Constitutional Convention

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What was the Great Compromise? Options: The Virginia Plan, The New Jersey Plan, A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

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A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

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What made people concerned about the weakness of the central (federal) government under the Articles of Confederation and caused the revision?

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Shay's Rebellion

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The smaller states wanted -

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equal representation for all states in Congress

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What was New Jersey's plan? Options: Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population, All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation, That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive, That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

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All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation

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What was Virginia's plan? Options: Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population, All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation, That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive, That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

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Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population

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Every state has representatives based on population in the -

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House of Representatives

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What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? Options: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights

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The Constitution

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How many slaves were counted for representation and taxation? Options: Every slave was counted., Out of 4 slaves, only 3 were counted., Out of 100 slaves, only 3 were counted., Out of 5 slaves, only 3 were counted.

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Out of 5 slaves, only 3 were counted.

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What were the men who represented their states called? Options: Senators, Congressmen, Delegates, Speakers

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Delegates

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Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington