New Nation Quiz 1 Review

The first form of government of the United States was called...

• Statue of Liberty

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Paris

He is the "Father of the Constitution"

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Roger Sherman

• Thomas Jefferson

The Constitutional Convention was held in ...

• New York, New York

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Williamsburg, Virginia

• Boston, Massachusetts

This issue nearly broke up the Constitutional Convention.

• taxes

• trade

• representation

• slavery

What were the main arguments during the Constitutional Convention?

• They argued over who should have more power: the states or central government and the details of the new government.

• They argued over who should be the President and the Vice President of the Constitutional Convention.

• They argued that King George III should give the United States more land and money for making them fight during the American Revolution.

He was NOT an important leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

This document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1787 and contains the master plan of our government and laws; it still exists today!

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• the Constitution of United States of America

• Virginia Compromise

The idea that enslaved people would count for three-fifths of a person when deciding how many representatives a state would get.

• Virginia Plan

• Slave Population Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Big Compromise

The Preamble is the introduction of the Constitution and begins with these three words...

• "Under the King"

• "Thou shalt not"

• "We the People"

• "This is Us"