Quiz Constitutional Convention

Where did the constitutional convention take place?

• Philadelphia
• Boston
• New York
• Jamestown

What was the name of the plan that favored the large states?

• New Jersey
• Virginia
• Delaware
• New York

What was the name of the plan that favored the small states?

• Virginia
• Rhode Island
• New Jersey
• New York

What was the name of the compromise made between the large and small states

• The Missouri Compromise
• The Representation Agreement
• The Iowa Caucus
• The Great Compromise

Northern and Southern states disagreed over what major issue at the convention?

• Whether to count slaves in the population
• Whether to free the slaves
• The amount of taxes each state would have to pay
• How new states would be admitted to the country

Which of the following is true of the Federalists?

• They did NOT support the new constitution

• They demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution

• They wanted a WEAK CENTRAL government

• They wanted a STRONG CENTRAL government

The Anti Federalists wanted more power to be at what level of government?

• The County

• The Town

• The States

• The Federal

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To write the Treaty of Paris

• To elect the first president

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

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

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence