Unit 3 Topic 1 Making the Constitution

After the Americans won their freedom from Great Britain, they needed to make a ______ for the United States.

• flag

• constitution

• treaty

• anthem

The leader from Virginia who wanted to change the way the government worked was:

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

The main goal of some leaders after the first American government did not work very well was to:

• establish a monarchy

• make the government strong

• maintain the status quo

• dissolve the union

Fill in the blank: A _______ is the group of people who make decisions for a city, state, or country.

• government

• committee

• team

• council

What does the term 'Structure' mean?

• A) A random arrangement of objects

• B) How something is put together or organized

• C) A type of plant

• D) A musical instrument

What important work did Americans have to do after winning their independence from Great Britain?

• Establish a new government

• Return to British rule

• Expand westward

• Form alliances with other countries

In May of 1787, leaders from different states traveled to which city for the Constitutional Convention?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Washington D.C.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a meeting. The Constitutional Convention was a meeting, held in Philadelphia, to figure out how to create a new American government.

• Convention

• Assembly

• Gathering

• Summit

Some of the leaders that traveled to meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were:

• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee

• Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin

• Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King Jr.

What was the meeting of American leaders called?

• Constitutional Convention.

• Continental Congress.

• Federal Assembly.

• National Summit.