Constitution Convention Basics and vocabulary

Convention

• a form of speech

• a meeting of persons for a common purpose

• a representative sent to a meeting

delegate

• a gate that has not been closed

• a person sent to explore a new territory

• a person sent with power to act for another

representative

• prisoner

• delegate

• actor

• participant

City where the Constitutional Convention will be held

• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Boston
• Mississippi

The purpose of the Constitutional Convention

• To make a treaty with Great Britain to stop the war

• Create a whole entire new government system

• Revise and modify the Articles of Confederation

Dates when the Constitutional Convention was held.

• September to May 1787

• May to September 1787

• July 4, 1776

Instead of revising the Articles of Confederation, what did the Constitutional Convention end up doing?

• Selecting George Washington as king

• Surrendering to the British

• Creating a whole new government for the USA

Which term means a group of elected representatives who are a part of a government?

• Windows

• House

• Basement

• Cabinet

Which term, besides being on a tree, also means a division of government?

• root

• branch

• leaf

• bark

Each state had it's own government in 1787 in the United States.

• True

• False