The Great Compromise

What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• To pick the first president

• To change the capital city of the United States

• To fix the Articles of Confederation

• To write the Articles of Confederation

Eventually, the Constitutional Convention realized...

• giving Ben Franklin control of the air conditioning would mean they would all suffer from hypothermia and likely die!

• they could easily fix the Articles of Confederation and go home

• they couldn't fix the Articles and needed to start over

• the Articles of Confederation were fine and didn't need any changes

They decided to dispose of the Articles of Confederation and write something new instead. Dispose means...

• To keep

• To get rid of

• To think about carefully

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were trying to answer the question...

• "Should slaves be counted for representation and taxation?
• "How should states be represented in Congress?"

The Virginia Plan was liked by

• Small states

• Large states

• No states

• All states

Which states would like the New Jersey Plan?

• States with small populations.

• States with lots of rivers.

• States with cash crops.

• States with large populations.

Where is Mrs. Clarke from?

• California

• Canada

• Chile

• Australia

What is the definition of compromise?

• A situation where everyone gets the same thing.

• A situation where everyone gets what they want.

• A situation where each side gives up something to reach an agreement.

• A situation where nobody gets what they want.

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

Under the Great Compromise, the Congress would be split into...

• The President and the Senate

• The House of Representatives and the Senate

• The President and the Vice President

• The President and the House of Representatives