What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

Unit 5-6 Comprehension Test

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To write the Constitution
To address the problems of the weak government under the AOC
To create a new country
To determine where the capital city of the US would be
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was unamiously elected to serve as the President of the Constitutional Convention?
John Hancock
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Austin, TX
Boston, MA
Washington DC
Philadelphia, PA
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Samuel Adams and John Hancock need to pledge to support the Consitution?
the addition of a Bill of RIghts
There was nothing that would make them support the Constitution.
For the Founding Fathers to vote for John Hancock when he ran for the Presidency.
The passage of the Virgina Plan.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Virginia Plan?
The new plan of government to replace the AOC where the number of representatives from each state was the same number regardless of its population.
The new plan of government to replace the AOC where the number of representatives from each state was based on its population.
The new plan of government to replace the AOC where one branch was based on the state's population and the other branch had the same number regardless of its population.
There was no Virginia Plan.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Connecticut Compromise?
Stated that for every free state that joined the USA, a slave state would also join.
Abolished slavery.
The proposal for congressional representation in the US Constitution- House was based on population and the Senate had the same number per state no matter its population
There was no Connecticut Compromise.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the combination of the Virginia Plan and the Connecticut Compromise?
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Constitution
Great Compromise
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