The Great Compromise

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What was the Great Compromise?

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An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to create a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate.

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What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

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Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise necessary?

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To determine representation and taxation for enslaved individuals.

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Which states were in favor of the Three-Fifths Compromise? Northern states, Western states, Southern states, Eastern states

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Southern states

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Which states were against the Three-Fifths Compromise? Options: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire; New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey; Georgia, South Carolina, Delaware; Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut

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Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire

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What impact did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on the representation of states?

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It increased the representation of slaveholding states.

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What impact did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on the issue of slavery?

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The Three-Fifths Compromise gave slaveholding states more political power and influence.

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When was the Three-Fifths Compromise adopted?

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1787

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Who proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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James Wilson and Roger Sherman

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What other compromises were made during the Constitutional Convention? Options: Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Commerce Compromise, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Connecticut Compromise

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Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Commerce Compromise