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Four Compromises

Authored by Crystal Valerie

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7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. What problem was addressed by the Great Compromise?

The importation of slaves
How representation in the legislature would be decided (how many representatives would each state get?)
How many slaves would count towards a state's population when determining representation in the legislature
Making a stronger central government

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

2. The Great Compromise blended the Virginia and New Jersey Plan together, for what reasons? Check the three answers that apply.

Small states wouldn’t have to fear being powerless against larger states
To have a three house legislature
Make the number of representatives in the legislature more equal so no states or regions had too much power in the government
Larger states would have more representation in Congress than smaller states

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

4. What was the 3/5ths Compromise? Check all that apply.

A compromise between the north and the south.
A compromise that allowed the south to count 3/5ths of the slave population when deciding how many representatives each state would get in Congress.
A compromise that allowed the northern states to gain more power in the legislature.
A compromise that also made the south agree to pay more national taxes based on their populations.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. The south agreed to help pay northern Revolutionary War debts in exchange for which of the following.

Moving the national capital to Boston
Keeping the capital in Philadelphia
Moving the capital to New York

Moving the capital to Washington, D.C. on the Potomac River

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. Federalists believed the Constitution did not need a Bill of Rights because it had a system of ____________ and _______ that would stop any one branch from becoming too powerful.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Federalists and Anti-Federalists argued over how much power the national government should have. What was one compromise that helped resolve this?

a)The central government was intentionally kept weak.
b) More power was given to the government, but the Bill of Rights was passed protecting citizens' rights.
c)Nothing was done so citizens felt concerned because they thought their rights were unprotected.
d) They agreed to keep the Articles of Confederation the way it was.

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