What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

Constitutional Convention Quiz

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Coreatha Wells
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
to write a new constitution
to revise the Articles of Confederation
to decide who the leaders of the country should be
to decide between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main subject of debate among delegates to the Convention?
how the legislature would be structured
whether there would be a chief executive
how many branches of government to have
who should be the head of the executive branch
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the Great Compromise so important?
It settled the slavery debate.
It was an extremely popular plan.
It created a legislative system everyone could accept.
It established James Madison as a leader.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Three-Fifths Compromise
gave Congress the power to ban slavery in individual states.
determined how enslaved people would be counted in the population.
expanded the powers of the executive branch and the President.
gave states the power to ban slavery within their borders.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Some delegates refused to sign the Constitution because they thought that it
was unfair to the smaller states in the Union.
was the result of too many compromises.
gave too much power to the national government.
would affect trade agreements between states.
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