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Constitutional Convention (United States)
  • 1. When did the Constitutional Convention take place?
A) 1900
B) 1787
C) 1750
D) 1820
  • 2. Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
A) Boston
B) Philadelphia
C) Washington D.C.
D) New York
  • 3. Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) James Madison
D) Alexander Hamilton
  • 4. How many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention?
A) 76
B) 27
C) 55
D) 13
  • 5. Which state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
A) New York
B) Rhode Island
C) Virginia
D) Georgia
  • 6. Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
A) George Washington
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John Adams
  • 7. The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature based on what?
A) Population
B) Geographical size
C) Economic wealth
D) Military strength
  • 8. What was the final product of the Constitutional Convention?
A) Articles of Confederation
B) Bill of Rights
C) Declaration of Independence
D) United States Constitution
  • 9. Which individual from the Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution?
A) James Madison
B) George Washington
C) John Adams
D) Patrick Henry
  • 10. Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
A) New York
B) Pennsylvania
C) Delaware
D) Virginia
  • 11. Which of the following was a Federalist leader during the ratification debates?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) George Mason
D) Patrick Henry
  • 12. Who became the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court following his role in the ratification of the Constitution?
A) Roger Sherman
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) John Jay
D) James Wilson
  • 13. When was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution?
A) 1791
B) 1800
C) 1776
D) 1820
  • 14. Who is considered the primary author of the Great Compromise?
A) James Madison
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) George Washington
D) Roger Sherman
  • 15. Which plan at the Constitutional Convention proposed equal representation for each state in the legislature?
A) Connecticut Plan
B) New Jersey Plan
C) Pennsylvania Plan
D) Virginia Plan
  • 16. Who was the youngest delegate to attend the Constitutional Convention?
A) James Madison
B) Jonathan Dayton
C) George Washington
D) Benjamin Franklin
  • 17. Which state threatened to leave the Convention over the issue of slavery?
A) New York
B) Virginia
C) Pennsylvania
D) South Carolina
  • 18. What is the opening phrase of the United States Constitution?
A) In Order to Form a More Perfect Union
B) We the People
C) Four score and seven years ago
D) When in the Course of human events
  • 19. Which notable figure did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
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