Constitutional Convention

The Constitutional Convention took place in ​____________in Philadelphia​.

• 1687

• 1787

• 1887

• 1997

The Constitutional Convention took place in ​1787 ___________.

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Sacramento

This was the only state not to attend the convention.

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• New York

• Rhode Island

The delegates decided to keep the Articles just the way they were written.

• True

• False

The delegates decided to throw out the Articles and start over again. ​

• True

• False

______ was asked to preside over the convention.

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• ​George Washington

• John Adams

He kept notes of the discussions and is often called “The Father of the Constitution.”​

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• ​George Washington

• John Adams

The men who wrote the Constitution are called the “Founding Fathers.”​

• True

• False

All the participants in the Convention were ...

• wealthy

• white

• Christian

• males

Many of the delegates owned slaves. ​

• True

• False