The U.S. Constitution Test

The U.S. Constitution is:

• A historical document that represents the highest laws of the United States.

• A novel written by a famous American author.

• A scientific theory about the formation of the United States.

• A collection of poems about American history.

James Madison is known for being:

• The fourth President of the United States and he is known as The Father of the Constitution

• The author of the Declaration of Independence

• A famous Civil War general

• The inventor of the telephone

The Revolutionary War of 1783 is known for?

• The American Civil War

• The War of 1812

• a war against your own country to gain independence; in this case a war against Great Britain

• The French Revolution

After the colonies gained their independence from Great Britain, the colonies were now called what?

• states
• colonies

• valleys

• counties

What is a convention?

• A meeting or formal assembly for discussion

• A type of musical instrument

• A form of transportation

• A style of painting

What are delegates?

• A type of variable

• A method signature

• A group of people chosen to make

  decisions for a larger

  group

• A class

Where did the delegates meet to write the U.S. Constitution?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New York, New York

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Washington, D.C.

How many delegates met to write the U.S. Constitution?

• 10 delegates

• 20 delegates

• 55 delegates

• 40 delegates

These delegates represented whom?

• The 13 colonies which became states of the United States

• European Union

• NATO

• ASEAN

Which was the only state that did not send a representative?

• New York

• Rhode Island

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania