The Constitutional Convention of 1787

Who attended the Convention appointed for revising the Articles of Confederation?

• John Lansing & Robert Yates

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the purpose of the Convention appointed for revising the Articles of Confederation?

• To negotiate a peace treaty

• To declare independence from Britain

• To report amendments to the Articles of Confederation

• To establish a new government

What were the reasons for dissent from the proposed Constitution?

• None of the above

• Both A and B

• A conviction of the impracticability of establishing a general government

• The limited and well-defined powers under which they acted

What did John Lansing & Robert Yates believe would be the consequence of a general government?

• None of the above

• Both A and B

• Intolerably burdensome expense of supporting the government

• Destruction of the civil liberty of citizens

What did John Lansing & Robert Yates believe would be the difficulty of controlling or counteracting the views of a set of men in the general government?

• Their remoteness from their constituents

• None of the above

• Their necessary permanency of office

• Both A and B

What was the opinion of John Lansing & Robert Yates regarding the preservation of individual states' rights?

• Both A and B

• It should be the leading feature of every amendment

• It was unnecessary

• None of the above

What was the reason for John Lansing & Robert Yates' opposition to the adoption of the national Constitution?

• They believed it would not afford security to equal and permanent liberty

• They were not present at the completion of the new Constitution

• None of the above

• Both A and B

What was the purpose of the Core Document Collection mentioned in the text?

• None of the above

• Both A and B

• To provide fiction books for students

• To allow students to read history in the words of those who made it

What is the location of the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University?

• California

• Ohio

• Texas

• New York

What is the contact email for TeachingAmericanHistory.org?

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