Compromise at the Constitutional Convention

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Which plan called for states with bigger populations to have more representation in government?

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Virginia Plan

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Why did the South want to count slaves as people?

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It gave them more representation in government.

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What did the Constitution replace?

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Articles of Confederation

Front

What settled the debate between the Virginia Plan (big state) and the New Jersey plan (small state)?

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The Great Compromise

Front

Which plan thought all states should have equal say in the government, no matter their size?

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New Jersey Plan

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Who did the New Jersey Plan favor?

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Smaller States

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An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives

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Three-fifths Compromise

Front

How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?

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Based on population

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The _________ had most of the power under The Articles of Confederation

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states

Front

In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation?

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Senate