Constitutional Convention and U.S. History Quiz

At the Constitutional Convention, state delegates decided NOT to—

• change the Articles of Confederation

• break away from Great Britain

• sign the Articles of Confederation

• allow any westward expansion

What was the only branch of government provided for in the Articles of Confederation?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Amendment

• Legislative

What part of the Constitution provides a written guarantee of individual rights?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

• Articles I-III

• Declaration of Independence

Benjamin Banneker, an African American astronomer and surveyor, helped complete the design of—

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• New York City

• Washington, D.C.

How many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution in order for it to become law?

• All thirteen

• One of the thirteen

• Nine of the thirteen

• Seven of the thirteen

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

• European nations were not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.

• Great Britain was allowed to continue colonizing America.

• Americans were free to interfere with European politics.

• Americans would have equal representation in Parliament.

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Sam Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What part of North America was explored by Lewis and Clark?

• Areas around the Great Lakes

• Land west of the Mississippi River

• The St. Lawrence waterway

• The eastern coastline

The Bill of Rights was based upon the George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights and Thomas Jefferson’s –

• Virginia Plan

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Connecticut Plan

• Declaration of Independence

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• How many years legislative representatives could serve in government

• How many votes each state had in the Senate and House of Representatives

• Who would be the first president of the United States

• The rights that would be established in the Bill of Rights