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Early American Documents Trivia Quiz

If you think you know a lot about early American documents, try this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by quizbowler1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
quizbowler1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,005

Updated
May 16 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
630

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many people signed the Mayflower compact? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first written constitution in the New World? Hint

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Mayflower Compact

The Constitution

Articles of Confederation

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the Albany Plan of Union? Hint

John Hancock

Caesar Rodney

Robert Morris

Benjamin Franklin

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution? Hint

Robert Morris

Roger Sherman

Samuel Adams

Richard Henry Lee

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Question 5 of 10

5. On what date was the Declaration of Independence made public? Hint

July 8

July 2

July 6

July 4

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Question 6 of 10

6. The ideas of one these men formed the basis of the Articles of Confederation. Who was it? Hint

Roger Sherman

John Dickinson

Alexander Hamilton

James Madison

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the first word of the Articles of Confederation? Hint

For

When

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which two men came up with the idea for the Northwest Ordinance? Hint

Rufus King and Nathan Dane

Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

Robert Morris and Francis Lightfoot Lee

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Question 9 of 10

9. When presented, what was the name for James Madison's Large State Plan? Hint

Pennsylvania Plan

Paterson Resolution

Randolph Resolution

New York Plan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which man put the ideas of the Constitution into actual words? Hint

Gouverneur Morris

Roger Sherman

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many people signed the Mayflower compact?

Answer: 41

The men who signed the compact were forced to sign; otherwise, they would not have been let off the boat.

2. What was the first written constitution in the New World?

Answer: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut set up a government and provided a model for state constiutions.

3. Who wrote the Albany Plan of Union?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Although it was not ratified, the Albany Plan of Union served as a precedent for later Plans of Union, and set up the idea for the Articles of Confederation.

4. Who was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution?

Answer: Roger Sherman

Morris, Adams, and Lee all signed the Delaration of Inependence and the Articles of Confederation, but not the Constitution.

5. On what date was the Declaration of Independence made public?

Answer: July 6

The resolution for the Declaration was passed by the Second Continental Congress on July 2. The document was adopted on the July 4, and made publlic on July 6.

6. The ideas of one these men formed the basis of the Articles of Confederation. Who was it?

Answer: John Dickinson

The Articles of Confederation had many problems, some of which included no national court system and no authority to collect taxes and enforce a draft.

7. What is the first word of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer: To

The entire first line of the Articles is: "To all whom these presents shall come, we, the undersigned delegates of the states, fixed to our names, send a greeting."

8. Which two men came up with the idea for the Northwest Ordinance?

Answer: Rufus King and Nathan Dane

The Northwest Ordinance created five states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

9. When presented, what was the name for James Madison's Large State Plan?

Answer: Randolph Resolution

Roger Sherman came up with the Great Compromise, merging the Large State Plan (Randolph Resolution) and the Small State Plan (Paterson Resolution) to form the system used in Congress.

10. Which man put the ideas of the Constitution into actual words?

Answer: Gouverneur Morris

Gouverneur Morris took the ideas of Roger Sherman and James Madison and put them into words that became the Constitution.

Source: Author quizbowler1

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