View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Federalist Papers?
(a) A series of articles published in New York newspapers supporting the ratification of the Constitution.
(b) A series of articles published in New York newspapers against the ratification of the Constitution.
(c) The published version of Madison's notes from the Convention.
(d) The published version of Washington's description of the Convention.

2. Who is named Chairman of the Committee of Style and Arrangement?
(a) William Samuel Johnson.
(b) Rufus King.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

3. Who is elected president of the Massachusetts Convention to ratify the Constitution?
(a) John Hancock.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Samuel Adams.

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

5. Oliver Ellsworth argues that which state should ratify the Constitution or risk being overtaken by New York?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Delaware.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention is most vocal in his support for the Constitution?

3. What does Edmund Randolph propose on the final day of the Convention?

4. Why do delegates to the Massachusetts Convention meet in Boston's Brattle Street Church?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jonathan Smith's speech powerful?

2. How is Washington's character described by his contemporaries?

3. What are the differences between living conditions along the Atlantic coastline and in the interior country or back land?

4. Why are test oaths an issue for the delegates?

5. What is Thomas Jefferson's reaction to the Constitution?

6. What are the arguments presented against including a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?

7. Why is the Northwest Ordinance called the third great document of American history?

8. In the discussion on ratification, why does Edmund Randolph announce that he dissents from the whole system?

9. What is the Committee of Style and Arrangement?

10. Why is slavery an issue at the Convention?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,052 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample