Compromises in the Constitutional Convention

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What was the Virginia Plan and who benefited most from it?

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A plan for proportional representation in Congress; large states benefited most

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What was the New Jersey Plan and why were smaller states skeptical of it?

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A plan for a unicameral (one) legislature; similar to the Articles of Confederation; favored by smaller states.

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What compromise was reached regarding the representation in Congress?

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The Great Compromise: bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate

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According to the Constitution, when would the slave trade end?

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1808

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The founding fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with -

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Great Compromise

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Northern and Southern delegates disagreed on how enslaved people should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

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Three-fifths compromise

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Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise? Options: Eastern States, Northern States, Southern States, Western States

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Southern States

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What was the main problem facing our new nation after the Revolutionary War?

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What should our government look like

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Under the AoC, who held the most power?

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The States

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Why did smaller states favor the New Jersey Plan?

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Smaller states would have an equal say