Ratifying the Constitution

When did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Spring of 1777

• Summer of 1787

• Fall of 1797

• Winter of 1877

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Killeen, Texas

• Washington DC

• New York City

What did the Federalists want?

• to ratify the Constitution without changes.

• To change the Constitution.

• To add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

What did the Anti-Federalists fear?

• That the states would be too powerful.

• That the national government would become to powerful.

• That the national government would become too weak.

George Mason and Thomas Jefferson were both...

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Republican

• Democrat

Which of the following was a Federalist?

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• All of the Above

What does the word Debate mean?

• a careful discussion

• to promise

• to offer for approval.

Which word means "To Promise"

• Debate

• Guarantee

• Submit

When you "offer for approval" you...

• Debate

• Guarantee

• Submit

Which of the following states ratified the Constitution in 1787?

• Maine

• Pennsylvania

• North Carolina