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Name: _________________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Constitution & Constitutional
Convention of 1787 WebQuest
Directions: Click on the provided links to help answer the questions below!
Click Here to Answer Questions #1-4!
1. The Constitutional Convention of May 1787 was held in
_____________________________________________________________________________.
2. The state of ___________________________________ refused to send a delegate
because ____________________________________________________________________.
3. The name of the document that delegates worked on for four months was
called the ______________________________.
4. Who are the “Founding Fathers?”
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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5. The writers of our Constitution wanted to make sure that the new nation and
its citizens would be _______________________ and _____________________________.
6. Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? What was his job?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Click Here to Answer Questions #7-9!
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7. Use the table to explain each of the plans.
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
8. ________________________________ suggested splitting Congress into two
houses, Senate and the House of representatives. This was called the
__________________________________________________.
9. In the Great Compromise, the Senate would have an equal number of
representatives from each state. This would satisfy the states with
____________________________________________________. The House of
Representatives would include one representative for each ___________________
individuals in a state.
Click Here to Answer Questions #10-11!
10. The Constitution was signed by _________ of the ____________ delegates on
September 17, 1787.
11. Name the two states that had the honor of all of their delegates signing the
Constitution:
1) ____________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________
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12. What were people who supported the Constitution called?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
13. Federalists wrote ________________________________________ to support
ratification of the Constitution.
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