Constitutional Convention SIMPLE

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The Constitutional Convention was held in…

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Philadelphia in 1787

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The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to…

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revise the Articles of Confederation.

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As the most respected man in the United States, who was chosen to be president over the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

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Under the Virginia Plan, James Madison proposed that the amount of representatives in Congress per state should be...

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based on a state's population.

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Because of its small population, which state would want equal representation in Congress? California, Texas, Delaware, Florida

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Delaware

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The Great Compromise allowed for equal representation…

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in the Senate (2 representatives per state).

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In the 3/5ths Compromise, the South had to count its slave population toward taxes, but benefited because 60% of a state slave population would count toward…

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representation in Congress

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Which event did Shays’ Rebellion lead to? Options: the passage of the Intolerable Acts, the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the meeting of the Constitutional Convention, the signing of the Declaration of Independence

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the meeting of the Constitutional Convention

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Ratify

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to approve formally

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A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

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Constitution