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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. Who is Edmund Randolph?
(a) Governor of New Jersey.
(b) Governor of Virginia.
(c) Governor of New Hampshire.
(d) Governor of New York.

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

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

4. Which delegate from South Carolina claims to have a plan similar to that presented by Edmund Randolph?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Charles Pinkney.

5. According to Roger Williams, what is the principle at the heart of constitutional government?
(a) The abolition of slavery.
(b) Equal representation for states.
(c) The civil power, with people consenting and agreeing.
(d) The pursuit of happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't the Convention called the Constitutional Convention?

2. What forms the basis of the Convention's procedure?

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

4. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?

5. How does Hamilton get named as a delegate to the Convention?

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