Creating the Constitution

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Who was asked to be president of the Convention and was the first to sign?

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George Washington

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Which house in Congress gives each state equal representation?

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Senate

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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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The Constitutional Convention was ORIGINALLY convened to...

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improve the Articles of Confederation.

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The issue of counting enslaved people for representation was solved with the

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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The idea that Representation should be based on a states' population was the

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Virginia plan

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The president would be elected through an indirect vote called the

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Electoral College

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One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money

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tax

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Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against

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unfair taxes and farmer debt

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Who is the "Father of the Constitution?"

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James Madison