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Major Debates and Compromise

Authored by Michelle Ho

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Major Debates and Compromise
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

1. What was the main question regarding enslaved people during the Constitutional Convention?

Should enslaved people have voting rights?

Should enslaved people be freed immediately?

Should enslaved people be counted as people or property for representation?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did southern states want enslaved people to be counted for representation in the House?

They believed in equal rights for all.

They wanted more representatives in the House.

They wanted to abolish enslavement.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Allowing enslaved people to vote in state elections.

Counting each enslaved person as a full person for representation.

Counting each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why were southern delegates worried about Congress controlling trade?

Congress might tax southern exports and end the slave trade.

Congress might regulate wages of workers.

Congress might ban trade with other countries.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What did the Fugitive Slave Clause require?

Enslaved people who escaped had to be given a trial.

Enslaved people who escaped had to be freed.

Enslaved people who escaped had to be returned to their owners.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did some delegates oppose a single executive for the new government?

They feared a single executive would become too kinglike.

They didn’t want George Washington as president.

They wanted no executive at all.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What compromise was made on how to elect the chief executive?

The people would directly elect the president.

Congress would appoint the president.

The president would be chosen by an Electoral College.

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