Constitutional Convention

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What was the Great Compromise?

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A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

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What does the political cartoon represent?

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3/5 Compromise: every 5 slaves = 3 people for representation & taxation in Congress

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Determining representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate caused -

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conflict between the large states & the small states

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What made people concerned about the weakness of the central (federal) government under the Articles of Confederation and caused the revision?

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Shay's Rebellion

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The smaller states wanted -

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equal representation for all states in Congress

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What occurred in Philadelphia, PA? Options: The Constitutional Convention, The Second Continental Congress, Shays' Rebellion, First Continental Congress

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The Constitutional Convention

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What was New Jersey's plan? Options: Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population, All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation, That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive, That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

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All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation

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What was Virginia's plan?

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Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population.

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The ______________ was an agreement between northern and southern states that counted three-fifths of a state’s enslaved population in their total population count, which affected how much representation southern states received.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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All of the following was a goal of the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT: to adopt a single form of currency, to create more effective and efficient ways to enact and enforce laws, to establish peace with Britain, create a stronger federal government

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to establish peace with Britain