Forming A Government

Who came up with the Great Compromise ?

• George Washington

• Roger Sherman

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Was the Virginia Plan designed to limit power?

• True

• False

Which plan called for a Single Chamber of Congress in which each state had one vote, similar to the system in place under the Articles Confederation

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Bicameral Congress Plan

How long did it take for delegates to debate the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?

• two weeks

• 4 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 8 weeks

Who gathered support from smaller states for a new proposal, which would later become known as the New Jersey Plan?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

The New Jersey Plan was written was written response to the Virginia Plan?

• True

• False

What was the perfect recipe for pleasing both sides of the delegates from New Jersey and Virginia?

• The Virginia-New Jersey Compromise

• The Giant Compromise

• The Virginia-Rhode Island Compromise

• The Great Compromise

Who seemed to be more in touch with the will of the people?

• The House of Representatives

• The Virginia Bicameral

• The Virginia- New Jersey Reprsentatives

• The New Jersey House of Sentators

Why were delegates debating plans to form a new Government?

• The Articles of Confederation was weak

• The Bill of Rights needed to be fixed

• The Gettysburg Address was very important to early Americans

• The Great Lakes needed to be divided among States

The Virginia Plan recommendations for how to improve the Articles of Confederation such as giving Congress the power to regulate interstate trade and also collect taxes.

• True

• False