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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreigners in Congress. The Ten Miles Square..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?
(a) To prepare a draft of the Constitution for the Committee of the Whole.
(b) To develop and gather support for an alternative to the Virginia Plan.
(c) To discuss Convention matters with other delegates from his state.
(d) To return home and take care of his family.

2. In 1787, which American City still shows the effects of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Trenton, New Jersey.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

3. What American diversion does Chevalier de Chastelleux experience while in Connecticut?
(a) Clearing timber for farmland.
(b) Hunting wild turkey.
(c) Squirrel hunting.
(d) Horse racing.

4. Why is Pierce Butler opposed to foreigners without a long residence in America being elected to Congress?
(a) He believes that only native-born individuals understand democracy.
(b) He believes that foreigners are not capable of governing effectively.
(c) He believes such individuals bring attachments to other countries that are dangerous to American beliefs.
(d) He believes that Congress functions more efficiently if they are all native English speakers.

5. Which article, in the document presented by the Committee of Detail, alarms the Maryland delegates?
(a) The power of Congress to pass navigational acts and regulate commerce among the states.
(b) The power of Congress to levy taxes on property and income.
(c) The power of Congress to override a Presidential veto.
(d) The power of Congress to overturn legislation by individual states.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Franklin believe foreign-born citizens are allowed to serve in Congress?

2. Why are French noblemen amazed to find Revolutionary War officers working as innkeepers?

3. At the beginning of the Convention, Governor Morris reads a letter from whom?

4. The delegates decide that congressmen are to be paid how?

5. Which delegate is born in Scotland and signs the Declaration of Independence?

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