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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Shall Ratify? The People or the States?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?
(a) The clothing worn by the women.
(b) The slave quarters at Mount Vernon.
(c) The accents of the Southern citizens.
(d) The distance between cities.

3. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?
(a) How states are to be represented in Congress.
(b) How states are to be governed.
(c) How states are allowed to veto Congressional decisions.
(d) How states elect members of the Senate.

4. By August 30th, what date has been set for the final adjournment?
(a) September 1st.
(b) August 31st.
(c) September 31st.
(d) No date has been set.

5. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
(d) James Madison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?

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

4. Who creates a dictionary to capitalize on the uniqueness of the American language?

5. Why are French noblemen amazed to find Revolutionary War officers working as innkeepers?

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