The Great Compromise

Who came up with the Great Compromise?

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

• Edmond Randolph

• Thomas Jefferson

Who came up with the Virginia Plan?

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

• Edmond Randolph

• Thomas Jefferson

Who came up with the New Jersey Plan?

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

• Edmond Randolph

• Thomas Jefferson

Which are true statements about the New Jersey Plan?

• supported by states with large populations

• equal number of representatives from each state

• bicameral legislature

• written by William Patterson

Which are true statements about the Virginia Plan?

• supported by states with large populations

• equal number of representatives from each state

• bicameral legislature

• written by Edmond Randolph

The Great Compromise resolved an argument about . . .

• how to count slaves

• how to determine congressional representation

Which are true statements about the GREAT COMPROMISE?

• created a bicameral legislature

• allowed each state to have two senators

• allowed larger states to have more representatives in the House of Representatives

• created a process for electing the President

• ended slavery in the Northwest Territory

Which state would have been most likely to support the Virginia Plan?

• Massachussetts - population 378,787

• Delaware - population 59,094

Which state would have been most likely to support the New Jersey Plan?

• New York - population 340,120

• Rhode Island - population 68,825

The Great Compromise was an agreement to end an argument between . . .

• large states and small states

• slave states and free states