Drafting the Constitution Answers

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

The states were not ready to give up their independence to an all-powerful national government.

The states believed the Articles of Confederation were working and did not need to be replaced.

Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs.

Each state was certain that cooperation would lead to another war.

What was the primary way the farms in the South differed from those in the North?

The farms of the South did not rely on enslaved labor.

The farms of the South raised cash crops using a plantation system.

The farms of the South only provided crops for southern families.

The farms of the South were pushed aside for other industries.

The Constitution was a result of multiple

legislations.

democracies.

compromises.

populations.

Which statement about the Virginia Plan is accurate?

It called for a unicameral legislature.

It supported the interests of the smaller states.

It proposed an executive staff instead of a single executive.

It inspired the creation of the New Jersey Plan.

What was the most debated subject between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention?

taxes

slavery

representation

delegaton

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