The Constitutional Convention

The president of the Constitutional Convention was

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Madison

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• James Monroe

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What two branches of our current government were added at the convention?

• Executive and Legislative

• Judicial and Legislative

• Executive and Judicial

• Parliament and Bill of Rights

Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the Great Compromise?

• It guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of religion

• It decided how many votes each state would get in the Senate and House of Representatives

• It decided how much power should be given to the states and the national government

• It guaranteed that every state would have one vote

How many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution?

• 9 out of 13

• 10 out of 13

• 13 out of 13

• 5 out of 13

The Bill of Rights was added to the

• Treaty of Paris

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

• Philadelphia, Pennsyvania

The Bill of Rights was written to protect the rights of the

• government

• people

• states

• president

What do the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom have in common?

• They were used to write the Bill of Rights.

• They were used to write the Great Compromise.

• They were used to write the Declaration of Independence.

• They were used to write the Treaty of Paris.