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Which is true of the Virginia and New Jersey plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

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They illustrated the struggle between states for representation in the new legislature.

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What is the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?

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Established the process by which territories become states

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Alexander Hamilton's financial plan would most likely benefit... southern planters, urban mercantile interests, French fur traders, western farmers

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urban mercantile interests

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The "Three-Fifths Compromise" referred to the...

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number of African American slaves that would be counted for representation and taxation purposes

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Under the Articles of Confederation the central government had no power to...

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levy taxes

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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention designed the Electoral College to...

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insulate the presidency from popular will

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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 did all of the following EXCEPT...
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determine the provisions to be included in the Bill of Rights
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create a government that would be satisfactory to both slave and free states
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create a government that would be satisfactory to both large and small states
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establish a balance of power between three branches of the national government

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determine the provisions to be included in the Bill of Rights

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The concept of republican motherhood includes the idea that women should...

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be educated to raise their children to be good citizens

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Which of the following statements would Thomas Jefferson oppose?
- Farming is the backbone of American society.
- Government that governs best, governs least.
- America needs a strong standing army and navy in peacetime.
- Freedom of speech and press are central to the American republic.

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America needs a strong standing army and navy in peacetime.

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Alexander Hamilton's policies were directed toward strengthening the federal government by...

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favoring the interests of propertied and monied classes