5th Grade Constitutional Convention Test

What event led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention?

• Government can't collect taxes

• Shay's Rebellion

• Revolutionary War

• Boston tea party

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To update the Articles of Confederation

• To write a new constitution

• To plan the Revolutionary War

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

What were the two major debates at the Constitutional Convention about? Select Two

• State representation in Congress

• Counting slaves for representation and taxes

• Who would be the first president

• Whether to declare independence or stay loyal to the king

• How to divide land in the Northwest Territory

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution" and wrote the Virginia Plan?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Roger Sherman

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans. Which plan wanted states to have representation based on population?

• Connecticut Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

Which plan wanted states to have equal representation?

• Connecticut Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

Which Plan was favored by small states?

• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan

Who was happy with the Virginia plan?

• Small States
• Large States

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and Connecticut Plan

• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan