Studies Weekly: Week 12

Article 1: What was the document that created the first government after the colonies declared independence?

• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist Papers
• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution of 1787

Article 1:

How many states had to agree to pass any laws?

• 8

• 9

• 7

• 6

Article 2:

What year was the Constitutional Convention?

• 1788

• 1790

• 1787

• 1770

Article 2:

Who presented the Virginia Plan?

• Roger Sherman

• James Madison

• William Paterson

• George Washington

Article 2:

What year was slavery outlawed?

• 1808

• 1800

• 1802

• 1810

Article 3:

What was Washington’s role in the Constitutional Convention?

• Washington was the chairman.

• Washington was a delegate from Virginia.
• Washington was the president of the Constitutional Convention.
• Washington was a vocal opponent of the Constitution.

Article 3:

What has George Washington been called?

• Father of His Country
• First President of the United States
• Leader of the Revolution
• General of the Continental Army

Article 4:

Which state did Hamilton represent at the Constitutional Convention?

• New York
• Massachusetts
• Virginia
• New Jersey

Article 5:

Who was George Mason’s friend and neighbor?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

Article 5:

What document was influenced by Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• United States Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta