Development of the Constitution

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Maryland, Virginia

• • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New York, New York

• Newark, New Jersey

Why was the Constitutional Convention held?

• To address problems in governing the United States of America

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To create a new government rather than fix the existing one

• All of the above

The result of the convention was?

• The creation of the United States Constitution

• The creation of the Declaration of Independence

• The separate the United States from Great Britain

• The Creation of the Bill of Rights

Some of the disputes at the Constitutional Convention were?

• Whether to divide executive power between 3 persons or a single President

• What offenses should be impeachable

• Whether to allow the abolition of the slave trade

• All of the above

Participants of the convention agreed to use what as the basis for the constitution?

• The Virginia Plan

• The Bill of rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The New Jersey Plan

After everything was decided upon, the final version was voted and then sent to?

• The federal committee

• Congress

• The States

• The President

About how many people lived in the 13 colonies at the the time of the Constitutional Convention?

• 400,000

• 500,000

• 1 million

• 4 million

Problems with governing under the Articles of Confederation were?

• Agriculture, freedom, and women's rights

• Trade, currency, and collecting of taxes

• Liberties, religious freedom, and land disputes

• Slavery, Money, Debt

Who was elected unanimously as the President of the convention?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

Delegate, George Mason demanded what if the Constitution was to be signed?

• A Bill of Rights

• A vote from the people

• Freedom of slaves

• Lower Taxes