The Great Compromise

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to create a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to create a bicameral legislature with representation based on land ownership.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to create a unicameral legislature with representation based on population.

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as one-fifth of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as two-thirds of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as a full person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise necessary?

• To determine representation and taxation for free individuals.

• To establish voting rights for enslaved individuals.

• To abolish slavery in the United States.

• To determine representation and taxation for enslaved individuals.

Which states were in favor of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Northern states

• Western states

• Southern states

• Eastern states

Which states were against the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire

• New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey

• Georgia, South Carolina, Delaware

• Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut

What impact did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on the representation of states?

• It increased the representation of slaveholding states.

• It increased the representation of non-slaveholding states.

• It had no impact on the representation of states.

• It decreased the representation of slaveholding states.

What impact did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on the issue of slavery?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise had no impact on the issue of slavery.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise gave slaveholding states more political power and influence.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise abolished slavery completely.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise gave non-slaveholding states more political power and influence.

When was the Three-Fifths Compromise adopted?

• 1776

• 1791

• 1803

• 1787

Who proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• James Wilson and Roger Sherman

• John Adams and John Jay

• George Washington and Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin

What other compromises were made during the Constitutional Convention?

• Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Commerce Compromise

• Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Connecticut Compromise