The Birth of the Constitution (GBMS)

This document was the first constitution of the United States.

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution of 1787

Answer explanation

The very FIRST constitution

For a law to pass, how many states had to agree?

• 9

• 50

• 13

This part of the government could declare war and coin and borrow money, but could not tax.

• Congress
• President
• Supreme Court

In September 1786, delegates met in Annapolis, Maryland to study the trade problem at what event?

• Philadelphia Convention
• Trade Conference
• Annapolis Convention

There was no one person in charge because the founding fathers feared tyranny and creating a new one of these?

(a)  

The purpose of the convention was to revise the articles, but delegates decided to do this instead.

• Draft a new constitution
• Amend the existing articles

This was the president of the constitutional convention.

• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

This was the only state that did not send representatives to Philadelphia for the convention.

• Rhode Island
• New York
• Massachusetts

At 81 years old, this delegate from Pennsylvania was the oldest at the convention.

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

At 26 years old, this delegate from New Jersey was the youngest at the convention.

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Jonathan Dayton