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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Bill of Rights Rejected..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does late-eighteenth-century Americans eat for breakfast?
(a) Breads and cereals.
(b) Vegetable porridges.
(c) "Relishes", including salt fish, ham, and bacon.
(d) Squirrel ragout.

2. What question is considered at the first Saturday meeting of the quorum?
(a) What is the role of the executive in the new government?
(b) What type of government best suites America?
(c) What representation is used for Congress?
(d) Who is president of the Convention?

3. Why is indigence a bad word for most delegates to the Convention?
(a) The delegates believe that the indigent population rebels against their decisions at any moment.
(b) The delegates are fearful of becoming poor themselves.
(c) The delegates are concerned that European countries realize the states need assistance in paying off their debts.
(d) The delegates associate poverty with laziness.

4. Which state comes prepared to oppose proportional representation?
(a) Delaware.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. What issue is most important for the states of Kentucky and Tennessee?
(a) A tariff on their goods, including tobacco and timber.
(b) Free commerce down the Mississippi River and an ocean port for goods.
(c) Proportional representation for all slaves.
(d) Fair boundaries with neighboring states and a share of the Western Territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American diversion does Chevalier de Chastelleux experience while in Connecticut?

2. Which state sends the most delegates to the Convention?

3. Why does George Mason object to the motion empowering Congress to cut canals where needed?

4. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?

5. Who is named Chairman of the Committee of Style and Arrangement?

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