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Why did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise involve so much debate and discussion at the Constitutional Convention?

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The states were not ready to give up their independence to an all-powerful national government.
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The states believed the Articles of Confederation were working and did not need to be replaced.
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Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs.
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Each state was certain that cooperation would lead to another war.
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Which statement about the Great Compromise is accurate?

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It included all of Edmund Randolph’s ideas.
B
It was a completely new and different plan.
C
It overlooked the issue of state representation.
D
It merged the ideas of multiple delegates’ plans.
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Which statement about the northern states in the 1780s is accurate?

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Their economy was based on agriculture.
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They had far fewer large cities than the southern states.
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They generally had less enslaved labor than the southern states.
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They had very large farms called plantations.
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According to the 1790 census, where did most enslaved people live?

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only in the North
B
mostly in the South
C
mostly in the Mid-West
D
only in the far West
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Which of these was not a key difference between Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?

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Wanting to elect the president directly vs. using an electoral college
B
Having more, larger cities vs. having fewer, smaller cities
C
Wanting to protect agriculture vs. protect industries
D
Having many enslaved people vs. using less enslaved labor
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How did the Great Compromise resolve the dispute about representation?

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It completely supported the creation of a unicameral legislature.
B
It favored representation for the larger states over the smaller states.
C
It created balance by blending the Virginia and New Jersey plans.
D
It gave every state the same number of state representatives.
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Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.

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the Three-Fifths Compromise
B
the Virginia Plan
C
the Great Compromise
D
the New Jersey Plan
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Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 7, 1787.Mr. SHERMAN Supposed that it was the wish of every one that some Genl. Govt. should be established. An equal vote in the [Senate] would, he thought, be most likely to give it the necessary vigor. The small States have more vigor in their Govts. than the large ones, the more influence therefore the large ones have, the weaker will be the Govt. In the large States it will be most difficult to collect the real & fair sense of the people. Fallacy & undue influence will be practiced with most success: and improper men will most easily get into office.

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Small states are easier to manage politically, while large states are more likely to be corrupt.
B
Large states are ruled more democratically, while small states are more likely to be corrupt.
C
Small states hold elections more often than large states, while large states appoint representatives.
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Large states hold elections more often than small states, while small states appoint representatives.
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Once the delegates settled the Great Compromise, what issue did they tackle next?

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the New Jersey Plan
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the Virginia Plan
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the Electoral process for the presidency
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the Three-Fifths Compromise
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The Constitution was a result of multiple

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legislations.
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democracies.
C
compromises.
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populations.

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