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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life, Liberty and Property. The People at Large. The Method of Electing Congressmen. June 6-7..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convenience is just becoming fashionable at the time of the Convention?
(a) Plows.
(b) Toothbrushes.
(c) Buckles.
(d) Boots.

2. When they arrive, what is the most immediate problem for convention delegates?
(a) Personal funding, because city life is expensive.
(b) Earning re-election in their home districts.
(c) Finding a place to stay, because Philadelphia is very crowded.
(d) Electing a President.

3. Who is called the "unsung hero" of the Convention?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Charles Pinckney.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

4. What is Jefferson's position regarding Shay's Rebellion?
(a) Jefferson condemns the rebels for acting against the government.
(b) Jefferson supports the spirit of resistance to government demonstrated by the rebels.
(c) Jefferson argues that the principles of Shay's Rebellion are used to write the Constitution.
(d) Jefferson remains neutral about the events labeled as Shay's Rebellion.

5. How does Washington get his title of Commander in Chief?
(a) A popular vote elects him as General of the Continental Army.
(b) Washington is appointed as the Commander of the thirteen original colonies.
(c) Washington is elected the Commander of the Convention.
(d) Congress elects him as General of the Continental Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?

2. What do delegates see if they visit Carpenters' Hall?

3. Which "firebrands" of the American Revolution are absent from the Convention?

4. Who is Edmund Randolph?

5. Which delegate chairs the committee that writes the Articles of Confederation?

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