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In what year was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1492

• 1776

• 1787

• 1803

Which country did America declare independence from?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Germany

Who was the leader of America's army during the American Revolution?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

What was America's first plan of government called?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Why did America need a new plan of government?

• We lost the Revolutionary War.

• States did not have enough power.

• The federal government did not have enough power.

• George Washington said so.

Where and when did American leaders meet to create a new plan of government for the country?

• Philadelphia, 1787

• New York City, 1791

• Paris, 1800

• Boston, 1776

This meeting of American leaders to create a new government was called...

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Continental Congress

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Constitutional Convention

Who was the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What type of government did the Founding Fathers create for the United States?

• a representative democracy

• a monarchy

• a theocracy

• a dictatorship

At the Constitutional Convention, the main debate was over...

• if the country should end slavery.

• who should be the first president.

• how states should be represented in Congress.

• how much money the president should make.