This activity is a wonderful and engaging interactive
scavenger hunt for students to learn about or review
information relating to the new nation. The scavenger
hunt takes students through the “Congress for Kids”
website to answer questions relating to Articles of
Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Great
Compromise, Bill of Rights, three branches of
government, and checks & balances.
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New Nation Interactive
Internet Scavenger Hunt
Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________
Directions: Click on the links provided to answer the following questions.
Articles of Confederation
1. Who wrote the Articles of Confederation?
_______________________________________
2. Why were the Articles of Confederation written?
___________________________________________________
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3. What happened as a result of the Articles of Confederation? List at
least 5 different things the website discussed.
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______________________________________________
4. Click on the “Show What You Know” link on the website
and take the quiz. Write your score on the line. ______
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Constitutional Convention
5. When and where was the constitutional convention
held?
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6. How many of the 13 colonies were represented? _______ Which
state refused to attend and why?
____________________________________________________
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7. What did the delegates work on at the constitutional convention?
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8. What is the group of delegates sometimes called?
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9. Click on the “Show What You Know” link on the website and take the
quiz. Write your score on the line. ___________
10. Who was elected president of the convention? ________________
11. How long did the Constitutional Convention meet for? __________
Great Compromise
12. What was one thing that was argued about during the convention?
___________________________________________________
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13. What did the Virginia Plan state?
____________________________________________________
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14. What did the New Jersey Plan state?
____________________________________________________
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15. What did Roger Sherman propose?
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16. What determines the number of House of Representatives?
___________________________________________________
17. What determines the number of representatives from the senate?
___________________________________________________
18. Click on the “Show What You Know” link on the website and take the
quiz. Write your score on the line. ___________
Bill of Rights
19. What do the Bill of Rights list?
___________________________________________________
20. Who proposed 12 amendments to the states for approval?
______________________________________
21. How many amendments were approved? __________
22. These amendments make up the what?
_____________________________
23. Click on the “Show What You Know” link on the website and take
the quiz. Write your score on the line. ___________
Branches of Government
24. Why did delegates at the Constitutional Convention want to divide
powers within the federal government?
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25. What were the three parts the new
government was divided into called?
______________________
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______________________
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26. In your own words, fill in the boxes below to
explain the powers of each of the three branches of
government.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
27. Click on the “Show What You Know” link on the website and take
the quiz. Write your score on the line. ___________
Checks & Balances
28. Why was the system of checks and balances implemented?
____________________________________________________
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29. What are two examples of how one branch is restrained by another
branch?
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30. Click on the “Show What You Know” link on the website and take
the quiz. Write your score on the line. ___________
31. When you finish, try taking the 3 quizzes. Write your score for
each quiz on the lines below.
Quiz 1 - __________
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Quiz 2 - __________ Quiz 3 - __________
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