philadelphia, PA

When was the Constitution written?

• 1787

• 1777

• 1776

• 1861

Who wrote the Constitution?

• The Founding Mothers

• The King of England

• The Founding Fathers

• Ms. Bing

The Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia to write the Constitution. What do we call this meeting?

• The Continental Congress

• The Constitutional Convention

• The Confederation Convention

• The Federalist Debate

Who was at the Constitutional Convention?

• Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Hillary Clinton

• Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and Andrew Jackson

• George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and George Mason

• Ms. Bing, Mrs. Bolfek, Ms. Radice, Mrs. Meyers