1. _____ was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state.
A. France
B. Prussia
C. Spain
D. Austria
2. The Constitutional Convention began as
A. a meeting to draft a declaration of independence from British rule.
B. the result of a vote by the new Congress to adopt amendments that guaranteed certain freedoms.
C. a meeting of delegates to revise the Articles of Confederation.
D. a plan to divide up the lands of the thirteen colonies into states.