constitutional convention

The smaller states wanted - 

• equal representation for all states in Congress
• representation in Congress based on a state's population
• the revision of the Articles of Confederation
• the nation's capitol in New Jersey

What occurred in Philadelphia, PA?

• The Constitutional Convention
• The Second Continental Congress
• Shays' Rebellion
• First Continental Congress

What was New Jersey's plan?

• Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population
• All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation
• That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive
• That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

What was Virginia's plan?

• Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population
• All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation
• That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive
• That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

What was the Great Compromise?

• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
• A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

Every state has 2 representatives in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

Every state has representatives based on population in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

What did the Federalists want?

• States to govern themselves
• To be governed by England
• A strong federal government
• A new leader for the House of Representatives