Standard 8-3.2

At the Constitutional Convention, What was the difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• The Virginia Plan called for representation based on population, whereas the New Jersey Plan called for equal representation.

• The Virginia Plan called for equal representation, whereas the New Jersey Plan called for representation based on population.

• The Virginia Plan included slaves in determining representation, while the New Jersey Plan did not.

• The Virginia Plan did not include slaves in determining representation, while the New Jersey Plan did.

Why were South Carolinians supportive of the adoption of the Commerce Compromise during the writing of the Constitution?

• It prevented export taxes being added to cash crops traded to other countries.

• It settled trade disputes between the northern and southern states.It

• It included taxes that targeted farmers in the Up Country.

• It placed special taxes on northern states but not southern states.

How did the economic culture of SC impact its delegates' interpretation of the Great Compromise?

• They believed that slaves should be counted toward population totals when calculating state representation.

• They belieed that the entire population of industrialized cities should not be used when calculating state representation.

• They believed that all states should have equal representation in the federal government regardless of their populations.

• They believed that states should have representation based off of their populations of landowners.

If Daniel Shays, leader of Shay's Rebellion, had visited post-Revolutionary SC, with whom would he have found the most support?

• the African American slaves who were also planning rebellions

• the backcountry farmers who resented the power of the coastal elite

• the Low Country landowners who held most of the political power

• the Loyalists who remained committed to Great Britain.

Why were South Carolinians at the Constitutional Convention supportive of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• South Carolinians wnated the government to regulate the slave trade so it would be fair for everyone.

• They believed equal representation for all states would promote fairness and cooperation in the new nation.

• Counting slaves as part of the population would boost SC's representation in Congress.

• South Carolinians thought the North would keep slavery if they could count slaves in their population.

Why did people in the Up Country tend to oppose ratification of the Constitution?

• They felt the document should include a clause outlawing slavery.

• They believed the right to vote should be given to all people, including women and free blacks.

• They feared the new federal government would favor the wealthy elite.

• They believed SC did not have enough representation in Congress.

At the Constitutional Convention, why were South Carolina's delegates opposed to giving the federal government power to regulate trade?

• They wanted to ban all international trade and keep products in the country.

• They wanted trade regulations to be determined by an international committee.

• They felt the country had too much trade and wanted the government to focus on other economic issues.

• They did not want the government to tax exports or end the slave trade.

Which individual would most likely be a delegate at the Constitutional Convention?

• a plantation owner from the Low Country

• a middle class shop owner in Charleston

• a well-educated free black man from Columbia

• an independent farmer living in the Up Country

Why did people in the Up Country tend to be Anti-Federalists in the debate over ratification of the United States Constitution?

• They wanted the new government to have a king rather than a president.

• They were afraid wealthier citizesn would have too much power and control over the government.

• They were disappointed that women and free blacks were not given the right to vote.

• They opposed the idea of a bicameral legislature.

Which best summarizes the role of SC's delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

• They advocated keeping the Articles of Confederation.

• They were against giving the federal government power over the states.

• They were opposed to basing representation in Congres on population.

• They compromised on several important issues but were supportive of the final document.