A New Nation Week 12 Assessment

Draw a line from each Founding Father to his description.

• George Washington

• Leader of the Continental Army

• James Madison

• worked to create religious freedom in Virginia

• George Mason

• Worked to make France an allie

• Thomas Jefferson

• Suggested the protection of the rights of all Americans

The Articles of Confederation were most likely written to ______________.

• Establish trade with American Indians

• Establish a government for a new nation

• Express the colonial desire for independence

• Express colonial grievances with Great Britain

James Madison is known as the “Father of the _______.”

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

What was one authority that each state had that was written in the Articles of Confederation?

George Mason is best known for ___________.

• Negotiating the Treaty of Paris

• Writing the Preamble to the Constitution

• Drafting the Declaration of Independence

• Including a Bill of Rights in the Constitution

Study this list: - Served under Washington in the Revolutionary War - Wrote the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution - Served as Washington’s secretary of the treasury Who made these contributions?

• John Adams

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Conflicts happened during the convention. What were some of those conflicts? Choose all that apply.

• The Bill of Rights were made

• That each state should have the same number of representatives

• That American Indians were treated fairly across all states

• That all men have to join the army

• To add an Executive and Judicial branch

What did the Judicial branch of the United States do to laws that were not aligned with the rights of the people that were outlined in the constitution?

• The law provided a check and balance of power

• The law was founded by the Founding Fathers

• The law was considered unconstitutional

• The law upheld by the Supreme Court

What was the most challenging situation that happened during the Constitutional Convention?

What are three achievements that George Washington accomplished over his lifetime?