CH 6 Lesson 2: A Constitutional Convention

A meeting that brings people together for a common purpose is known as a ___________.

• convention

• delegate

• constititution

• state

General Riley called from elections in twelve different parts of California. People in each part would vote for a delegate. What is a delegate?

• A government meeting

• A written constitution

• A representative chosen to speak or act for others

• A constitutional convention

Who led the meetings at the convention?

• Robert Semple

• Mariano Vallejo

• Manuel Dominguez

• General Riley

Robert Semple and Mariano Vallejo walked together to the front of Colton Hall in Monterey. This walk helped delegates agree on what?

• California should become a state

• Only Californios can live in California

• The Bear Flag Revolt

• Who could vote

Delegates agreed that ALL Californios had the right to vote.

• True

• False

Delegates had to decide California's eastern border. They chose a border along ______ ______ and the ________ _____.

• Colton Hall and Monterey Road

• Sierra Nevada and Colorado River

• Dominguez Hills and Colorado State

• Santa Lucia Mountains and Salinas River

Delegates agreed that slavery WOULD be allowed in California.

• True

• False

California's Constitution included some rights that were not in the US Constitution. One was the traditional Spanish right of married women to ___ _______.

• own property such as land

• ride horses into town

• wear pants

• cross between states

The 1849 California Constitution begins with a ___________ _______ that states important ideas such as freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

• Declaration of People

• United States Constitution

• Declaration of Rights

• Eastern Borders

What was the purpose of California's constitutional convention?

• To vote General Riley leader of California

• To write a constitution for California

• To prevent California Indians from voting

• Break California into 12 different parts