Topic 4.2

What was the result of the Great Compromise?

• Representation in Congress was based upon population.
• Two houses were created, one with equal representation and the other with representation based on population
• Representation in Congress was equal.
• Two houses were created, both with representation based on population.

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New York Plan
• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

• Representation in the Senate
• How slaves should be counted for representation
• How states should be represented
• Borders of states

Congress is made up of two houses, which one has equal representation of 2 representatives per state?

• House of Burgesses
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Continental Congress

The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--

• House of Burgesses
• Continental Congress
• Parliament
• Constitutional Convention

Who was the man behind the Great Compromise?

• Ben Franklin
• Roger Sherman
• James Madison
• _{George Washington}

Why did many northern states reject the idea of enslaved africans counting in the population?

• many northerners were jealous of the thriving southern economy
• they believed only whites should be considered in population counts
• they were afraid of the southern states holding too much power in government
• they felt the population was too large as it is

This plan for government was favored by large states because representation in congress was based on population.

• the New Jersey Plan
• the Virginia Plan
• Shays' Plan
• The Compromise Plan

This plan for government was favored by smaller states because each state received equal representation in congress.

• the New Jersey Plan
• the Virginia Plan
• Shays' Plan
• the Compromise Plan

Known as the "Father of the Constitution"

• Ben Franklin
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Thomas Paine