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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate to the Constitution Convention is not elected as a delegate to the Massachusetts Convention?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Nathaniel Gorham.
(d) Caleb Strong.

2. Which delegate argues that the only requirement for a legislator is citizenship, with no restriction on the length of time the individual has been in America?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) Pierce Butler.
(d) James Madison.

3. How does George Washington show his approval or disapproval of measures discussed at the Convention?
(a) By smiling or frowning.
(b) By delivering long speeches.
(c) By sharing his comments with Madison, who presents them to the full Convention.
(d) By making short comments.

4. What is the Bill of Rights?
(a) The first seven articles of the Constitution.
(b) The first proposal by the Continental Congress.
(c) A universal declaration of the rights of humans.
(d) The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

5. What does Edmund Randolph propose on the final day of the Convention?
(a) To hold a second general Convention after the people have a chance to examine the proposed Constitution.
(b) To add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
(c) To empower Congress to establish a University.
(d) To empower Congress to cut canals where they are needed.

6. Which delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention is most vocal in his support for the Constitution?
(a) George Bryan.
(b) Justice McKean.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

7. Which delegate proposes that the positive vote of seven states constitutes ratification of the Constitution?
(a) David Carroll.
(b) James Madison.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Pierce Butler.

8. The delegates pass a motion that the official Convention papers are kept by whom?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) James Madison.
(d) George Washington.

9. What are foreign visitors to America surprised they don't see more frequently?
(a) Poverty among white men.
(b) Deer and wild life.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Forests and trees.

10. Why is Amos Singletry opposed to the Constitution?
(a) He believes it favors the lawyers and the elite at the expense of the less-educated and less-well-to-do farmers.
(b) He believes that it offers too much to the citizens of the Southern states.
(c) He believes that Massachusetts loses too much power under a national government.
(d) He believes it prevents Maine from separating from Massachusetts.

11. Which delegate argue that restrictions on the citizenship of legislators are left for Congress to decide?
(a) Robert Morris.
(b) Charles Pinckney.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

12. Why are Philadelphia's artisans and mechanics in favor of the Constitution?
(a) They believe it improves trade with Europe.
(b) They believe it gives them additional opportunities to enter government.
(c) They believe it opens the Western Territories and give them a chance to own property.
(d) They believe it makes them equivalent to the wealthy landowners.

13. Which delegate is president of the Illinois-Wabash Land Company?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) George Washington.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Manasseh Cutler.

14. Which delegate is the only Northerner at the Convention who refuses to sign the Constitution?
(a) Roger Sherman.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

15. What is the delegates' decision regarding the location of a fixed seat for the national government?
(a) The decision is left to Congress.
(b) A new area, known as Washington, is created.
(c) Government continues moving between major Eastern cities.
(d) The first President chooses where government is located.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which article, in the document presented by the Committee of Detail, alarms the Maryland delegates?

2. Which state has the largest delegation present at the end of the Convention?

3. What does Widgery do after the Constitution is ratified by the Massachusetts Convention?

4. What does the term "American" mean to William Priest?

5. Which delegate moves to postpone the vote on ratification?

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