The Constitutional Convention

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Where did the constitutional convention take place?

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Philadelphia

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What was the name of the plan that favored the large states?

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Virginia

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What was the name of the plan that favored the small states?

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New Jersey

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What was the name of the compromise made between the large and small states?

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The Great Compromise

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Northern and Southern states disagreed over what major issue at the convention? Options: Whether to count slaves in the population, Whether to free the slaves, The amount of taxes each state would have to pay, How new states would be admitted to the country

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Whether to count slaves in the population

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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

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To revise the Articles of Confederation

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Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

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Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

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Articles of Confederation

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What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

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A strong national government

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Which of these statements is TRUE about the Great Compromise? Options: Large states had more power in the Senate and House of Representatives., Small states had more power in the Senate and House of Representatives., States had equal power in the Senate, but larger states had more power in the House of Representatives., Large states had more power in the Senate, but small states had more power in the House of Representatives.

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States had equal power in the Senate, but larger states had more power in the House of Representatives.