Constitution Convention

A large meeting of like-minded people

• Compromise

• Delegate

• Convention

A meeting in 1787 whose purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation

• Colonial Convention

• 1st Continental Congress

• Constitutional Convention

Who attended the Constitutional Convention?

• Men and women from each state

• Men of different social and economic levels

• Wealthy men from different states in the country

When it came to Large states versus small states issue, small states wanted representation based on...

• equality

• population

• religious affiliation

How many senators does each state send to Congress?

• 1

• 2

• 53

• 8

The southern states were satisfied because enslaved people would be counted as a part of their...

• tax base

• population

• adopted families

Northern states were satisfied that enslaved people would be counted for the purpose of ....

• population

• taxes

• citizenship

The Constitution Congress agreed that the slave trade could continue until...

• 1860

• 1820

• 1808

• 1777

The upper house of Congress is known as the...

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• General Assembly

• Delegation

The lower house of Congress is known as the...

• Senate

• General Assembly

• Delegation

• House of Representatives