The Great Compromise

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Who came up with the Great Compromise?

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Roger Sherman

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Who came up with the Virginia Plan?

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Edmond Randolph

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Who came up with the New Jersey Plan?

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William Patterson

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The Great Compromise resolved an argument about . . . how to count slaves, how to determine congressional representation

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how to determine congressional representation

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Which state would have been most likely to support the Virginia Plan? Options: Massachusetts - population 378,787, Delaware - population 59,094

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Massachusetts - population 378,787

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Which state would have been most likely to support the New Jersey Plan? Options: New York - population 340,120, Rhode Island - population 68,825

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Rhode Island - population 68,825

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The Great Compromise was an agreement to end an argument between . . .

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large states and small states

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The Great Compromise was developed during the . . .

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Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Why did states with a larger population support the Virginia Plan?

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it allowed them to have more representatives in Congress

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Why did states with a smaller population support the New Jersey Plan?

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it allowed all states to have an equal number of representatives