WorksheetsUnit 5 Ch. 11 Constitutional Convention
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who was Elizabeth Freeman?
Who was Benjamin Banneker?
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
Use the quotation to answer the question.
“To be fearful of giving Congress . . . [enough] authority for national purposes appears to me . . . madness. What then is there to be done? Things cannot go on [this way] forever.” —George Washington
Which conclusion about George Washington is supported by the quotation?
In which city was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 held?
What were the main reason for the Constitutional Convention?
What were the names of the two plans that were arguments for the Constitution?
Georgia Plan and 3/5ths Plan
Pennsylvania Plan and Virginia Plan
Ohio Plan and New Jersey Plan
Most states supported the Virginia Plan?
true
false
Which of the following were components of the Great Compromise? Select the two correct answers.
Each state has one senator in Congress
Representation in the Senate is equal for all states
All members of Congress serve two-year terms
Representation in the House of Representatives is based on population
The Three-Fifths Compromise was directly related to
representation and slavery
Use the excerpt from Benjamin Franklin’s speech at the Constitutional Convention to answer the question.
"I doubt too whether any other Convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views."
The quotation supports the idea that the Constitution
