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WorksheetsQUIZIZZ CONSTUTIONAL CONVENTION AND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS PART TW
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
What city held the First Continental Congress?
(a)
New York City
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?
George Washington
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Mr Shapiro
1. In what city did the Second Continental Congress take place?
Williamsburg
Philadelphia
Lewisburg
2. Who does John Adams recommend to lead the Continental Army?
Ethan Allen
Ben Franklin
George Washington
The Delegates encouraged colonists to continue ______________British Goods.
robbing
stealing
boycott
buying
purchasing
The delegates at the First Continental Congress voted to ______ British trade.
boycott
increase the value of
sell more
all of the above
Where is the 2nd Congress meeting?
Chicago
Britain
Philadelphia
What position was George Washington nominated for?
General of the army
Leader of the Liberty Kids
Leader of the Red Coats
Which colony did not send a representative to the First Continental Congress?
New York
Delaware
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Who are delegates?
People who design a building.
People who go to war.
People who supported the King.
People sent with power to represent others.
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
To remove the King from power
Figure out what to do about the British
Provide more funding for the schools
A patriot is...
Someone who fights for no reason at all
Someone who loves his or her country
Someone who hates his or her country
What is a synonym for Congress? (Check all that apply)
separate
meeting
convention
detach
What point did the Declaration of Rights make clear?
That freedom and rights weren't important
That taxation by the British would not be tolerated any longer
That the colonists would continue to obey the King
What was Britain's reaction to the First Continental Congress?
They said they would crush the colonists into submission
They agreed to the colonists requests
They sent the King to help the colonists
What does economics relate to?
government
money
parliament
congress
Intolerable means the same as...
unacceptable
acceptable
satisfactory
Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to be the general of the Continental Army?
John Hancock
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
To declare war with Great Britain.
To remind King George III of the colonists basic rights as human beings.
To ask King George III for peace with the colonies.
To let Great Britain know that they had George Washington as a commander and chief.
What did the Congress start writing when they learned King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition?
Second Continental Congress
Continental Army
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Taking up Arms
What was the first thing that the makers of the Constitution did not agree on?
To fix the articles or replace them?
Whether big states were better than small states.
Whether small states were better than big states.
How the articles of confederation were awesome.
The Virginia Plan favored...
Large states because it was all based on population.
Small states because it was based on population.
Small states because the king had all of the power .
The New Jersey Plan favored...
Small states because it promised equal representation.
Large states because it promised population based decisions.
The small states because it promised population based legislatures.
The large states because presidents make all of the decisions.
What is a compromise?
Everyone wins
Everyone loses something to gain together.
All sides give up
All sides go on facebook and cry about the other side.
Representatives
What was the name of the Rebellion where, Farmers/soldiers rebelled after not being paid for fighting in the American Revolution and then lost their farms?
Shay's Rebellion
Slave Rebellion
American Revolution
Szechuan Chicken
Which group supported a strong government?
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
What settled the debate between the Virginia Plan (big state) and the New Jersey plan (small state)?
The Three Fifths Compromise
Batman
The Great Compromise
The American Revolution
What rule did all those attending the Constitutional Convention have to follow?
Bring Food
Write everything down
Secrecy
Forthrightness
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
George Washington
Pocahontas
Thomas Jefferson
Why was the Articles of Confederation Weak?
They had more power than the states
They couldn't raise taxes and were always broke
Franklin was the President
They didn't know how to make tacos
True or False? The Articles of Confederation were discarded for the Constitution?
True
False
Name the Rebellion that showed the Articles of Confederation was weak, and people lost trust in the government's ability to protect them.
The American Revolution
Shay's Rebellion
French and Indian War
War of 1812
What was the name of the Rebellion where, Farmers/soldiers rebelled after not being paid for fighting in the American Revolution and then lost their farms?
Shay's Rebellion
Slave Rebellion
American Revolution
Szechuan Chicken
How was the debate on how to count slaves settled?
Mission Specialist
The Great Compromise
Federalist and Anti-Federalist
Three Fifths Compromise
What rule did all those attending the Constitutional Convention have to follow?
Bring Food
Write everything down
Secrecy
Forthrightness
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
George Washington
Pocahontas
Thomas Jefferson
Which plan thought all states should have equal say in the government, no matter their size?
Virginia Plan
Florida Plan
New Jersey Plan
George Washington
Why was the Articles of Confederation Weak?
They had more power than the states
They couldn't raise taxes and were always broke
Franklin was the President
They didn't know how to make tacos
