WorksheetsHistory #85-100 Articles of Confederation Constitution President
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who won the Revolutionary War?
The American Patriots
The British Redcoats
The Hessians
The French
When was the Treaty of Paris that officially ended the Revolutionary War signed?
March 17, 1783
May 13, 1783
October 16, 1783
September 3, 1783
After the war ended, why were some American army officers angry with Congress and planning to make George Washington king of America?
Congress refused to pay them
Congress payed them to much money
Congress forgot to pay them
Congress loved to pay them
How did Washington save the US from becoming a country ruled by a king?
He persuaded the army officers to be patient with Congress & convinced Congress to pay the soldiers
Never returned home and stayed in the army
He refused to go against Congress and to become king
He gave up his power by resigning from the army and returned to his home
He took all power and became king
What were the weaknesses of the first constitution of the USA called the Articles of Confederation?
All 13 states had to agree in order to make any changes to the Articles of Confederation & Congress couldn't tax.
Had 25 leaders and still didn't make sure all laws were obeyed
Congress couldn't control or interfere with trade between the individual states. The government didn't have a single leader to make sure laws are obeyed.
Congress should always tax & no one had to agree
What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention that Congress allowed to take place?
It had the goal of fixing the Articles of Confederation’s problems.
It didn't have the goal of fixing the Articles of Confederation’s problems.
It had no goals
It had to many goals to even say
When and where did the Constitutional Convection take place?
In December of 1784 in Virginia
In July of 1784 in New York
In May of 1784 in Philadelphia
In February of 1784 in France
Why was it important that George Washington & Benjamin Franklin were at the convention?
it helped many people trust the government's work
it helped no people trust the convention's work
it stopped many people from trusting the convention's work
it helped many people trust the convention's work
Who is often called the Father of the Constitution because he created the basic plan for the Constitution?
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklen
The delegates at the Constitutional Convection had to decide how many representatives each stat would get in Congress. What did states with larger populations want the number of representatives to be based on?
States with large populations: Wanted the number of representatives for each state to be based on each state's population (more people in a state means more representatives)
States with no populations wanted no representatives
States with populations wanted some representatives
States with small populations: Wanted each state to get the same number of representatives
The delegates eventually came to an agreement called the Great Compromise. What did they decide about Congress (the legislature)?
Congress would have 2 houses (parts):
Congress would be banished
The The House of Representatives in which the number of representatives for each state would be based on the population size of the state (more people means more representatives)
Nobody wanted Congress
The Senate in which each state would get two representatives,
Nine of 13 states had to approve the Constitution in order for it to become official Constitution of the US. What condition did several states give for approving the Constitution?
They wouldn't ratify under any circumstances
They didn't care
They would only ratify the Constitution if a Bill of Rights was added to it.
They all died
Who was the first elected president of the US after the Constitution was ratified (or made official)?
Benjamin Franklen
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What important precedent (or example of how to act that people follow) did the first president make on March 4 1797?
He stayed president till he died, then his son became president, so now the Washington's are going to be in charge forever
He resigned 1 day later because he couldn't handle the pressure
He loved being president so he stayed for 3 months
Washington was elected to be president twice, but he resigned an the end of his second term as president and allowed the next person to become president.
Who were the 2nd & 3rd presidents of the United States?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
