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