Constitutional Convention

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Where did the Constitutional Convention take place (1787)?

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention? Options: To rewrite the Declaration of Independence, To fix the problems of the Articles of Confederation, To write the Treaty of Paris, To elect the first president

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To fix the problems of the Articles of Confederation

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The _______________ proposed how many representatives each state would have by creating a bicameral legislature (House of Representatives & Senate).

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Great Compromise

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How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?

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Three-fifths of the number of slaves was counted as population.

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What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? Options: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights

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The Constitution

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What was the Virginia Plan?

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proposed bicameral legislature with the # of representatives from each state to be based on state population

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What was the New Jersey Plan?

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proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation from each state, one vote

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Which document served as our first constitution (1777) that had too many flaws? Options: Magna Carta, Articles of Confederation, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence

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Articles of Confederation

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A representative to a meeting

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delegate

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What event was the final straw that made everyone realize that a stronger federal government and changes to the Articles of Confederation were needed?

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Shays' Rebellion