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WorksheetsConstitutional Convention
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
Which event did Shays’ Rebellion lead to?
a)
the passage of the Intolerable Acts
b)
the beginning of the Revolutionary War
c)
the meeting of the Constitutional Convention
d)
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
2.
Which phrase from the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution BEST explains the concept of federalism?
a)
to form a more perfect union
b)
to ensure domestic tranquility
c)
to provide for the common defense
d)
to secure the blessings of liberty
3.
The Fourth of July is celebrated in the U.S. because
a)
George Washington became president.
b)
it was the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
c)
the Declaration of Independence was signed.
d)
the British granted the colonies independence.
4.
What was the function of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to announce to the world the American colonies’ reasons for separation from England
b)
to demand representation in Parliament for the American colonies
c)
to establish a government for the American colonies
d)
to claim new territory for American colonists
5.
Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."—Preamble, U.S. Constitution
The Preamble expands on which idea found in the Declaration of Independence?
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."—Preamble, U.S. Constitution
The Preamble expands on which idea found in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
that all men are created equal
b)
that people may throw off unjust governments
c)
that people establish governments to protect their rights
d)
that England had not acted with the colonists’ best interests at heart
6.
How did the passage of the Stamp Act contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War?
a)
It raised the price of French goods shipped into the colonies.
b)
It influenced the colonists rebel against British taxation.
c)
It restricted colonial trade with foreign countries.
d)
It limited the power of colonial legislatures.
7.
All of the following were causes of the American Revolution EXCEPT
a)
the Coercive Acts.
b)
the Stamp Act.
c)
Quebec Act.
d)
Articles of Confederation.
8.
Which U.S. president was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Andrew Jackson
9.
The United States Constitution was written in 1787. What was the reason for writing the Constitution?
a)
to argue for the abolition of slavery
b)
to describe the organization of the government
c)
to explain the reasons for separating from Britain
d)
to list specific rights guaranteed to citizens
10.
Read the following.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
What is the source of this quotation?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
What is the source of this quotation?
a)
United States Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
11.
Which document was adopted to address these problems?
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
•Unable to collect taxes
•Failed to raise an army
• Unable to regulate trade
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
•Unable to collect taxes
•Failed to raise an army
• Unable to regulate trade
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
United States Constitution
d)
Albany Plan of Union
12.
Which plan proposed at the United States Constitutional Convention solved the issue of representation in Congress?
a)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Connecticut Compromise
c)
Elastic Clause
d)
Preamble
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