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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drafting the Constitution. The Committee of Style and Arrangement Take Hold. September 8-12..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate is born in Scotland and signs the Declaration of Independence?
(a) John Dickinson.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Pierce Butler.
(d) John Rutledge.

2. Which delegate elegantly rebuts Paterson's defense of the New Jersey plan?
(a) Charles Pinckney.
(b) George Washington.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

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

4. What is Shay's Rebellion?
(a) A revolt by farmers in Western Massachusetts angered over taxation by leaders in Boston.
(b) A movement by the Massachusetts delegation to prevent the writing of a Constitution.
(c) A movement by Southern farmers to keep slavery in their states.
(d) A rebellion by the colonists against the British rulers.

5. What is the outcome of the vote over the New Jersey plan?
(a) In a seven to three vote, the states chose the New Jersey Plan.
(b) The states unanimously vote against the New Jersey Plan.
(c) In a seven to three vote, the states chose the Virginia Plan.
(d) The states unanimously agree upon the New Jersey Plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the Great Compromise?

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

3. Which delegate opens the Convention's "main business"?

4. What does Bowen describe as Madison's strength?

5. Which delegate is president of the Illinois-Wabash Land Company?

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