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Federalists, Anti-federalists & Constitution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was an anti-Federalist?

a)

B. FRANKLIN

b)

A. HAMILTON

c)

P. HENRY

d)

G. WASHINGTON

2.

The past power of the ____________ Parliament and King made the anti-Federalists hesistant to accept a strong national government.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

Spanish

3.

Why did debtors fear the adoption of the Constitution?

a)

they had a personal grudge against Madison

b)

they wished the Convention had met in Trenton

c)

they sought to avoid enforcement of money collection

d)

they wanted to create a military dictatorship

4.

The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution as a collection known as the

a)

Petition of Right.

b)

Bill of Rights.

c)

Magna Carta.

d)

Dawes Act.

5.

What was the MAJOR issue which inspired the meeting of the first Constitutional Convention?

a)

Impressment practiced by the British

b)

British occupation of forts in the Great Lakes region

c)

riots in Philadelphia over war veteran pensions

d)

conflicts over interstate commerce

6.

Which group controlled more newpapers during the debate over the Constitution?

a)

Labour advocates

b)

Anti-federalists

c)

Federalists

d)

Greens

7.

Which two early leaders worked out a political compromise which resulted in the creation of Washington, DC?

a)

Burr and Hamilton

b)

Jay and Burr

c)

Jefferson and Hamilton

d)

Lee and Franklin

8.

Place the following events in order with the first one on the far left.

a)

Spanish settled St. Augustine, Florida

b)

Puritans settled in Plymouth

c)

Stamp Act issued

d)

Battle of Saratoga took place.

e)

Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolution

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
9.

The first document which set up a framework for the United States government was the (a)   of Confederation

10.

What was the eventual name of the "Jeffersonians?"

a)

Federalists

b)

Greens

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Whigs